China selects five cities for data annotation pilot, Hangzhou unveils public data pricing rules at Digital Trade Expo
At the Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou (Sept 23-27), China's National Data Administration selected five cities for a data annotation pilot program and launched an embodied intelligence data annotation base collaboration. The World Data Organization established an AI data open source committee in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, with over 100 founding members from 20+ countries. Hangzhou released public data pricing rules with free access for public welfare and tiered pricing for commercial use. Officials reported Hangzhou's digital economy core industry grew 9.3% in 2025, with AI industry revenue reaching 460 billion yuan.
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Global Digital Trade Expo Launches AI Data Open Source Platform, Hangzhou Unveils Public Data Pricing Rules
The Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo, held in Hangzhou from September 23-27, featured a data element governance and marketization forum. The World Data Organization established a Data Open Source Community Committee in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, an international platform for AI data open source that has attracted over 100 member units from more than 20 countries. China's National Data Administration selected five cities—Hangzhou, Guiyang, Shanghai Pudong, Chongqing Yongchuan, and Baoding—for a data annotation pilot program, launching a collaborative mechanism for embodied intelligence data annotation bases. The National AI Application Pilot Base (consumer embodied intelligence) released a high-quality embodied intelligence dataset, while the medical AI base released health data value-creation rules. Hangzhou, as a national pilot city for public data operation pricing, issued a detailed implementation rule establishing a price mechanism of 'cost compensation, reasonable profit, tiered discounts, and free for public welfare.' National Data Bureau official Luan Jie stated the bureau is accelerating data market reform through five areas, emphasizing data empowerment of AI. Zhejiang official Gao Yingzhong noted the province has approved six national AI application pilot bases and is accelerating 162 high-quality AI industry dataset projects. Hangzhou aims to become the 'first city of AI innovation,' with its digital economy core industry value-added growing 9.3% in 2025 and AI core industry revenue reaching 460 billion yuan.
Read sourceData Element Governance and Marketization Exchange Held in Hangzhou
The 5th Global Digital Trade Expo featured a data element governance and marketization exchange in Hangzhou on September 24, 2025, themed 'Activating New Momentum of Data Elements, Building an AI Innovation Highland.' Over 400 representatives from government, industry, academia, and data enterprises discussed data governance, circulation, and AI integration. Hangzhou, a leading digital economy hub, announced several initiatives: the establishment of the World Data Organization's Data Open Source Community Committee in Xiaoshan, release of agricultural data space results, selection of 60 high-quality AI industry datasets, and a public data pricing pilot. The city also published a public data authorization fee implementation rule with a 'cost compensation, reasonable profit, tiered discounts, and free for public welfare' mechanism. Five cities including Hangzhou and Guiyang were selected for embodied intelligence data annotation pilot programs. The event highlighted Hangzhou's 2025 digital economy core industry growth of 9.3% and AI industry revenue of 460 billion yuan.
Read sourceDigital Trade Expo Focuses on Data Governance; AI Data Open Source Platform Launched in Hangzhou
The fifth Global Digital Trade Expo, held in Hangzhou from September 23-27, featured a forum on data element governance and marketization. During the event, the World Data Organization's Data Open Source Committee was established and based in Hangzhou Xiaoshan, an international platform for AI data open source with over 100 founding members from 20+ countries. China's National Data Administration selected five cities—Hangzhou, Guiyang, Shanghai Pudong, Chongqing Yongchuan, and Baoding—for a data annotation pilot program, launching a collaborative mechanism for embodied intelligence data annotation bases. The National AI Application Pilot Base (consumer embodied intelligence) released a high-quality embodied intelligence dataset. Hangzhou, as a national pilot city for public data operation pricing, issued a detailed implementation rule for public data resource authorized operation service fees, establishing a price mechanism with cost compensation, reasonable profit, tiered discounts, and free categories for public welfare uses. National Data Bureau official Luan Jie stated the bureau is accelerating data market reform through five key areas. Zhejiang Vice Chair Gao Yingzhong noted the province has approved six national AI application pilot bases and is advancing 162 AI industry high-quality dataset projects.
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Digital Trade Expo Focuses on Data Governance; AI Data Open Source Platform Launched in Hangzhou
The fifth Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou (Sept 23-27) featured a data governance and marketization forum where the World Data Organization's Data Open Source Committee was established, with over 100 founding members from 20+ countries. China's National Data Bureau announced five pilot cities for data annotation: Hangzhou, Guiyang, Shanghai Pudong, Chongqing Yongchuan, and Baoding. Hangzhou released a public data pricing rulebook with free access for public welfare and tiered pricing for commercial use. National Data Bureau official Luan Jie stated the bureau is advancing data market reforms through five policy areas, emphasizing AI empowerment. Zhejiang Vice Chair Gao Yingzhong noted the province has issued over 500 data产权 registration certificates across 26 cities in 12 provinces, and is accelerating 162 AI industry dataset projects. Hangzhou Vice Mayor Lu Xiaguang reported the city's digital economy core sector grew 9.3% in 2025, with AI industry revenue reaching 460 billion yuan, up 23.1%.
Read sourceChina selects five cities for data annotation pilot, Hangzhou unveils public data pricing rules
At the Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou (Sept 23-27), the National Data Bureau announced five cities—Hangzhou, Guiyang, Shanghai Pudong, Chongqing Yongchuan, and Hebei Baoding—as pilot cities for data annotation work, launching a collaborative mechanism for embodied intelligence data annotation bases. The National AI Application Pilot Base released high-quality embodied intelligence datasets and health data resource valuation rules. Hangzhou, a national pilot city for public data operation pricing, issued implementation rules establishing a 'cost compensation, reasonable profit, tiered discounts, classified free' pricing mechanism. Public data products for public governance and public welfare are free, while industrial use has capped fees with tiered discounts. National Data Bureau Policy and Planning Director Luan Jie stated the bureau is accelerating data factor market reform through five areas: basic systems, infrastructure, application scenarios, unified market, and industry cultivation. Zhejiang Vice Chair Gao Yingzhong noted the province has six national AI application pilot bases and is accelerating 162 AI industry dataset projects. Hangzhou Vice Mayor Lu Xiaguang reported the city's digital economy core industry grew 9.3% in 2025, with AI core industry revenue reaching 460 billion yuan, up 23.1%.
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