Contest Consultation：
Contact：
LI Wenjuan
Phone：
13500505361
Cooperation consultation：
Contact：
WANG Yan
Phone：
0086-10-68207921
0086-18611529496
0086-18611529496
E-mail：
bricsiic@cietc.org.cn
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Background
The BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR) is an important initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping at the 10th BRICS Summit. Being reiterated at the subsequent BRICS Summits, the advancement of building PartNIR has become a vital measure to guide practical BRICS cooperation. Upholding the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation, and guided by the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, the PartNIR aims to translate the vision for cooperation in the second “Golden Decade” into reality by deepening collaboration among BRICS countries in areas of digitalization, industrialization, innovation, inclusiveness, and investment.
The BRICS Industrial Innovation Contest (hereinafter referred to as “the Contest”) is a key brand event to implement the PartNIR, which plays an active role in promoting practical BRICS cooperation and contributes to the BRICS Summits and the BRICS Industry Ministers Meetings. Focusing on human resources development and project cooperation in the context of the New Industrial Revolution, the Contest has been held annually from 2020 to 2025 in the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center (hereinafter referred to as “the BRICS Innovation Center”). A batch of projects which are outstanding in innovation capacity, application effect, and market potential have answered the call from BRICS and other partner countries. The Contest serves as an effective platform for fair contest, friendly exchanges, and mutual learning, fostering a positive atmosphere for industrial innovation cooperation and talent exchange among BRICS nations.
At the XIII BRICS Summit, President Xi Jinping publicized the Contest to the international community. The Contest has received recognition in the XIV BRICS Summit Beijing Declaration (2022), the XVI BRICS Summit Kazan Declaration (2024), and the XVII BRICS Summit Rio de Janeiro Declaration (2025). From 2022 to 2025, it was also included in the Joint Declaration of the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th BRICS Industrial Ministers’ Meetings. The Contest has become a significant international cooperation platform serving new industrialization, promoting broader BRICS cooperation, and empowering the development of the BRICS Innovation Center. It has achieved remarkable results in conducting technical contests, sharing experiences, deepening practical cooperation, and promoting industrial alignment.
The BRICS has achieved historic expansion, and the growing influence of the BRICS cooperation mechanism has provided the PartNIR with broader development space and significant cooperative potential to be tapped. The Contest 2026 must seize the historic opportunity presented by the strengthening of the Partnership to establish a key platform for advancing new industrialization, developing new quality productive forces, and deepening cooperation under the PartNIR. It aims to gather talent, technology, and project resources from BRICS countries, thereby supporting the development of the PartNIR and the BRICS Innovation Center, and driving BRICS cooperation to become more substantive and in-depth.
Incentives and Support
(1) Enhancing Effectiveness. The contest will adopt a task placement model, wherein the organizing committee will solicit technological challenges from leading enterprises in the industrial sectors of BRICS countries and formulate corresponding incentive schemes. Participants can engage in targeted research and innovation based on the released technical requirements.
(2) Targeted Cultivation. Winning projects will be included in the "BRICS Industrial Innovation Cooperation Project Repository," fostering pilot demonstrations and guiding enterprises in innovative development.
(3) Financing Support. The organizing committee will recommend projects to national industrial investment funds, venture capital institutions, banks, and other financial institutions. It will also organize online and offline activities such as demand matching, industry-finance alignment, and integration of large, medium, and small enterprises, mobilizing various investment and financing institutions to provide diversified services to participants.
(4) Opportunities for Promotion. Winning projects will be recommended for entry into the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution Innovation Base, where they can benefit from the latest innovation and entrepreneurship support policies and incubation services to accelerate industrialization. Through the enabling platform of the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution Innovation Base, winning projects will be prioritized for participation in follow-up project matchmaking and exchange activities, and will receive professional services such as technology transfer, achievement commercialization, as well as legal, human resources, financial, and intellectual property support.
(5) Publicity Resources. Winning projects will be exhibited, promoted, and featured through central and local media at provincial and municipal levels, as well as via the contest’s official website and social media accounts.
SCHEDULE
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February-April
Call for Projects, Including Track-Specific Preliminary Rounds and Country-Specific contests
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April
Expert Review and Finalist Selection
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Early May
Finals
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Late May
Award Ceremony at the Opening of the BRICS Forum on Partnership on New Industrial Revolution 2026
INSTRUCTIONS
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Track 1Artificial IntelligenceFocusing on cutting-edge technologies and industrial applications in artificial intelligence, such as machine learning, deep learning, image recognition, and natural language processing, this track centers on the evolutionary trends of large-scale model technologies and the characteristics of industry applications. It primarily seeks industrial integration and innovation projects that combine new-generation information technologies like AI large models with sectors such as smart manufacturing and smart agriculture, as well as solutions aimed at enhancing production capacity and optimizing operational efficiency. -
Track 2Green IndustryFocusing on low-carbon, circular, and intensive development directions, and centered on building a green and low-carbon technological innovation system for carbon neutrality, this track promotes the coordinated advancement of carbon reduction, pollution control, ecological expansion, and economic growth. It primarily seeks typical cases of green and low-carbon technology applications in manufacturing and the design and development of green products. -
Track 3General AviationFocusing on the development needs and key issues of the low-altitude economy, and centered on major areas such as low-altitude equipment manufacturing, flight operations, support systems, and comprehensive services, this track primarily seeks innovative projects related to low-altitude equipment technologies, products, services, models, and applications. -
Track 4New Energy IndustryFocusing on the deep integration of electronic information technology and new energy needs, and centered on major areas such as solar photovoltaics, new energy storage products, key terminal applications, and critical information technologies, this track primarily seeks innovative projects related to technologies, products, models, and applications for energy production, service, and utilization. -
Track 5Wind Power EquipmentFocusing on the research, development, and intelligent upgrading of wind power generation equipment, and centered on major areas such as new wind turbine units, deep-sea and offshore wind power technologies, and intelligent operation and maintenance systems, this track primarily seeks technological innovation projects and industrial application solutions in wind power equipment design and manufacturing, smart operation and maintenance, full-lifecycle recycling of units, grid support, and multi-energy integration.
Organizational Structure
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Organising Committee
Responsible for overall planning, guidance, and organization of the contest, the committee consists of relevant officers from the organizers and hosts. The committee has established a secretariat, based in the CIETC of the MIIT of the PRC, to carry out the specific implementation of the contest. -
Expert Review Committee
Composed of authoritative experts from BRICS countries’ research institutes, universities, industry organizations, enterprises, and other related fields, the committee is responsible for reviewing evaluation criteria and conducting project assessments.
