China to unlock government data to fuel AI, emerging industries with new initiatives
By MLex Staff ( August 26, 2026, 09:10 GMT | Insight) -- China will accelerate the development and use of government-held data to support artificial intelligence and other emerging industries by expanding a national registry and standardizing programs that allow public data to be developed and used by authorized entities, officials said. The National Data Administration also plans to hold government departments more accountable for developing their data resources. The push is intended to turn public data into usable products and services as Beijing seeks to develop new forms of an “intelligent economy.”China will accelerate the development and use of government-held data to support artificial intelligence and other emerging industries by expanding a national registry and standardizing programs that allow public data to be developed and used by authorized entities, officials said....
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