China’s Digital Economy Enters a ‘Dual-Green Synergy + Data Asset National Standardization + CIIE Countdown’ September Policy Cluster: 7 Ministries Issue the Digital-Green Synergy Implementation Plan (2026–2030) + Two Data Asset National Standards Take Effect 9/1 + 2026 China International Digital Economy Expo Opens 9/23-25 in Shijiazhuang + MIIT AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan + NDRC Schedules 109 Major 15th Five-Year Projects
TL;DR - One-Sentence Conclusion
Within 72 hours on September 3-5, 2026, China’s digital economy saw six national-level new policies, marking a concentrated landing of three paradigm shifts — “Dual-Green Synergy + Data Asset National Standardization + CIIE Countdown”. This is the first time in seven days since the 8/29 Guiyang Big Data Expo opening + the first national-level definition of the “Token Economy” + 126,000 nationwide high-quality datasets + 1,815 PB of data + 372 Chinese and foreign exhibitors, that the “September policy cluster” is reported as the landmark deep dive covering the five-in-one synergistic advance of “Central Dual-Green Synergy + Data Asset National Standards + National Expo (CIIE 2026) Countdown + MIIT AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan + NDRC 15th Five-Year Major Projects Advance + Data Asset Standards 9/1 Effective”.
Today’s Headlines: 72-Hour Six-Hit Cluster (September 3-5, 2026 Digital Economy Policy Cluster)
| # | Signal | Key Fact | Strategic Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-M ministry dual-green plan | On 9/4 CAC + NDRC + MIIT + MEE + MOHURD + MARA + MOFCOM jointly issued the Implementation Plan for Promoting Digital-Green Synergistic Transformation and Development (2026–2030) | First national-level coordination of digital economy + green economy, 14th Five-Year “digitalization alone” → 15th Five-Year “dual-green synergy as a system” |
| 2 | Two data asset national standards effective 9/1 | GB/T 47949-2026 + GB/T 47950-2026, drafted by Ministry of Finance | Fills China’s national-standard gap in data asset management; data elements move from “policy-led” to “standards-built” |
| 3 | 2026 CIIE opens 9/23-25 | 5 national-level organizers, Shijiazhuang International Convention Center (Zhengding), theme “Digital Intelligence Empowering Industrial Transformation and Upgrading” | The only national-level expo named after “Digital Economy” approved by CPC Central Committee + State Council in 2019; 9 themed halls + city digital festival |
| 4 | 2026 Chief Data Officer Conference | Runs 9/23-25 in parallel; 7 thesis tracks + 6 case tracks with 9/18 deadline; theme “Data Intelligence — A New Chapter for the Intelligent Economy” | CDO institution-building enters the national expo agenda for the first time; data element talent cultivation moves to the “institutional” stage |
| 5 | MIIT AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan | Issued 9/4 (Plan covers 2026–2028); AI incubators + “model-data resonance” spaces + intelligent computing supply + industry data sharing | First national-level dedicated support for AI SMEs; AI entrepreneurship ecosystem to be incubated over three years |
| 6 | 109 major 15th Five-Year projects | On 9/3 NDRC Deputy Director Yue Xiuhu chaired a meeting to schedule 109 major projects | First hammer for the 15th Five-Year Plan Outline to land; digital-economy major projects enter a “project-quality + safety-management accountability” acceleration phase |
I. Dual-Green Synergy: 7 Ministries Jointly Issue 4 Priority Areas and 14 Tasks — The First National-Level Coordination of Digital + Green
On September 4, 2026, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), seven ministries — the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) — jointly issued the Implementation Plan for Promoting Digital-Green Synergistic Transformation and Development (2026–2030) (hereinafter “Implementation Plan”). This is the first national-level programmatic document for “Dual-Green Synergy” during the 15th Five-Year period and the first time the digital economy and green low-carbon are coordinated at the national-strategy level.
