2026 Guiyang Big Data Expo Opens: Token Economy Charts New Path for Data Element Value Release — 126K High-Quality Datasets + 1,815 PB + 372 Exhibitors + Five-Chain Launch

Q: How is this year's 2026 Big Data Expo different from previous editions?

This year is the first to take Token Economy as its theme, elevating data elements from resource/asset to callable intelligent service units. Exhibitor enterprises 372 record high; main activities 76 plus 73 achievement releases; newly added Embodied AI Experience Area, China's first sci-tech micro & small entity AI large model marketplace, 2026 Data Marketplace; first time county-district and exhibitor two-way selection matchmaking.

Q: What's the difference between Token Economy and Datasets?

Datasets are raw materials, tokens are finished products. Datasets retain data original value but are relatively difficult to measure/relatively difficult to price; tokens after processing transformation, can be uniformly priced + circulated + distributed by token count + call count, possessing 4 characteristics: measurable, priceable, circulable, value-addable.

Q: What practical value does data asset on-balance-sheet bring to enterprises?

Per MOF Enterprise Data Resource Related Accounting Treatment Interim Provisions, after data asset on-balance-sheet, increases enterprise assets plus optimizes liability structure plus builds data resource catalog plus cracks data silos plus supports data pledge plus data asset ABS and other innovative financial services. Jiangsu Jingjiang Urban Construction Group total value 27M CNY plus 6 data products listed, is urban investment SOE benchmark.

I. TL;DR — 2026 Guiyang Big Data Expo Opens: Token Economy Charts New Path for Data Element Value Release

The 2026 China International Big Data Industry Expo (hereinafter “Big Data Expo”) opens August 28-30 in Guiyang, hosted by the National Data Bureau and undertaken by Guizhou Provincial People’s Government, with Guangdong Province serving as the Guest of Honor Province, under the theme “Token — A New Path for Data Element Value Release”. The event attracts 16,000+ registered guests and 372 Chinese and foreign enterprises (a record high, covering central SOEs, leading tech firms, embodied AI unicorns, and financial institutions). This is the first national-level industry event in the digital economy sector during the inaugural year of the “15th Five-Year Plan”, and a landmark moment for “Token Economy” to move from concept to industrial implementation.

National Data Bureau Director Liu Liehong disclosed hard data at the opening ceremony: As of August 2026, China has cumulatively built over 126,000 high-quality datasets, with total data volume exceeding 1,815 PB (+89% vs March 2026). Guizhou, as the national integrated computing network hub node and national data element comprehensive pilot zone, has total computing power of 176.57 EFLOPS as of end-July 2026 (intelligent computing accounts for 98.35%), with over 60,000 data-related enterprises, having developed 150 public data products and created 170+ AI typical application scenarios.

This year’s Big Data Expo features a five-chain synchronized launch: ① Computing Base (China Telecom, Mobile, Unicom, China Southern Power Grid, Sugon, Inspur, Runjian, Kingsoft Office, xFusion, iSoftStone, Huawei); ② Data Supply (0xTech, Anxindt, Data Treasure, Benyuan, Datatang); ③ Model-Driven (Zhipingfang, Jiangxing, Crosswise, DeepRobotics, Craftsman Intelligence, Moshu Works); ④ Security Escort; ⑤ Intelligent Experience. Supporting venues include Guest of Honor Province Exhibition Area (Guangdong) + International Data Exchange Exhibition Area + Culture-Tourism-Business Digital Fusion Exhibition Area + Newly Added Embodied AI Experience Area.

Core paradigm shift: Token, as a “new path for data element value release”, transforms raw data into callable intelligent service units, providing a new solution to crack the data element challenge of “difficult value measurement, difficult income distribution”. This year’s Big Data Expo features 76 main activities + 73 achievement releases + 20+ industry exchange activities + 31 exhibition-production integration commerce activities + 7 innovation competitions.

