SAC/TC609 (Data) Announced Key Tasks for 2026
On January 5, 2026, the National Technical Committee on Data Standardization (SAC/TC609) convened its plenary meeting in Beijing. Mr. Liu Liehong, Chair of TC609 [.....]
China Sets 2026 Key Work Agenda at National Data Working Meeting
From 29 to 30 December 2025, the National Data Work Meeting was convened in Beijing. The meeting summarized data-related work in 2025 and deployed key work [.....]
Exploring China’s Data Governance: Insights from SESEC’s Webinar on Standardization
On 8 January 2025, the Seconded European Standardization Expert in China (SESEC) hosted a highly insightful webinar focusing on China’s data governance and standardization [.....]
Key Standard Projects for Data Governance in 2024–2025
On 30 October 2024, SAC/TC609 (data) proposed 37 key standard projects for drafting or revision in 2024–2025, as follows. Data — Terminology (Revision) High-quality [.....]
National Data Bureau Releases Draft Guidelines for Building National Data Infrastructure
On November 22, 2024, the National Data Administration (NDB) released the draft Guidelines for Building National Data Infrastructure (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines) [.....]
China Unveils Global Data Flow Cooperation Initiative
On November 20, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) officially released the Global Data Flow Cooperation Initiative (the Initiative) at the 2024 World [.....]
China Issues Data Security Compliance Guidelines for Industrial and IT Sectors
On November 19, 2024, 17 Chinese sector associations jointly released the Data Security Compliance Guidelines for the Industrial and Information Technology Sectors (hereinafter referred [.....]
China’s National Data Bureau Inception: Key Updates and Initiatives in October
October 2024 marked one year since China inaugurated the National Data Bureau (NDB), overseen by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The NDB focuses [.....]
New Policy Promotes the Use of Public Data
On September 21, 2024, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the Opinions on Accelerating the Development [.....]
China’s Regulations on Network Data Security Management
On September 30, 2024, China's State Council issued the Regulations on Network Data Security Management 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”), which will take [.....]