China released a plan on Wednesday for the establishment of a big-data center system for new materials, with a projected date of 2035 for completion and steady operation.

The country aims to build a system consisting of one major platform and multiple data-resource nodes by 2027, according to the plan jointly released by three government authorities including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The new material big-data center is a new type of research and development infrastructure to promote the innovation and development of the new material industry.

The plan details tasks for constructing the center, which include establishing the data circulation application system and optimizing the application ecology of new material big-data technology.