GroupHorse Group and Anqing Yingjiang District Explore New AI Data Productivity Opportunities, Showcasing the Synergistic Impact of the Industry-Education Integration Consortium

On June 10, 2026, Wang Shiping, Secretary of the CPC Yingjiang District Committee of Anqing City, Yang Li, Member of the District Standing Committee and Deputy District Mayor, along with senior representatives from the Yingjiang Economic Development Zone, the District Development and Reform Commission, the District Bureau of Commerce, the District Investment Promotion Center, and other key government departments, visited GroupHorse Group for an in-depth exchange on a range of forward-looking topics, including high-quality data supply for large language models, the development of the high-end data annotation industry, ESG implementation, and regional industrial collaboration.

The visiting delegation was warmly received by Zhang Li, Chairwoman of GroupHorse Group, Jiang Feng, Assistant to the Chairwoman, and Liu Qiangyun, Operations Director, who participated throughout the discussions.

The meeting was organized through the Data Annotation and Intelligent Data Governance Industry-Education Integration Consortium, initiated by GroupHorse Group. The event brought together representatives from leading universities and innovative enterprises in Shanghai to jointly explore future development opportunities. Through collaboration among government, industry, and academia, the participants sought to unlock new drivers of industrial growth and establish a mutually beneficial development framework.

In-Depth Dialogue: Shaping a New Vision for the AI Data Industry

At the beginning of the meeting, Wang Shiping provided an overview of Anqing’s rich heritage as a city known for its history as a “millennium-old city and former provincial capital.” He also highlighted Yingjiang District’s industrial strengths in sectors such as automotive components, new energy, and advanced materials.

Wang emphasized that Yingjiang District is actively working to establish a provincial-level data annotation procurement and service hub. He expressed hope that through this exchange, the district could leverage GroupHorse Group’s expertise, resources, and innovative approaches to accelerate industrial upgrading and enhance regional competitiveness.

On behalf of GroupHorse Group, Zhang Li extended a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. She then presented a comprehensive overview of the company’s capabilities, strategic business portfolio, flagship industry achievements, and innovative practices in both ESG development and intelligent data services.

As a leading enterprise with sixteen years of industry experience, GroupHorse Group serves as an official supplier to the United Nations and is a member of the United Nations University Global AI Network, maintaining a leading position within its industry.

ESG Leadership and Global Service Capabilities

In the field of ESG, GroupHorse Group has built a strong track record through years of dedicated practice. The company has established a deep strategic partnership with the United Nations Global Compact and provides services to more than forty international organizations worldwide. It is also the only privately owned Chinese enterprise since China's Reform and Opening-up period to become a supplier to the United Nations.

GroupHorse Group has played a leading role in the development of ESG evaluation standards for state-owned enterprises, published a series of professional ESG textbooks, and collaborated with multiple universities to establish ESG industry colleges and research centers.

At the same time, the company has partnered with leading Chinese enterprises such as Huawei, Geely, and Xiaomi to develop comprehensive ESG solutions that support Chinese companies expanding into global markets. Through these initiatives, GroupHorse Group provides end-to-end ESG consulting and implementation services, helping enterprises strengthen their international competitiveness and achieve sustainable global growth.

▲ Zhang Li, Chairwoman of GroupHorse Group

In the fields of intelligent data annotation and data governance, GroupHorse Group has strategically positioned itself in the high-value segment of the industry, deliberately moving away from traditional low-end outsourcing models. Instead, the company focuses on advanced areas such as high-quality dataset development, large-model training, and human-feedback-based model evaluation, establishing a differentiated presence in the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.

Its business portfolio spans a range of high-value application areas, including medical image annotation, multilingual large-model corpus processing, multimodal research data annotation, cross-border speech recognition, and human-machine emotional interaction, serving clients across sectors such as healthcare, scientific research, artificial intelligence, and international communication.