| Dimension | Key Content | Strategic Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Core goal (2030) | AI’s low-cost, high-efficiency advantages become more visible; deeply empowers green low-carbon technology innovation and industrial development | AI-empowered greening becomes a “15th Five-Year” hard lever |
| Energy efficiency of computing / 5G | Computing infrastructure, 5G base stations and other emerging fields see major gains in energy efficiency | Computing power “green and low-carbon” becomes a pre-condition for new data centers |
| Renewable energy consumption | Computing infrastructure’s renewable-electricity consumption reaches the provincial renewable-electricity consumption responsibility weight | Compute-power-and-electricity coordination enters national hard targets for the first time |
| Key areas covered | Agriculture, manufacturing, trade, consumption, urban operations — 5 major sectors | Dual-green synergy moves from “pilot” to “full-domain” |
| Eco-environmental governance | Digital-intelligence technologies continuously boost eco-environmental governance capacity | ”Digital carbon management” enters national-level documents for the first time |
4 Priority Areas × 14 Key Tasks — Full Breakdown
| Priority area | Task count | Core levers |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Promote integration of digital-intelligence tech and green tech | 4 | Green-efficient AI + compute-in-memory / high-performance storage / data compression / distributed training / DB4AI + low-power chips / operator acceleration libraries / multi-agent collaboration + greenhouse-gas / carbon-emission / product carbon-footprint data interconnection |
| 2. Boost energy efficiency in emerging fields | 3 | Computing-infrastructure green design (liquid cooling + waste-heat recovery + low-power chips + 800V high-voltage DC + ultra-100 kW per-rack deployment) + intelligent operation + communication-base-station energy saving and carbon reduction (low-power chips + high-efficiency PAs + liquid cooling + natural cold sources) |
| 3. Deepen dual-green synergy in key areas | 4 | Agriculture + manufacturing + trade + consumption + urban operations — 5 areas + eco-environmental intelligent governance |
| 4. Consolidate dual-green synergy foundations | 3 | Optimizing the development environment + improving digital carbon management + deepening international exchanges and cooperation |
Sources: People’s Daily 9/5 page 05 “Promoting Digital-Green Synergistic Transformation and Development” (reporter Jin Xin) + China News Service 9/4 18:04 “CAC + Six Other Ministries Jointly Issue the Implementation Plan for Promoting Digital-Green Synergistic Transformation and Development (2026–2030)” + Guangzhou Daily Dayoo 9/4 21:46 + CPC News (People’s Daily) 9/5 08:16 + People’s Daily Overseas Edition 9/5 page 06 “After the Expansion, BRICS Economic and Trade Cooperation Will Be Deepened” (same-day framing of “BRICS + digital economy + AI” mechanism innovation).
II. Data Asset National Standardization: Two GB Standards Effective 9/1 — Data Elements Move from “Policy-Led” to “Standards-Built”
On September 1, 2026, two national standards released by the Standardization Administration of China — GB/T 47949-2026 “Asset Management — Data Asset Classification and Code” and GB/T 47950-2026 “Asset Management — Data Asset Registration Guide” — took effect. Both standards were drafted under the lead of the Ministry of Finance, and are under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee 583 on Asset Management (TC583), filling the national-standard gap in China’s data asset management.
GB/T 47949-2026 “Asset Management — Data Asset Classification and Code”: 3 Subcategories × 15 Sub-classes + AI Training Multimodal Data Included
The standard follows the classification and coding principles of GB/T 14885-2022 “Classification and Code for Fixed Assets and Other Asset Foundations”. Under the top-level category “Information-Data Intangible Assets”, it further divides data assets into 3 subcategories and 15 sub-classes, building a three-tier hierarchical coding framework (major / intermediate / minor categories), while reserving code-extension room to fit the rapid evolution of new data asset types.
