Liu Liehong, Director of the National Data Administration: 2026 Explicitly Designated as "Year of Data Value Release," Accelerating Deep Integration of Artificial Intelligence with the Real Economy

Director Liu Liehong of the National Data Administration stated at the China Development High-Level Forum 2026 Annual Meeting on March 23 that the National Data Administration has designated 2026 as the “Year of Data Value Realization.” The focus will be on empowering artificial intelligence innovation through data. Six major actions will be implemented in depth: strengthening foundational capacity expansion, tackling annotation challenges, improving quality and efficiency, enabling applications, managing services, and unlocking value. The goal is to develop a batch of high-quality datasets that better meet AI readiness requirements, effectively train advanced models or agents, and truly solve industry problems. This will increase both supply volume and quality, enabling AI to penetrate thousands of industries and accelerate the deep integration of AI with the real economy. (Shanghai Securities News)