Nation to establish integrated computing power network

China pledges to build a national integrated computing power network, in an effort to optimize the distribution of computing power and provide better services for the development of the digital economy, the head of the National Data Bureau (NDB) said on Monday.

Liu Liehong, head of the NDB, said on Monday that the computing power network highlights the advantages of interconnectedness, inclusiveness, ease, green development and safety, at the China Development Forum 2024 held in Beijing.

Data elements play an increasingly prominent role in promoting China’s digital development. “We welcome both domestic and foreign enterprises to actively participate in the construction of the Chinese data element market and share the dividends of our development,” Liu said, adding that the vigorous development of the digital economy cannot be separated from the role of data as a key production factor.

Data, computing power and algorithms are the “three pillars” of developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology. “The rapid development of generative AI since last year has posed higher and more urgent demand on computing power, highlighting the increasing necessity of building a national integrated computing power system,” Liu explained.

Liu vowed to explore the theory, mechanisms, methods and pathways for unlocking the value of data elements; share opportunities; co-create the future, and allow the benefits of the digital dividend to reach thousands of industries and people in various countries, amid China’s intensified efforts to promote digital development and accelerate the building of basic systems for data.

Detailing China’s achievements in the establishment of digital infrastructure, Liu noted that the nation should fully tap the value of data elements, develop new quality productive forces, and provide impetus for global economic growth.