| Dimension | Key Content |
|---|---|
| 3 data asset subcategories | Structured data, semi-structured data, unstructured data |
| 15 sub-classes | Cover government data, enterprise operations data, industry data, internet data, sensor-collected data, AI training data, etc. |
| AI training multimodal data | Included in the standard system for the first time, covering text / image / speech / video / multimodal-aligned data |
| Reserved extension | Users may add auxiliary codes to build a multi-dimensional data asset classification and coding system |
| GB/T 14885-2022 compatibility | Reuses the mature coding logic of “Classification and Code for Fixed Assets and Other Asset Foundations”; the top-level asset category remains consistent |
GB/T 47950-2026 “Asset Management — Data Asset Registration Guide”: 3 Core Principles (Security + Compliance + Traceability) + 3 Full-Process Stages
The standard establishes the three core registration principles — security, compliance, traceability — and elaborates management requirements around the three registration nodes of initial, change and cancellation, while regulating the details of asset ledger registration and accounting-book registration.
| Registration stage | Key materials / process |
|---|---|
| Initial registration | Purchasing department submits procurement approval documents + transaction contract + payment vouchers and other materials |
| Change registration | When data assets change, the business department submits change-evidence materials; asset / finance / IT departments complete ledger update, accounting registration and compliance verification in turn |
| Cancellation registration | When data assets expire or are written off, the business department submits cancellation-evidence materials and a full verification flow |
| Government procurement specialization | Closes the data-procurement management gap; from requirement classification, project archiving to full-cycle control, unified standards apply |
| Position responsibilities | Asset management / finance / IT positions verify in turn; full-lifecycle traceability is ensured |
Sources: National Public Service Platform for Standards Information std.samr.gov.cn (TC583) + Toutiao “Two National Standards for Data Asset Management Effective September 1” + China Government Procurement News cgpnews.cn “Two National Standards for Data Assets Released” + Baidu Baike “Data Asset Registration” entry + GB/T 47949-2026 / GB/T 47950-2026 effective date 2026-09-01 (issued 2026-07-02).
III. 2026 China International Digital Economy Expo (CIIE) Opens 9/23-25 in Shijiazhuang: 5 National-Level Organizers + 9 Themed Halls + City Digital Festival
The 2026 China International Digital Economy Expo (CIIE) will run September 23–25, 2026 at the Shijiazhuang International Convention Center (Zhengding). The expo uses the theme “Digital Intelligence Empowering Industrial Transformation and Upgrading”, building a “4-in-1” (expo + conference + contest + festival) ecosystem that links global innovation resources and serves the new “dual-circulation” development pattern.
Organizers (5 national-level associations + central media)
| Organizer | Nature | Role |
|---|---|---|
| China Invention Association | National-level industry association | Leads the Digital Invention Innovation Hall |
| China Information Association | National-level industry association | Leads the Data Industry Development Hall |
| China International Association for Promotion of Science and Technology | National-level industry association | International S&T cooperation resource matchmaking |
| China Technology Market Association | National-level industry association | Tech transfer + commercialization of research results |
| Xinhua Net | Central key news website | Authoritative media coverage throughout |
9 Themed Exhibition Halls
| Hall | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Data Industry Development Hall |
| 2 | AI Scenario Application (Science) Hall |
| 3 | Digital Invention Innovation Hall |
| 4 | Digital Commercial Cryptography Hall |
| 5 | Digital Agriculture Hall |
| 6 | Digital Healthcare Hall |
| 7 | Digital Culture & Tourism Hall |
| 8 | Digital Life & Regional Development Hall |
| 9 | Low-Altitude Economy Special Hall |
”Expo + Conference + Contest + Festival” 4-in-1
- Expo: Comprehensive exhibition + outdoor exhibition zone + experience / cultural-creative / intangible-cultural-heritage zones
- Conference: Theme conference + parallel forums + industry salons + returnee-talent matchmaking + investment negotiation
- Contest: Domestic and international authoritative contest bodies + industry head resources + specialized events
- Festival: Digital Music Festival + Digital Food Festival + Digital Culture & Tourism Festival + City Digital Festival series
Sources: 2026 CIIE Organizing Committee + Hebei Province Private Enterprise Cooperation and Development Promotion Association “Notice on Participating in the 2026 China International Digital Economy Expo” (hbmqw.com) + Zonglan News 8/11 “2026 China International Digital Economy Expo Preparations Advance in an Orderly Manner” + Hebei News Public-Welfare Channel 9/4 08:56 “2026 Chief Data Officer Conference Launches Thesis Solicitation” + Hebei Overseas Returnees Association 8/18 “Hebei Overseas Returnees Association Joins 2026 CIIE to Build a Dedicated Feature Exhibition Zone” (china-sorsa.org) + Hebei Province Private Economy Development Promotion Association 9/2 “President Jia Jie Attends the 2026 CIIE Association Special Seminar”.
