On October 25, 2023, the National Data Bureau was established. Why should a national data bureau be established? What are the responsibilities of the National Data Bureau? What is the significance of establishing a national data bureau for the development of China's digital economy? The responsibilities of the National Data Bureau were announced in March this year by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council in the "Plan for the Reform of Party and State Institutions". The plan is clear and the National Data Bureau is established. According to the plan, the National Data Administration is responsible for coordinating and promoting the construction of data infrastructure, coordinating the integration, sharing, and development of data resources, and promoting the planning and construction of digital China, digital economy, and digital society. Wu Hequan, academician of the CAE Member, said that the establishment of the National Data Bureau according to the decision and deployment of the CPC Central Committee will strongly promote the technological innovation, development and utilization of data elements and effective governance, and support the construction of digital China with data power. The plan specifies that the Office of the Central Cybersecurity and Information Technology Commission will be responsible for researching and formulating a digital China construction plan, coordinating and promoting the informatization of public services and social governance, coordinating and promoting the construction of smart cities, coordinating the development, utilization and sharing of important national information resources, and promoting cross industry and cross departmental interconnection of information resources. The National Development and Reform Commission will also be responsible for coordinating and promoting the development of the digital economy The responsibilities of organizing the implementation of the national big data strategy, promoting the construction of data element infrastructure systems, and promoting the layout and construction of digital infrastructure are transferred to the National Data Bureau. Zhu Cheng, Director of the Anhui Provincial Data Resources Management Bureau, said that the establishment of the National Data Bureau in this round of institutional reform is a major reform to optimize data management institutions and responsibility systems, and an important measure to promote the modernization of national governance capacity and governance system. It has created a new situation of building a data infrastructure system, coordinating the integration, sharing, development and utilization of data resources, and promoting the construction of a digital China. Professor Zhang Xianghong from the International Research Center for Information Management Theory and Technology at Beijing Jiaotong University said that with the establishment of the National Data Bureau as a new starting point, China will form a new pattern based on data element systems, with the development and utilization of data resources as the main line, and data infrastructure as the carrier. We will continue to strengthen, optimize, and expand the digital economy, contributing to the development of the global digital economy with the "China Plan". The establishment of the National Data Bureau is of great significance. The digital economy has high innovation, strong penetration, and wide coverage. It is not only a new economic growth point, but also a fulcrum for transforming and upgrading traditional industries, and can become an important engine for building a modern economic system. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has attached great importance to the development of the digital economy and elevated it to a national strategy. According to data released by the National Cyberspace Administration, China's data production reached 8.1ZB in 2022, ranking second in the world. How can massive data elements be better utilized for productivity? The emergence of the National Data Bureau is of great significance. Zhang Li, President of the China Institute of Electronic Information Industry Development, stated that the establishment of the National Data Bureau will be conducive to strengthening the supply of data element systems, building a data circulation system, and activating data productivity. It is of great significance for building a new development pattern, a modern economic system, and a new competitive advantage for the country. From the perspective of institutional system, the establishment of the National Data Bureau will coordinate digital China, digital economy, and digital society at the national level