⚠️ This article’s angle: From the perspective of “8/28-30 Big Data Expo Guiyang Opening + Token Economy New Paradigm + National 126K High-Quality Datasets + 1,815 PB Total Data Volume + 372 Chinese and Foreign Enterprises + Five-Chain Synchronized Launch + Guangdong Guest of Honor Province + Data Asset On-Balance-Sheet First Steel/Jingjiang/Kunshan/Municipal Development Four Cases” fresh angle, avoiding 8/21 Data Element Four-Hit combo + 7/17 APEC Digital Week + WAIC Agent PC + SOE Data Asset On-Balance-Sheet + 6/10 1.73 Trillion CNY + Four-Phase old angles, from “Token Economy Paradigm + National-Level 126K High-Quality Datasets + 1,815 PB Total Volume + 176.57 EFLOPS Computing Power + Data Asset On-Balance-Sheet Multi-Entity Closed Loop” horizontal cutting.

II. Headline: 8/28 Guiyang Opens + Token Economy First-Ever National Definition

2.1 Token Economy First-Ever National Definition

National Data Bureau Director Liu Liehong first clearly defined the “Token Economy” concept at the opening ceremony: Token is opening a new path for data element value release. By relying on tokens, the value of raw data can be processed and transformed into callable intelligent service units, providing new solutions to crack data element challenges of “difficult value measurement, difficult income distribution”. This is the third national-level strategic paradigm in the data element field following the 2024 “Data Element x Three-Year Action Plan” and the 2025 “Data Property Rights Registration”.

2.2 National Hard Data Simultaneously Disclosed

Indicator	Value as of 2026-08	Growth / Comparison	Source
National High-Quality Datasets	126,000+	+89% vs 2026-03	National Data Bureau / People’s Daily 8/29
National Total Data Volume	1,815+ PB	+89% vs 2026-03	National Data Bureau / Guangming 8/29
Guizhou Total Computing Power	176.57 EFLOPS	Intelligent Computing 98.35%	Guizhou Civil Affairs Bureau 8/28
Guizhou Data-Related Enterprises	60,000+	With 170+ AI Typical Scenarios	Guangming 8/29
Guizhou Public Data Products	150	+50+ AI Demonstration Projects	Guangming 8/29
This Year’s Expo Exhibitors	372	All-Time High	Xinhua 8/28
This Year’s Expo Guests	16,000+	Including 30+ Foreign Enterprises	Guizhou Civil Affairs 8/28

2.3 Five Major Sections + Five-Chain Synchronized Launch

This year’s Big Data Expo professional exhibition sets up Computing Base, Data Supply, Model-Driven, Security Escort, Intelligent Experience five major themed sections, around 5 major main lines holding 20+ industry exchange activities:

Data Industry and AI Coordinated Development (Opening Main Forum)
High-Quality Datasets and Data Annotation (Data Supply Hall Theme)
Data Infrastructure and Data Standardization Construction (Computing Base Hall Theme)
Deepening International Cooperation in Digital Economy (International Data Exchange Hall + China-Thailand Digital Economy Cooperation Sub-Forum)
Gathering Scenarios to Build, Releasing Data Value (Intelligent Experience Hall + 2026 “Data Marketplace”)

“Token Economy” from upstream Computing Base (Hall E1) → Midstream Data Supply (Hall W2) → Downstream Model-Driven (Hall W1) → Full-Chain Security Escort → Intelligent Experience, for the first time forming a complete “Token” industrial chain.

III. Five-Chain Synchronized Launch: From Computing to Intelligent Experience

3.1 Computing Base Hall (E1): Token Factory + Integrated Computing Network

Concentrated display of industry-leading benchmark enterprises: China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Southern Power Grid, Sugon, Inspur, Runjian, Linyiyunchuan, Kingsoft Office, xFusion, iSoftStone, Kejie Technology, etc.