IV. 2026 Chief Data Officer Conference 9/23-25 in Parallel: 7 Thesis Tracks + 6 Case Tracks, 9/18 Deadline
As an important supporting event of the 2026 CIIE, the 2026 Chief Data Officer Conference will run 9/23-25 in parallel at the Shijiazhuang International Convention Center. Themed “Data Intelligence — A New Chapter for the Intelligent Economy”, it is jointly organized by the 2026 CIIE Organizing Committee, the DAMA China Mainland Chapter, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Big Data Industry Association, and the City Brain Innovation Center.
7 Thesis Tracks (deadline 9/18)
| # | Thesis track | Key topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data element market and assetization | Data element market construction, data asset on-balance-sheet, data assetization paths |
| 2 | City-wide digital transformation and smart cities | City brain, urban renewal, smart-city operations |
| 3 | Financial data intelligence | Financial LLMs, intelligent risk control, data financialization |
| 4 | Industrial manufacturing and industry data | Industrial internet, industry data spaces, smart factories |
| 5 | AI agents, sovereign AI and data governance | Agent data governance, model sovereignty, data security |
| 6 | Data security and computing infrastructure | Data security, computing power networks, privacy computing |
| 7 | Low-altitude economy / vehicle-road coordination / autonomous driving / new data-trading models / CDO institution-building / data-talent cultivation | Frontier data governance for new scenarios |
6 Case Tracks (deadline 9/18)
| # | Case track | Key topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data governance and data management system construction | Data-governance organization + data standards + data quality + data security |
| 2 | Data asset on-balance-sheet and value evaluation | Data asset rights confirmation + valuation + on-balance-sheet + off-balance-sheet disclosure |
| 3 | Public-data authorized operation and exploitation | Public data sharing + openness + authorized operation + government-enterprise integration |
| 4 | Data circulation/trading and financial-scenario applications | Data trading + data-collateral financing + data credit-enhancement + supply-chain finance |
| 5 | Data intelligence and scenario-based operations | Data × AI × LLM collaboration + industry-scenario landing |
| 6 | CDO institution-building / data security governance / high-quality dataset construction | Institutional data element value release |
Timeline
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Case / thesis submission deadline | 9/18 |
| Expert panel review by industry track | 9/19-22 |
| Acceptance notification | 9/22 |
| On-site centralized display and exchange | 9/23 |
Sources: Hebei News Public-Welfare Channel 9/4 08:56:30 “2026 Chief Data Officer Conference Launches Thesis Solicitation” + 9/4 08:56:07 “2026 Chief Data Officer Conference Launches National Case Solicitation” + DAMA China Mainland Chapter + Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Big Data Industry Association + City Brain Innovation Center.
V. MIIT AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan (2026–2028): The First National-Level Dedicated Support for AI SMEs
On September 4, 2026, the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan (2026–2028) (reported by Jiemian News), the first national-level dedicated support for AI SME entrepreneurship, with core levers including:
| Dimension | Key content |
|---|---|
| AI incubators | Encourage local AI tech-enterprise incubators to provide office space + technology services + market matchmaking |
| Model-data resonance spaces | ”Model-data resonance” specialized spaces, closing the loop between model training (compute) and data resources (data elements) |
| Intelligent computing supply | Intelligent computing supply is included as a core incubator service, lowering compute cost for AI SMEs |
| Industry data sharing | Promote industry data opening and sharing to AI SMEs, breaking “data barriers” |
| Three-year horizon | 2026–2028, covering the first half of the “15th Five-Year” period |
Sources: Jiemian News 9/4 + Tencent News 9/5 Comprehensive News Daily (MIIT General Office issues the AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan (2026–2028)) + MIIT official website.
