Assessment of Data Element Market Development Level in Western Chinese Cities: Guiyang Takes the Lead, Diversified Development Pattern EmergesRecently, the Sichuan Branch of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) released the "Assessment Report on the Development Level of Data Element Market in Western Cities of China (2024)", evaluating the development level of the data element market in 131 cities in western China and producing a top 50 list.Guiyang, with its comprehensive market support system, solid data industry foundation, active data circulation market and sound data element governance system, ranked first among western cities with a total score of 84...