(Yicai) Aug. 25 -- The first batch of 10 provincial-level regions has completed the integration of their local computing power platforms to the national platform, marking a new phase of computing power resources interconnection at a launching ceremony held on August 23.

The 10 provincial-level regions are Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, and Zhejiang, which have relatively high computing power demand, central China's Henan and Shanxi province, which have abundant energy resources, Qinghai province, which is rich in green energy, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest, as well as Liaoning province in northeast, which is located at the heart of China's rust belt.

Jointly founded and developed by the central and local Chinese governments, state-owned enterprises, and private capital, the national computing power platform integrates computing power's supply, demand, and services into one system, enabling compatibility and interoperability between different systems, platforms, and tools.

It aims to create a neutral, open, fair, and trustworthy ecosystem for all stakeholders in computing power supply and demand and promote the inclusive, convenient, and user-friendly delivery of computing power services, making them accessible to all.

The near term goal of the national computing power platforms is to double the number of connected local sub-platforms to 20 by the end of the year, including Guangdong province, one of the biggest users of computing power. By 2028, the platform is expected to fully integrate the sub-platforms of all 31 Chinese provincial-level regions.

As of July 31, the number of registered enterprise users on the national computing power platforms had exceeded 1,000, with over 100 computing power service providers onboard, offering diverse online access services, according to data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.

China's computing power infrastructure continued to improve in scale and capability as well.

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China had nearly 10.9 million standard racks in operational computing power centers, with intelligent computing power reaching 788 exaflops, as of June 30. Meanwhile, the number of backbone 400-gigabit ports reached 14,060, with a total data storage capacity of over 1,680 exabytes.

Editors: Tang Shihua, Futura Costaglione