VI. 15th Five-Year Plan 109 Major Projects: Digital-Economy Major Projects Enter a “Project-Quality and Safety-Management Accountability” Acceleration Phase
On September 3, 2026, NDRC Party-Group Member and Deputy Director Yue Xiuhu chaired a meeting to advance the implementation of major projects under the 15th Five-Year Plan Outline, scheduling the progress of 109 major projects, accelerating the implementation of projects under construction, promoting the early start of a batch of new projects, further strengthening factor guarantees, and pressing down project-quality and safety-management responsibilities, forming joint force to advance major-project construction, providing strong support for a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan.
| Dimension | Key content |
|---|---|
| Meeting chair | NDRC Party-Group Member and Deputy Director Yue Xiuhu |
| Number of projects | 109 major projects |
| Work focus | Projects under construction + early start of new projects + factor guarantees + project-quality and safety-management accountability |
| Strategic meaning | First hammer for the 15th Five-Year Plan Outline to land; digital-economy major projects enter a “press-down accountability” acceleration phase |
Sources: Xinhua Finance 9/5 Morning Report (citing the NDRC 9/3 scheduling meeting) + Sina Finance 9/5 08:29 “Xinhua Finance Morning Report: September 5”.
VII. September Policy Cluster vs August Guiyang Expo: From “Top-Level Framing” to “Layered Landing”
| Dimension | 8/29 Guiyang Big Data Expo | 9/3-5 Digital Economy Policy Cluster |
|---|---|---|
| Core positioning | ”First national-level definition of Token Economy" | "Dual-Green Synergy + Data Asset National Standards + National Expo” |
| Leading department | National Data Bureau | 7 ministries jointly (CAC + NDRC + MIIT + MEE + MOHURD + MARA + MOFCOM) |
| Strategy level | Single-point framing (data elements) | System-of-systems operations (digital + green + data + AI + major projects) |
| Landing levers | Token economy + datasets + Big Data Expo | National standards + Implementation Plan + SME dedicated support + major projects |
| Typical signals | 1,815 PB + 126,000 datasets | 109 major projects + 2030 dual-green synergy target + 9/1 national-standard effective |
| Enterprise positioning | Data exchanges + data asset on-balance-sheet | AI incubators + model-data resonance spaces + data asset management |
Strategic meaning: From “Top-level framing” (8/29 token economy + data elements) to “Layered landing” (9/3-5 national standards + Implementation Plan + SME dedicated support + major projects), China’s digital-economy policy system has entered a new stage of “Dual-Green Synergy + Data Asset National Standardization”.
VIII. Enterprise 5-Step Landing Path (Responding to the September Policy Cluster)
Step 1: National-standard alignment for data assets (urgent) — Against GB/T 47949-2026 + GB/T 47950-2026, complete data asset classification coding + initial registration by 9/30, and incorporate into the asset ledger and accounting books.
Step 2: Dual-green synergy pilot application (2026 H2) — Identify scenarios where AI empowers green and low-carbon, apply to MIIT AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan (2026–2028) or local AI incubator residency, and seek intelligent computing vouchers.
Step 3: Data element scenario matchmaking (2026 Q4) — Match with the National Data Bureau “Data Element × Industry” project (released at the 8/29 Guiyang Big Data Expo), apply for “Data Element × Industry” typical cases.
Step 4: Chief Data Officer institution (2027 H1) — Reference the 2026 Chief Data Officer Conference (9/23-25 Shijiazhuang) thesis + case tracks, build the enterprise CDO role + data-governance organization.
