To promote the coordinated development of large, medium, and small enterprises within the platform economy and cultivate a healthy ecosystem characterized by openness, sharing, and mutual benefit, a collaborative action plan has been issued. Seven government departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and the National Development and Reform Commission, have jointly released the "Action Plan for Promoting the Coordinated Development of Large, Medium, and Small Enterprises in the Platform Economy (2026-2028)".

Action Plan Targets

The plan sets forth specific objectives to be achieved by 2028. It aims to significantly elevate the level of coordinated development among enterprises of different sizes operating in the platform economy. The initiative seeks to establish a series of replicable and scalable models for collaborative innovation and to nurture a group of manufacturing champion enterprises within the platform economy sector. Furthermore, the plan targets enhanced openness and sharing of key production factors such as technology and data. This includes the release of three batches of platform openness lists and the selection of no fewer than 100 pilot projects focusing on open platform resource scenarios. The action plan also envisions an accelerated emergence of new technologies, applications, business models, and formats within the platform economy, with a goal to establish a minimum of 10 service platforms and 60 implementable intelligent service application scenarios.

Key Focus Areas and Initiatives

The action plan outlines critical tasks and specialized campaigns centered around three primary areas: strengthening innovation-driven collaboration, improving the ecosystem coordination system, and deepening open and synergistic linkages. A "Collaborative Innovation Leading Action" will be launched to rapidly cultivate a diverse range of innovative entities. It will encourage large, small, and medium-sized enterprises to enhance their cooperation in innovation, bolster their capabilities in technological, industrial, and service innovation, and refine the support system for innovation development, thereby invigorating the growth momentum of the platform economy.

An "Ecosystem Synergy Enhancement Action" will be implemented to increase support for small and medium-sized enterprises in areas such as quality improvement and brand building. It will also back collaborative efforts for these enterprises to expand overseas alongside larger firms. This initiative emphasizes platform business compliance and aims to foster a co-created compliance ecosystem, shared industrial ecosystem, jointly built service ecosystem, and a win-win environment for international expansion, thereby exploring new growth avenues for the platform economy.

Finally, an "Open Collaboration Expansion Action" will be carried out to accelerate the formulation of platform openness lists. This action guides platform enterprises to expedite the open sharing of key elements like technology, data, and computing power with small and medium-sized enterprises. It also involves establishing public service platforms for SMEs to help construct a new development paradigm for the platform economy.