One thing that China does that I’d like to see more of (not that we don’t do it) are “wish lists” for products which use strategic technologies. So in their AI plan, they specifically call out applications for AI which can improve their cities like traffic light optimization.

It’s like a publicly funded version of YC’s call for startups. The difference is in the public sector the answer to “how do you make money” doesn’t have to be sell to a business/sell to consumers/run ads.