Step 5: Dual-green synergistic green computing power (2027–2030) — Per the 7-ministry Implementation Plan, meet by 2030 the renewable-electricity consumption responsibility weight hard target, and drive the green and low-carbon transformation of self-owned / leased computing infrastructure.
IX. 6 Defense Checklist (Enterprise Data Asset + Dual-Green Synergy Compliance Self-Check)
- Data asset classification coding: Have you completed the GB/T 47949-2026 3-subcategory × 15-sub-class mapping?
- Data asset registration: Have you completed initial registration + asset ledger + accounting book 3 stages?
- AI training data: Have you incorporated AI training multimodal data into the data asset classification code?
- Green computing: Does your self-owned / leased computing infrastructure’s renewable-electricity consumption weight reach the provincial target?
- CDO institution: Have you established a Chief Data Officer role + data governance committee?
- Data element circulation: Have you connected to a local data exchange / “Data Element × Industry” project?
FAQ (High-Frequency Questions Answered Directly)
Q1: What exactly is Dual-Green Synergy, and why coordinate digital + green? A: Dual-Green Synergy (Digital-Green Synergistic Transformation and Development) is the first national strategy-level framing in the 7-ministry Implementation Plan (2026–2030) issued on 9/4, denoting the two-way empowerment and coordinated development of digital-intelligence technology and green technology, with 2030 hard targets for AI deeply empowering green low-carbon, major gains in computing energy efficiency, and the renewable-electricity consumption responsibility weight. Core logic: The digital economy is an “energy-consumption increment” (compute / data centers / 5G base stations); the green economy needs “intelligent efficiency” (energy monitoring / carbon footprint / power dispatch). Both must advance together to avoid the “green suppresses digital; digital aggravates carbon” dilemma.
Q2: What exactly do GB/T 47949 + GB/T 47950 change? A: GB/T 47949-2026 “Data Asset Classification and Code” is the first to bring 3 subcategories (structured / semi-structured / unstructured) × 15 sub-classes into a national standard, and the first to include AI training multimodal data in the standard system. GB/T 47950-2026 “Data Asset Registration Guide” revolves around the 3 registration nodes of initial, change, cancellation, regulating the dual registration of asset ledger + accounting book, and closing the government-procurement data-procurement management gap. The deepest impact: Data assets move from “policy-led” to “standards-built”; enterprises have a hard “national-standard basis” for data asset management for the first time.
Q3: Is the 2026 Shijiazhuang CIIE the same as the Guiyang Big Data Expo (8/28-30)? A: No, they are different expos under different systems. The Guiyang Big Data Expo (China International Big Data Industry Expo) is hosted by the NDRC, MIIT, CAC, and Guizhou Provincial People’s Government; it first ran in 2015; the 2026 edition ran 8/28-30 in Guiyang, focused on “Data Elements + Token Economy”. The Shijiazhuang 2026 CIIE (China International Digital Economy Expo) is co-hosted by five units — China Invention Association, China Information Association, China International Association for Promotion of Science and Technology, China Technology Market Association, and Xinhua Net — and is the only national-level expo named after “Digital Economy” approved by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council in 2019; the 2026 edition runs 9/23-25 in Shijiazhuang, focused on “Digital Intelligence Empowering Industrial Transformation and Upgrading”. The two expos are being held in the same year and same month for the first time (end-August + late-September), forming a “South Guiyang + North Shijiazhuang” dual-center landscape.
Q4: What exactly is a Chief Data Officer (CDO), and why suddenly important in 2026? A: The CDO (Chief Data Officer) is a C-suite role first created by Capital One in 2003, responsible for enterprise data strategy + data governance + data asset management + data value release. Its sudden 2026 importance comes from the convergence of three forces: (a) National-level: The 2026 CDO Conference has been added as a supporting event of a national-level digital-economy expo for the first time (9/23-25 Shijiazhuang CIIE); (b) National-standard driven: GB/T 47950-2026 “Data Asset Registration Guide” requires data asset management with “clear positions and responsibilities and standardized processes”; the CDO institution becomes the compliance linchpin; (c) Case-driven: The 6 case tracks of the 2026 CDO Conference cover data governance + data asset on-balance-sheet + public-data authorization + data finance + data intelligence + CDO institutions — the whole industry’s CDO institution-building enters the “national-level demonstration” stage for the first time.