Core Exhibits:

Token Factory: A “factory-style” pipeline that converts data → tokens → AI services
Integrated Computing Network: 8 East Data West Computing nodes + Guizhou Hub with 98.35% intelligent computing
Sugon 8000 AI Supercluster: Domestic 10,000-card level supercomputing
Stratospheric Floating Wind Power Generation System (SAWES): New green computing paradigm
Cloud Office Base + Full-Scenario Computing Industry Solutions: Covering 30+ industries

3.2 Data Supply Hall (W2): Data Operations + Governance + Rights Confirmation + Circulation

Gathering data industry service providers: 0xTech, Anxindt, Data Treasure, Benyuan, Datatang, etc.

Four Core Areas:

Data Operations: Full-process data asset management
Data Governance: AI Trusted Data Space Platform
Token Datasets: Luwu Qiyuan Industrial Models, Embodied Data Acquisition Equipment
Trusted Data Space: Standardized path from rights confirmation to on-balance-sheet

3.3 Model-Driven Hall (W1): Large Models + AI Agents + Generative AI

Quality tech enterprises: Zhipingfang, Jiangxing Intelligence, Crosswise Intelligence, DeepRobotics, Craftsman Intelligence, Moshu Works.

Core Exhibits:

Zhipingfang: Embodied Intelligence Foundation Model
Jiangxing Intelligence: Edge Large Model
Crosswise Intelligence: Vision Large Model
DeepRobotics: Quadruped Robot + Reinforcement Learning
Craftsman Intelligence: Industrial Large Model
Moshu Works: Multimodal Generation

3.4 Security Escort Hall: Data Security + AI Compliance

This year’s Big Data Expo adds “Security Escort” section, focusing on full-chain data element circulation security:

Data Encryption + Privacy Computing + Trusted Execution Environment
AI Compliance Assessment + Model Auditing
Cross-Border Data Compliance (8/18-19 First Batch 10-Region International Cooperation Pilot Implementation)

3.5 Intelligent Experience Hall + Guest of Honor Province Exhibition Area + International Data Exchange Exhibition Area

Intelligent Experience Hall: China’s First AI Large Model Marketplace for Sci-Tech Micro & Small Entities + 2026 “Data Marketplace” + First Time County-District and Exhibitor “Two-Way Selection” Matchmaking.

Guangdong Guest of Honor Province Exhibition Area: Guangdong Digital Economy Development Comprehensive Display, covering the digital economy core industries of 5 cities: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Huizhou.

International Data Exchange Exhibition Area: 30+ Foreign Enterprises + China-Thailand Digital Economy Cooperation Sub-Forum + Cross-Border Matchmaking Activities.

IV. Data Asset On-Balance-Sheet Four Cases: Standardized Path from Rights Confirmation to On-Balance-Sheet

Before this Big Data Expo (mid-to-late August), four benchmark cases emerged in the data asset on-balance-sheet field, all strictly implementing national data element related policies, running through the complete closed loop of “Rights Confirmation — Valuation On-Balance-Sheet — On-Exchange Circulation”:

Case	Entity	Valuation Value	Key Innovation
First Steel Data Property Rights + Data Asset Dual Certificates	First Steel Qian’an Iron and Steel	Pending Disclosure	Dual Certificate Compliance Registration (Property Rights + Assets) Synchronous Closed Loop
Jiangsu Jingjiang Urban Construction Group Dual Entity On-Balance-Sheet	Jiangsu Guangyu + Binjiang New Town Culture	27M CNY (Each 13M+)	6 Urban Operations Data Products Simultaneously Listed (Jiangsu, Hangzhou Data Exchanges)
Shandong Municipal Development Group Bridge-Tunnel Composite Data	Qingdao Municipal Development Group	Pending Disclosure	Shandong Province’s First BIM + Smart O&M Digital Twin Composite Data Asset
Kunshan Enterprise Province-First-Batch Data Property Rights Registration	Yizi’er Health Tech (Kunshan)	Province Only 4	Digital Life Precision Health Management 3 Core Health Datasets

Key Innovations:

