❯ China National Data Group is established in Xiong’an to develop data resources and support AI

Data development becomes the core businessChina National Data Group was established on October 20 in Xiong’an New Area, Hebei, where it is headquartered. Xinhua describes it as a centrally administered state-owned enterprise focused on developing and using data resources. Its stated purposes include realizing the value of data, supporting AI development and expanding the data industry.

Coordination connects resources with applicationsThe group plans to strengthen cooperation between central and local organizations and across industries, sharing capabilities, experience and business opportunities. AI applications require data to be organized, managed for quality and connected to specific uses. Businesses developing data resources therefore form part of the industry’s foundations. The group’s subsequent products and services will show how this coordination becomes usable data capabilities.

▮ SIGNALAlongside models and compute, usable data capabilities require operating organizations, service delivery and industrial coordination.