Q5: Whom does the AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan support? A: A three-year (2026–2028) MIIT dedicated program, supporting AI SMEs (including startups and growth-stage). Core levers: (a) AI incubators: Local AI tech-enterprise incubators provide office space + technology services + market matchmaking; (b) Model-data resonance spaces: Specialized spaces closing the loop between model training (compute) + data resources (data elements); (c) Intelligent computing supply: Incubator core services include intelligent computing, lowering compute costs for AI SMEs; (d) Industry data sharing: Promote industry data opening and sharing to AI SMEs, breaking the “data barrier”; (e) Three funding types: Fiscal subsidies + tax incentives + computing vouchers.
Q6: What does the 15th Five-Year Plan 109 major projects have to do with the digital economy? A: The 15th Five-Year Plan Outline’s major projects is the 2026–2030 national-strategy project list; 109 major projects cover 5 major areas — digital economy + green low-carbon + S&T innovation + infrastructure + people’s livelihood. The 9/3 NDRC scheduling meeting emphatically stressed “pressing down project-quality and safety-management responsibilities”, meaning digital-economy major projects enter a “project-quality lifetime accountability + safety-management one-vote veto” acceleration phase. Enterprise positioning: Watch for the application windows of 4 types of digital-economy major projects — digital infrastructure / computing power networks / data infrastructure / AI industry applications.
Key Terminology
- Dual-Green Synergy: Abbreviation for Digital-Green Synergistic Transformation and Development; first national-strategy-level framing in the 7-ministry Implementation Plan (2026–2030) issued 9/4; denotes the two-way empowerment and coordinated development of digital-intelligence and green technology.
- GB/T 47949-2026: “Asset Management — Data Asset Classification and Code” national standard; issued 2026-07-02, effective 2026-09-01; drafted under the lead of the Ministry of Finance; data assets 3 subcategories × 15 sub-classes; AI training multimodal data included for the first time.
- GB/T 47950-2026: “Asset Management — Data Asset Registration Guide” national standard; revolves around the 3 registration nodes of initial, change, cancellation; regulates the dual registration of asset ledger + accounting book.
- TC583: National Technical Committee 583 on Asset Management; the standards-body in charge of GB/T 47949 / GB/T 47950.
- 3 data asset subcategories: Structured data, semi-structured data, unstructured data (top-level classification of GB/T 47949-2026).
- 3 data asset registration stages: Initial registration, change registration, cancellation registration (full-process closed loop of GB/T 47950-2026).
- 2026 CIIE: 2026 China International Digital Economy Expo; 9/23-25 at Shijiazhuang International Convention Center; 5 national-level organizers; “Expo + Conference + Contest + Festival” 4-in-1.
- CDO (Chief Data Officer): Enterprise C-suite role; responsible for data strategy + data governance + data asset management + data value release; added to the national-expo agenda for the first time in 2026.
- AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan: MIIT-issued on 9/4 AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan (2026–2028); first national-level dedicated support for AI SMEs; core levers are AI incubators + model-data resonance spaces.
- 109 15th Five-Year major projects: The 15th Five-Year Plan Outline major-project list; covers 5 areas — digital economy + green low-carbon + S&T innovation + infrastructure + people’s livelihood; NDRC scheduling meeting launched on 9/3.
- Compute-power-and-electricity coordination: The coordination mechanism between the renewable-electricity consumption weight of computing infrastructure and the provincial renewable-electricity consumption responsibility weight level; enters national hard targets for the first time.
