China will form a national data bureau that will be responsible for coordinating the sharing and development of the country's data resources, according to a plan submitted on Tuesday to parliament.
The proposed bureau will be administrated by the state planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission , the plan said.
Certain functions of the NDRC and the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, which oversees China's internet, will be transferred to the new bureau whose tasks will include promoting smart cities and the exchange of information resources across industries, it also said. China has in recent years strengthened oversight over data collected in the country, motivated by fears that unchecked collection by private firms could allow state actors to weaponise information on infrastructure and other national interests, and the belief that data has become a strategic economic resource.
This has included issuing a series of new laws that require organisations with large user bases undergo assessments and obtain approvals when handling data. Some firms
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