Telecom veteran Liu appointed as China’s data bureau chief

Liu Liehong, head of China's national data bureau. [Photo/VCG]

BEIJING: China’s appointment of Liu Liehong, former chairman of state-owned telecom operator China Unicom, as the head of its yet-to-be-officially-unveiled national data bureau is expected to lead to better integration, sharing, development and application of the country’s data resources and develop the digital economy, experts say.

They noted that Liu had more than three decades’ experience in the electronics and information technology industry, and his appointment was in accordance with China’s intensified efforts to promote digital development and accelerate the construction of basic systems for data.