China Releases Guidelines For National Data Infrastructure Development

According to Odaily, the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Data Bureau, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have jointly issued the 'Guidelines for the Construction of National Data Infrastructure.' The guidelines emphasize the establishment of a nationwide integrated distributed digital identity system, standardizing identity generation, registration, and authentication mechanisms. They also propose a unified structure for data asset certificates and transaction certificates, utilizing blockchain, encryption technologies, and smart contracts to enhance traceability and trust. The guidelines encourage industries and local governments to explore the construction of new technological infrastructures, such as blockchain networks and privacy-preserving computing platforms. In terms of data circulation and utilization security, the guidelines advocate for the comprehensive use of privacy-preserving computing, blockchain, and data usage control technologies. These measures aim to ensure the trustworthy collection, encrypted transmission, reliable storage, controlled exchange and sharing, destruction confirmation, and traceability of data, thereby mitigating risks of data privacy breaches and misuse.