MIIT: Cultivate a group of industry data cooperation alliances by the end of 2026 and build a credible and interconnected platform for industry data.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on launching the Industrial Data Foundation Action, carrying out the high-quality industry data set construction trial for empowering artificial intelligence. It is proposed that by the end of 2026, a number of industry data cooperation consortia will be cultivated, focusing on establishing trustworthy interconnection platforms for key industries, gathering industry data resources, addressing key data technologies, developing industrial data standards, creating high-quality, standardized, and interoperable industry data sets, empowering the application of industry large models, industrial intelligent entities, among others, summarizing and forming effective pathways, innovative mechanisms, and experience modes for efficient collection, processing, trustworthy circulation, aggregation of industrial data, exploring effective models for the construction and development of high-quality industry data sets in the industrial field. The focus will be on manufacturing industries with strong foundations for digital transformation and great potential for value discovery. With the participation of key industry enterprises, platform institutions, advanced manufacturing clusters, and small and medium-sized enterprises undergoing digital transformation, efforts will be made to establish a number of consortia for trial operations. The key industry enterprises will lead in sectors like steel and automobiles, leveraging their strong integration capabilities in the industrial chain, bringing together upstream and downstream enterprises, research institutions, data service companies, large model manufacturers, etc., to explore paths for inter-enterprise and inter-industry chain data development and utilization, with a focus on key industry data technological breakthroughs, development of industry data standards, construction of high-quality industry data sets, and implementation of data application scenarios. The above text is from the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; Translation by GMTEight; Edited by: Chen Xiaoyi.