First Steel: Long-process steel full industrial chain + Low-carbon control + Energy optimization dual green transformation core tracks + Digital transformation asset-oriented, standardized, valued
Jingjiang Urban Construction: Breaking urban investment enterprise single-entity credit financing model, Achieving data resource → data capital transformation, data asset ABS and other innovative financial services
Municipal Development Group: BIM full lifecycle + Digital Twin 3D space + Bridge-tunnel + Pipeline + Safety monitoring full-process integration, Cross-project reusable
Kunshan Yizi’er: Province First-Batch 4 Only, Digital life precision health management + Jiangsu CAC Algorithm Filing (2026-03)

“9-Step On-Balance-Sheet Method” (Data Treasure original) + Official Data Intellectual Property Registration Certificate (Jiangsu Province Data Exchange) + Financial Book Measurable + Business End Operable + Market End Value-Added Three-Dimensional Closed Loop, marking Data Asset On-Balance-Sheet moving from “Single-Point Breakthrough” to “Multi-Entity Collaboration”.

V. Guangdong Guest of Honor Province: GBA Digital Economy New Force

Guangdong Province as this year’s Big Data Expo Guest of Honor Province, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area digital economy first concentrated display:

Dimension	Guangdong Strength	National Position
Digital Economy Core Industry Added Value	Over 50% of GDP	National #1
Data Centers	Province 200+, Under Construction 30+	National Top 3
Computing Scale	Total 120+ EFLOPS (Intelligent Computing 60%)	National Top 3
Data Exchanges	Guangzhou Data Exchange (National Top 3) + Shenzhen Data Exchange (National #1)	National Top 3
AI Large Models	Province Filing 80+, 15% of National	National #2

Core Exhibits: Guangzhou Data Exchange “Data Element x Intelligent Manufacturing” + Shenzhen Data Exchange “Data Asset On-Balance-Sheet Standardization” + Huawei Cloud Pangu Large Model + Tencent Hunyuan Large Model + Alibaba Tongyi Large Model (Guangdong Base) + Guangdong Mobile Lingxi Large Model + Guangdong Power Grid Power Large Model.

“Promoting Trade through Exhibition, Revitalizing Industry through Exhibition”: This year’s Big Data Expo establishes “Industry Ecological Corridor” matchmaking hub, upward linking Huawei and other leading enterprises to create 10+ industry ecological activities, downward gathering 100+ high-growth enterprises for supply-demand matchmaking, inward linking 4 specialized industrial parks for specialized commerce matchmaking activities, outward cooperating with 30+ foreign enterprises for cross-border matchmaking activities.

VI. Guizhou Computing Power Base: East Data West Computing + Intelligent Computing Priority + Data Element Comprehensive Pilot Zone

Guizhou as National Integrated Computing Network Hub Node + China’s First National-Level Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Zone + Digital Economy Development Innovation Zone + National Data Element Comprehensive Pilot Zone, practicing “Storage-Computing Integration, Intelligent Computing Priority” development philosophy:

Dimension	Guizhou Data	National Comparison
Total Computing Scale	176.57 EFLOPS	National Forefront (Intelligent Computing 98.35%)
Key Data Centers Under Construction & Operating	50	Western China #1
Data-Related Enterprises	60,000+	Western China #1
Public Data Open Datasets	25,000+	National Forefront
Public Data Products	150	National Forefront
AI Typical Application Scenarios	170+	Western China #1
Demonstration Projects	Zunyi Aluminum Large Model + Guiren Zhiban	Western China #1

East Data West Computing: Guizhou Hub Node 8 Major Computing Centers + National Data Element Comprehensive Pilot Zone + Data Element Market-Oriented Allocation Reform Pilot + Data Asset On-Balance-Sheet Full-Process Pilot.

VII. Token Economy: New Path for Data Element Value Release

“Token Economy” as this year’s Big Data Expo core concept, for the first time forming a complete closed loop of “Data → Token → AI Service”:

7.1 Token Definition

Token is an intelligent service unit that data elements become callable after collection, governance, rights confirmation, and circulation processing. Tokens retain raw data’s original value while possessing standardized forms directly callable by AI models, providing new solutions to crack data element challenges of “difficult value measurement, difficult income distribution”.

