On the morning of August 27, 2026, the Professional Exhibition of the 2026 China International Big Data Industry Expo officially opened at the Guiyang International Conference and Exhibition Center. Hosted by the National Data Administration and organized by the People's Government of Guizhou Province, this year's Expo is themed "Token: A New Pathway to Unlocking the Value of Data Elements." As the digital economy enters a new phase of intelligence and integration, the Expo focuses on three core pillars: showcasing achievements, facilitating industry exchanges, and promoting exhibition-industry integration. It aims to build a high-end platform for dialogue and cooperation to foster the high-quality development of the global big data industry.
Today, data, as a new factor of production, has become a key engine for unlocking value and driving economic transformation and upgrading. As China's first national-level big data comprehensive pilot zone, Guizhou has achieved remarkable success over the years in data infrastructure construction and data aggregation and sharing. Hosting the Expo in Guiyang not only serves as a comprehensive review of the province's big data industry achievements but also leverages its advantages as a computing power hub node to showcase vivid practices in unlocking data value across the country and the globe. The Expo's focus on the cutting-edge concept of "token" reflects a profound insight into the fundamental logic of data processing in the era of large AI models. By exploring the pathways to unlock data value behind tokens, the Expo addresses the industry's urgent demand for high-quality datasets, charts the course for data infrastructure and standardization, and demonstrates China's forward-looking vision in international digital economy cooperation and application scenario development.
The Professional Exhibition features a highly systematic and forward-looking layout, bringing together over 300 outstanding industry enterprises across five thematic zones: Computing Power Foundation, Data Supply, Model-Driven Innovation, Security Safeguards, and Intelligent Experiences. These five zones cover the entire industry chain, from underlying infrastructure to upper-level application experiences. Additionally, the Expo has carefully curated special areas, including the Guest Province Pavilion, the Smart Integration Pavilion for Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Commerce, and the International Data Exchange Zone, providing a comprehensive and multi-dimensional display of the latest achievements and innovative trends in the domestic and international big data industries.
To deepen industry understanding and build consensus on development, the Expo will host over 20 high-profile industry events centered around five main themes: developing the data industry, high-quality datasets and data annotation, data infrastructure and standardization, deepening international cooperation in the digital economy, and focusing on scenario development to unlock data value. Highlight events include major forums such as "Synergistic Development of the Data Industry and Artificial Intelligence," "High-Quality Datasets and Data Annotation," and "China-Thailand Digital Economy Cooperation." These events will gather elites from government, industry, academia, research, and application sectors to jointly explore the pain points and bottlenecks in the market-oriented allocation reform of data elements, and share cutting-edge technologies and successful case studies.
A core highlight of this year's Expo is its commitment to promoting trade through exhibitions and invigorating industry through exhibitions. To this end, the Expo has innovatively established the Industry Ecosystem Corridor, a matchmaking hub designed to break down barriers across the industry chain. Upstream, it links leading enterprises such as Huawei to host over a dozen industry ecosystem events, leveraging the guiding role of chain leaders. Downstream, it gathers more than 100 high-growth enterprises for precise supply-and-demand matchmaking, stimulating the innovative vitality of SMEs. Inward, it coordinates with four characteristic industrial parks to hold dedicated business matchmaking events, promoting regional industrial clustering. Outward, it partners with over 30 overseas enterprises for multiple cross-border matchmaking events, deepening international digital trade cooperation. This three-dimensional matchmaking network will effectively facilitate the efficient allocation of innovation factors such as technology, capital, and talent.
Notably, the Public Open Days for the Professional Exhibition are scheduled from August 28 to 30. To enrich the visitor experience and expand the reach of the Expo, a variety of activities such as interactive check-ins and exhibition zone livestreams will be launched. Visitors can get up close with engaging application scenarios like smart healthcare and intelligent driving, experiencing the unique charm of digital technology empowering a better life. They can also capture exhibition highlights and share their experiences on major social media platforms to participate in the Expo Rewards check-in campaign. During the Expo, other rich events will be held, including the Ecosystem Conference, new product launches, and the Data Center Liquid Cooling and Power Conference. The Expo will also innovatively integrate with Guizhou's renowned cultural and sports IPs, the Village Super League and Village BA, vividly interpreting the new business format of smart integration of technology, culture, sports, tourism, and commerce.
In terms of services and support, the venue has scientifically planned dining and lounge areas, private meeting areas, and project pitching areas to provide a comfortable and convenient experience for all participants and visitors. Looking ahead, the 2026 China International Big Data Industry Expo will continue to uphold the principles of open cooperation and mutual benefit, continuously unlocking the value of data elements, and contributing more wisdom and strength to building Digital China and promoting the prosperity of the global digital economy. As the Expo progresses, a series of cooperative achievements will accelerate their implementation, injecting strong momentum into the vigorous development of the big data industry in China and around the world.