How China’s National Data Bureau Plans to Transform Data Governance in 2025

In 2024 the National Data Bureau advanced data factor marketization reforms, issuing 19 policies covering public and enterprise data resources, and establishing a framework for data circulation, development, and security.

2025 Work Outlook

Guided by clear objectives, the bureau will strengthen policy systems, promote data development and infrastructure, foster data ecosystems, and expand international cooperation.

Policy System Construction

Issued 19 policy documents on public data resource development and enterprise data resource utilization.

Key documents include: “Implementation Opinions on the ‘East Data West Computing’ Project”, “Data Factor × Three‑Year Action Plan (2024‑2026)”, “Guidelines for National Data Standard System”, and others.

Data Development and Infrastructure

Promoted public data resource development, standardized registration, authorization, and pricing; launched 18 demonstration scenarios and a logistics data open‑interconnection pilot.

Organized the “Data Factor ×” competition across 12 key industries to unleash data’s multiplier effect.

Advanced infrastructure projects such as trusted data spaces and national data center green‑low‑carbon initiatives.

Data Ecosystem and Digital Society

Data ecosystem growth: data‑related enterprises rose from 110,000 to over 1 million in ten years.

Supported digital China construction through conferences, expos, and reports, driving digital economy and society development.

International Cooperation

Signed digital‑economy memoranda with over 20 countries, held the first China‑Singapore digital policy dialogue, and participated in international standard‑setting.

2025 Key Initiatives

Digital China Construction

Enhance coordination mechanisms, clarify responsibilities, and promote cross‑departmental collaboration.

Digital Economy and Society

Define 2025 work points, build digital industry clusters, accelerate digital transformation, and expand platform economy innovation.

Data Market Development

Refine data circulation transaction rules and publish standard contract templates.

Promote data product quality supervision and encourage data‑rich enterprises to increase supply.

Establish data market monitoring and evaluation indicators.

Strengthen data security governance and compliance.

Infrastructure Support

Implement “three unifications”: unified catalog, unified identity registration, and unified interface requirements to ensure data visibility, trustworthiness, and flow.

Develop supporting industries and enforce data security standards.

Investment and International Cooperation

Coordinate high‑quality investment projects aligned with the 14th and 15th Five‑Year Plans, and deepen bilateral and multilateral data cooperation.