The Beijing International Big Data Exchange (??????????) has welcomed its first set of intermediary service providers since its launch earlier this year. The Exchange recently announced that its first set of intermediary service providers would include the Beijing Big Data Centre (????????), the China Electronics Standardisation Research Institute (????????????) and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (?????????). The announcement of the intermediary service providers coincides with the Exchange’s launch of blockchain-based digital contracts to facilitate the trading of data as assets. The Exchange was first established in April 2021, as part of broader efforts by the Chinese government…