On March 4, 2025, the 15th GIO Roundtable was held simultaneously in Barcelona and Beijing, and Liu Dong, Director of China Future Internet Engineering Center (CFIEC), said at the meeting that China's data space industry has a broad prospect, and that the data space is the foundation for establishing industry high-quality data sets to build industry big models, and that the construction of an open, inclusive and interconnected data space will accelerate the process of data marketization and valorization, and comprehensively push the The construction of open, inclusive and interconnected data space will accelerate the process of data marketization and valorization, comprehensively promote the establishment of international consensus and lay the foundation for global data cooperation.

From Policy Leadership to Industrial Practice, China's Data Space Shows Broad Prospects

China attaches great importance to the development of the data factor industry, from the official listing of data as a factor of production in 2019 to the recent release of a series of data space-related policy documents, including the Guidelines for the Construction of National Data Infrastructure and the Action Plan for the Development of Trustworthy Data Space (2024-2028), etc., which undoubtedly provide a solid policy for the future development of data space. Leadership.

The construction of an efficient, convenient and credible data circulation mechanism through data space will comprehensively promote the free circulation of data on a large scale, at low cost and in a safe manner, laying a solid foundation for the establishment of industry high-quality data sets and the construction of industry big models. During the speech, Liu Dong shared several successful cases of data space, covering energy, scientific research, medical and other fields. In the medical field, the establishment of a safe and reliable data sharing platform has broken the data silos between different organizations and improved the accuracy of disease diagnosis. Meanwhile, in the area of carbon emission management, data space technology has helped enterprises improve the quality and traceability of carbon emission data, and facilitated mutual recognition of data in cross-border supply chains. The construction of data space has gradually moved from policy leadership to industrial practice, becoming a new engine to promote the development of digital economy. Through data space, data will truly become the core asset of digital economy and promote the globalization of data factor market.

From data resources to data assets, promoting the construction of open data space network

Liu Dong pointed out that data space is not only an innovation at the technical level, but also the key to the comprehensive upgrading of the data factor market. Looking forward to the future of data space, Director Liu Dong further proposed the blueprint of building an open data space network. He pointed out that the open data space network is an ecosystem consisting of multiple operational platforms, massive distributed access terminals, and numerous specialized data processing and application programs. This network will be built on consensus management rules, data standards, interface protocols and security mechanisms to safeguard data autonomy and realize credible data interaction and data assetization for upstream and downstream of the industrial chain as well as all relevant subjects inside and outside the industry. Data exchanges and other institutions will play an important role in this process. As a natural data space carrier, data space-based data not only provides diverse component services such as data registration, data processing, etc., but also promotes the establishment of unified data product standards and settlement mechanisms, and explores the path of data assetization capitalization by integrating Web3, laying the foundation for the cooperation in international data transactions.

Strengthening International Exchanges and Cooperation to Realize Global Data Space Connectivity

At the conference, Liu Dong also emphasized the importance of international cooperation in data space. He pointed out that in the context of globalization, data circulation and cooperation among countries is not only a technical issue, but also a complex issue involving laws and regulations, data security, privacy protection and other aspects. Therefore, it is particularly important to establish a set of widely accepted international consensus on data space. This will not only help create a more fair, open and inclusive digital economic environment, but also lay a solid foundation for data cooperation among countries, and can effectively enhance and support the advent of the AI era.

Finally, Liu Dong expressed his hope that the efficient circulation and value release of data elements will be promoted through the establishment of an open and inclusive international cooperation mechanism. Through cross-border and cross-field in-depth cooperation, we can truly realize the interconnection and interoperability of data space and promote the sustainable development of the global digital economy.