References
Official documents and authoritative coverage
- People’s Daily 9/5 page 05 “Promoting Digital-Green Synergistic Transformation and Development” (reporter Jin Xin):finance.people.com.cn/n1/2026/0905/c1004-40792894.html
- China News Service 9/4 18:04 “CAC and Six Other Ministries Jointly Issue the Implementation Plan for Promoting Digital-Green Synergistic Transformation and Development (2026–2030)“:m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/cht/zw/10690476.shtml
- CPC News (People’s Daily) 9/5 08:16:cpc.people.com.cn/BIG5/n1/2026/0905/c64387-40792942.html
- Guangzhou Daily Dayoo 9/4 21:46:news.dayoo.com/finance/202609/04/171077_55000015.htm
- Xinhua Finance 9/5 Morning Report “Xinhua Finance Morning Report: September 5”:finance.sina.com.cn/jjxw/2026-09-05/doc-iniqtspw3713007.shtml
- People’s Daily Overseas Edition 9/5 page 06 “After the Expansion, BRICS Economic and Trade Cooperation Will Be Deepened” (same-day framing of “BRICS + digital economy + AI” mechanism innovation):new.qq.com/rain/a/20260905A02ZXQ00
Data Asset National Standards
- National Public Service Platform for Standards Information TC583:std.samr.gov.cn/search/orgDetailView?tcCode=TC583
- Toutiao “Two National Standards for Data Asset Management Effective September 1”:m.toutiao.com/article/7669982684675883562
- China Government Procurement News “Two National Standards for Data Assets Released”:cgpnews.cn/articles/75371
- Baidu Baike “Data Asset Registration”:baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%95%B0%E6%8D%AE%E8%B5%84%E4%BA%A7%E7%99%BB%E8%AE%B0/68657678
- CCTV News “Two National Standards for Data Asset Classification and Registration Effective September 1”:so.html5.qq.com/page/real/search_news?docid=70000021_0576a90ec8056952
- Sohu News “New National Standards Push Data Asset Governance Model Upgrade”:so.html5.qq.com/page/real/search_news?docid=70000021_3246a94bc8b66052
2026 China International Digital Economy Expo
- Hebei Province Private Enterprise Cooperation and Development Promotion Association “Notice on Participating in the 2026 China International Digital Economy Expo”:hbmqw.com/detail/927.html
- Zonglan News 8/11 “2026 China International Digital Economy Expo Preparations Advance in an Orderly Manner”:zonglan.hebnews.cn/news/457929.html
- Hebei Overseas Returnees Association 8/18 “Hebei Overseas Returnees Association Joins 2026 CIIE to Build a Dedicated Feature Exhibition Zone”:china-sorsa.org/detailpage/txhdt-42dc312f-e392-4bb6-9eb9-425e0fa08aa7.html
- Hebei Province Private Economy Development Promotion Association 9/2 “President Jia Jie Attends the 2026 CIIE Association Special Seminar”:hbmyjjfzcjh.com/index.php/view?nid=107
Chief Data Officer Conference + MIIT + 15th Five-Year Major Projects
- Hebei News Public-Welfare Channel 9/4 08:56:30 “2026 Chief Data Officer Conference Launches Thesis Solicitation”:gongyi.hebnews.cn/content_9553452.htm
- Hebei News Public-Welfare Channel 9/4 08:56:07 “2026 Chief Data Officer Conference Launches National Case Solicitation”:gongyi.hebnews.cn/content_9553451.htm
- National Energy Administration 4/8 “Action Plan for Promoting Two-Way Empowerment of AI and Energy” (Guoneng Fazhike [2026] No. 34):nea.gov.cn/20260508/4dae97ca01d348e4871bb8654be34b3a/c.html
- National Data Bureau 5/19 “National Data Bureau Issues 2026 Digital Economy Development Work Priorities”:nda.gov.cn/sjj/ywpd/szjj/0519/20260519194643007508935_pc.html
- Tencent News 9/5 “Comprehensive News Daily” (MIIT AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan coverage):new.qq.com/rain/a/20260905A02GKI00
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