7.2 Token’s Four Major Characteristics

Measurable: Each token has clear “value unit”, quantifiable trading
Pricable: Tokens can be comprehensively priced by call count, token count, data volume
Circulable: Tokens can circulate in data exchanges, trusted data spaces
Value-Addable: Tokens can be combined and derived multiple times, generating exponential value

7.3 Token vs Data vs Datasets

Dimension	Raw Data	Datasets	Token
Form	Unstructured/Semi-structured	Structured/Standardized	Callable Intelligent Service Unit
Value Measurement	Difficult	Relatively Difficult	Measurable
Income Distribution	Difficult	Relatively Difficult	Distributable
Circulation Channel	Requires Governance to Circulate	Data Exchanges	Data Exchanges + AI Computing Market
Pricing Model	No Unified Pricing	By Data Volume/Field	By Token Count + Call Count

VIII. 5-Step Enterprise Landing Path: Token Economy from Concept to Production

For enterprises hoping to layout Token Economy, based on this year’s Big Data Expo industry practices, give 5-step landing path:

Step 1: Data Asset Inventory + Rights Confirmation (1-3 Months)

Full-domain inventory of enterprise data resources (reference First Steel model)
Complete Data Property Rights Registration Certificate through National Data Property Rights Registration Work Guidelines (reference Kunshan Yizi’er model)
Establish Data Resource Catalog + Data Lineage Tracking System

Step 2: Data Governance + Dataset Processing (3-6 Months)

Advance Data Governance: Standardized, structured, desensitized
Process into High-Quality Datasets: Reference Luwu Qiyuan Industrial Models, Embodied Data Acquisition Equipment
Complete Dataset Registration + Dataset Pricing

Step 3: Tokenization Processing (6-12 Months)

Select Tokenization Processing Platform: Reference Data Treasure “9-Step On-Balance-Sheet Method”
Convert datasets → tokens → callable intelligent service units
Complete Token Registration + Token Pricing (by token + call count)

Step 4: On-Exchange Circulation + Cross-Border Cooperation (Continuous)

List on Data Exchange (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Jiangsu, Hangzhou, etc.)
Apply for International Data Cooperation Pilot (8/18-19 First Batch 10 Regions)
Apply for Data Asset ABS + Data Pledge Financing

Step 5: AI Service Integration + Value Release (Continuous)

Integrate tokens into AI models / agents / generative AI
Provide Per-Token Billing AI services
Build Data Flywheel: User feedback → Data optimization → Token iteration

IX. 6 Defense Checklist: Data Element Circulation Compliance and Security

Data element circulation faces 6 major risks, enterprises must establish defense systems:

Data Compliance: Confirm all data sources legal (user authorization + privacy agreement)
Data Desensitization: Sensitive fields must be desensitized (ID, phone, bank account)
Data Encryption: Transmission + storage full-link encryption (TLS 1.3 + AES-256)
Access Control: Role-based access control (RBAC) + least privilege principle
Audit Traceability: All data operations must leave traces + traceable
Emergency Plan: Data leak emergency response + 24-hour notification mechanism

X. Key Terminology

Term	Explanation
Token	Callable intelligent service unit processed and transformed from data elements, possessing 4 characteristics: measurable, priceable, circulable, value-addable
Data Element	”Fifth Major Production Factor” alongside land, labor, capital, and technology, first clarified in April 2020 “CPC Central Committee and State Council Opinions on Building a More Improved Factor Market-Oriented Allocation System and Mechanism”
Data Property Rights Registration	National Data Bureau July 2026 “Data Property Rights Registration Work Guidelines (Trial)”, data property rights registration from “Local Exploration” to “National Unification”
Data Asset On-Balance-Sheet	Data resources as “intangible assets” or “inventory” into enterprise financial statements, executed per MOF “Enterprise Data Resource Related Accounting Treatment Interim Provisions”
High-Quality Dataset	Standardized-governed dataset possessing completeness/accuracy/consistency/timeliness, primarily used for AI model training
Trusted Data Space	Data circulation infrastructure based on privacy computing + blockchain + secure multi-party computation, ensuring data “usable but invisible”
East Data West Computing	National “14th Five-Year Plan” Computing Network Integration Strategy, 8 national computing hub nodes + 10 national data center clusters
EFLOPS	10^18 floating-point operations per second, international standard unit measuring computing power

XI. FAQ (High-Frequency Questions Direct Answer)

Q1: How is this year’s 2026 Big Data Expo different from previous editions?

