China: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Measures for the management of industrial technology infrastructure public service platforms (MIIT No. 261 of 2025) entered into force

On 5 December 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the Measures for the management of industrial technology infrastructure public service platforms (MIIT No. 261 of 2025), which entered into force on the same day. The Measures set up an accreditation system industrial technology infrastructure public service platforms, defined as organisations which provide foundational technical support services for key industries such as information technology, artificial intelligence, metaverse, and quantum information. Entities can apply for public service platform status with the MIIT, which is publishes an official catalogue of successful applicants. Public service platforms must adhere to certain operational principles, strengthen capacity building, and submit annual reports. The MIIT conducts both annual reviews and comprehensive reviews, which can result in a platform being classified as "excellent", "qualified", or loss of its classification status.