To date, GroupHorse Group has established partnerships with more than 200 universities and colleges across China, including over 50 Double First-Class universities. The company has also collaborated with institutions such as Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, and East China Jiaotong University to establish specialized research centers focusing on areas including data governance and the ESG data industry.

Through its industry-academia collaboration model, GroupHorse Group has been actively cultivating a pipeline of highly skilled professionals, helping to strengthen the talent foundation required for the sustainable development of the data industry. Supported by its strong technical capabilities, extensive international resources, and mature university-enterprise partnership network, the company continues to expand its role in building a high-quality data ecosystem that supports the next generation of artificial intelligence technologies.

▲ Zhang Li, Chairwoman of GroupHorse Group, Introducing the Group’s AI Business Initiatives

Collaborative Empowerment: A Practical Model of Industry-Education Integration

As the founding organization and secretariat of the Data Annotation and Intelligent Data Governance Industry-Education Integration Consortium, GroupHorse Group brought together representatives from more than ten leading Shanghai-based universities, including Fudan University, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai Maritime University, and Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences. The event also welcomed representatives from prominent industry organizations and enterprises, including the Volcano AI Industrial Park, Ego Smart, Hi-Think Technology, and Datago Data.

Together, these participants joined a special government-enterprise dialogue session with the delegation from Yingjiang District, Anqing City, engaging in discussions on industry-education integration, emerging industrial opportunities, and regional cooperation strategies.

The gathering served as a practical demonstration of the consortium’s collaborative value. By bringing together government agencies, universities, industrial parks, and enterprises on a single platform, the consortium showcased its ability to connect talent cultivation, industrial demand, technological innovation, and regional development, creating a more coordinated ecosystem for the advancement of AI and data-driven industries.

At the beginning of the discussion, Yan Weiqi, General Manager of Shanghai Huochuangyun Information Technology Co., Ltd., introduced the operational model of the industrial park, highlighting its “compact yet comprehensive” development approach. He also provided an overview of the park’s northern and southern zones, outlining their respective functions, development plans, and long-term strategic vision for supporting AI innovation, enterprise growth, and industry collaboration.

▲ Yan Weiqi, General Manager of Shanghai Huochuangyun Information Technology Co., Ltd.

During the discussion, Wang Yanqiang, Assistant Dean of the School of Foreign Languages at Fudan University, noted that the university is actively advancing a “Foreign Languages + Computer Science” dual-degree program to meet the growing demand for talent in the era of language intelligence and AI-driven transformation.

Cao Shujing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of English Studies at Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), shared that the GroupHorse Data Governance Industry Center at the School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, jointly established by the university and GroupHorse Group, has already been officially inaugurated. She noted that more than a thousand students are eager to engage with industry practices and gain firsthand exposure to emerging trends in the AI and data sectors through practical training opportunities.

Yang Mei, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Medical Instrumentation at Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, highlighted the successful outcomes of the university’s collaboration with GroupHorse Group on overseas medical data annotation projects. She noted that student performance exceeded expectations, demonstrating both the effectiveness of applied talent cultivation and the potential for deeper collaboration between academia and industry in specialized data-service fields.

Meanwhile, Chen Lin, Master's Supervisor and Assistant Director of the Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) Program at the School of Foreign Languages of Shanghai Maritime University, and Zou Bingjie, Director of the English Department at Tianhua College of Shanghai Normal University, also expressed their strong interest in expanding cooperation through the consortium. Both emphasized the importance of integrating real-world industry projects into MTI and English-language talent development programs, and voiced their commitment to exploring broader collaboration opportunities in curriculum innovation, practical training, and AI-related competency development.

The discussions highlighted a shared consensus among participating institutions: as artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries and professions, universities must actively adapt their talent-development models. Through the consortium platform, academic institutions and enterprises can work together to create more effective pathways that connect classroom learning with industry needs, helping students develop the interdisciplinary skills required for the future digital economy.