A: This year is the first to take “Token Economy” as its theme, elevating data elements from “resource/asset” to “callable intelligent service units”. Exhibitor enterprises 372 record high; main activities 76 + 73 achievement releases; newly added Embodied AI Experience Area, China’s first sci-tech micro & small entity AI large model marketplace, 2026 “Data Marketplace”; first time county-district and exhibitor “two-way selection” matchmaking.

Q2: What’s the difference between Token Economy and Datasets?

A: Datasets are “raw materials”, tokens are “finished products”. Datasets retain data original value but are relatively difficult to measure/relatively difficult to price; tokens after processing transformation, can be uniformly priced + circulated + distributed by token count + call count, possessing 4 characteristics: measurable, priceable, circulable, value-addable.

Q3: What practical value does data asset on-balance-sheet bring to enterprises?

A: Per MOF “Enterprise Data Resource Related Accounting Treatment Interim Provisions”, after data asset on-balance-sheet, increases enterprise assets + optimizes liability structure + builds data resource catalog + cracks data silos + supports data pledge + data asset ABS and other innovative financial services. Jiangsu Jingjiang Urban Construction Group total value 27M CNY + 6 data products listed, is urban investment SOE benchmark.

Q4: What does Guangdong as Guest of Honor Province bring?

A: Guangdong is Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Digital Economy Core, digital economy core industry added value over 50% of GDP (national #1); Guangzhou Data Exchange (national top 3) + Shenzhen Data Exchange (national #1); province-filed AI large models 80+ (national #2); Huawei Cloud Pangu + Tencent Hunyuan + Alibaba Tongyi Guangdong Base.

Q5: What advantages does Guizhou as East Data West Computing core node have?

A: Guizhou is National Integrated Computing Network Hub Node + China’s First National-Level Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Zone + Digital Economy Development Innovation Zone + National Data Element Comprehensive Pilot Zone quadruple overlap. Total computing 176.57 EFLOPS (intelligent computing 98.35%) + 50 key data centers + 60,000 data enterprises + 25,000 public data open datasets + 150 public data products + 170+ AI typical scenarios.

Q6: What compliance risks exist in data asset on-balance-sheet?

A: Three major risks: ① Asset Distortion (data property unclear / valuation inaccurate); ② Financing Off-Focus (data asset and business disconnected / cash flow broken); ③ Compliance Breach (user authorization insufficient / cross-border data violation). Defense plan: ① Complete property rights confirmation through national data property rights registration; ② Commission professional agencies for fair valuation; ③ Strictly follow MOF related regulations + cross-border data compliance review.

Q7: What impact does Token Economy have on ordinary enterprises?

A: Token Economy lets enterprises convert sleeping data resources → standardized tokens → per-token billed AI services, achieving data resource → data capital transformation. Small, medium, and micro enterprises can low-cost access through 2026 “Data Marketplace” and China’s First Sci-Tech Micro & Small Entity AI Large Model Marketplace.

Q8: What heavyweight achievements were released at this Big Data Expo?

A: 73 achievement releases covering: ① Token Economy White Paper; ② National Data Bureau “Data Element x High-Quality Dataset Construction Guide”; ③ Data Asset On-Balance-Sheet Standardization White Paper; ④ 2026 Data Trading Index; ⑤ Trusted Data Space Technical Specifications; ⑥ Cross-Border Data Compliance Guidelines; ⑦ East Data West Computing 2.0 Plan; ⑧ Token Pricing Reference Standard; ⑨ Big Data Expo Data Asset On-Balance-Sheet Excellent Case Collection; ⑩ International Data Cooperation Blue Book.