▲ Wang Yanqiang, Assistant Dean of the School of Foreign Languages, Fudan University

▲ Cao Shujing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University

▲ Yang Mei, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, School of Medical Instrumentation, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences

During the exchange session, Jiang Liyang, Vice President of Ego Smart, shared the company’s experience in business transformation within the fields of embodied intelligence and autonomous driving data annotation. He discussed how the rapid development of AI technologies is creating new opportunities for high-quality data services and highlighted the growing demand for specialized annotation capabilities in emerging intelligent systems.

Zhang Jian, General Manager of the Jiangsu Branch of Shanghai Datago Data Co., Ltd., introduced the company’s expertise in government data collection, management, and governance, emphasizing the importance of high-quality public-sector data resources in supporting digital government initiatives and intelligent decision-making.

Qiao Yubo, Manager at Hi-Think Technology Corporation, presented an overview of the company’s business operations and highlighted its strong capabilities in multimodal data annotation. He noted that the company provides services to leading technology enterprises such as ByteDance and Baidu, supporting AI development through large-scale, high-quality data processing and annotation services.

Representatives from Shanghai Huochuangyun Information Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Yuliang Engine Network Technology Co., Ltd., and other participating enterprises also shared insights into their respective business strategies and technological deployments in the AI data sector. Their presentations covered topics ranging from industrial ecosystem development and intelligent data services to emerging AI application scenarios, further enriching the discussion on future collaboration opportunities.

▲ Jiang Liyang, Vice President, Ego Smart

▲ Qiao Yubo, Manager, Hi-Think Technology Corporation

The Data Annotation and Intelligent Data Governance Industry-Education Integration Consortium is a key collaborative platform established by GroupHorse Group in response to industry development needs and China’s national strategies for industry-education integration and the convergence of education, science, and innovation. More importantly, it serves as a vital mechanism for breaking down barriers between industry, education, talent development, and technological innovation.

Through the creation of this cross-sector platform, GroupHorse Group has successfully fostered alignment and collaboration among government agencies, universities, and enterprises. The consortium is not merely a forum for dialogue; it is also an accelerator for resource integration, demand matching, and strategic cooperation. Within this framework, universities can align talent cultivation more closely with industry requirements, enterprises can access high-quality talent pipelines to support business expansion, and government industrial-development initiatives can benefit from stronger project support and implementation capacity.

Hu Xuelian, Deputy Director of the Promotion Center of the Shanghai Modern Service Industry Federation, also highly commended GroupHorse Group and the consortium for their role as a collaborative platform. She expressed her support for leveraging the federation’s resource network to further facilitate connections among government, industry, and academia, promoting deeper cooperation and coordinated development.

Building Momentum for the Future: Empowering Industrial Development Through Data Intelligence

This exchange not only established an efficient communication bridge between Yingjiang District of Anqing City and Shanghai’s leading enterprises and universities, but also served as a vivid example of cross-regional industrial collaboration and deep industry-education integration.

Leveraging its unique connections with the United Nations system, its forward-looking ESG initiatives, and its strong resource-integration capabilities, GroupHorse Group is actively building an open, collaborative, and mutually beneficial AI data ecosystem.

Looking ahead, GroupHorse Group will continue to fulfill its role as the secretariat of the consortium, serving as a bridge between universities, enterprises, government agencies, and industry stakeholders. The company will further strengthen the integration of global resources, technological expertise, and talent networks, while actively promoting the implementation of high-end data industry projects, ESG services, and industry-education integration initiatives.

At the same time, GroupHorse Group will continue to deepen its comprehensive cooperation with Yingjiang District, Anqing, working alongside local governments, universities, and industry partners to seize opportunities arising from the digital economy. Through the provision of high-quality data resources, the company aims to reinforce the foundations of AI industry development. Through innovative industry-education integration models, it seeks to cultivate a new generation of interdisciplinary professionals equipped for the future economy.

By combining data intelligence, educational innovation, and ecosystem collaboration, GroupHorse Group is committed to contributing practical solutions and expertise to regional industrial transformation, economic upgrading, and high-quality development in the digital era.