People's Bank of China held a technology work conference for the year 2026.

On March 11th, the People's Bank of China held a technology work conference for the year 2026. The meeting emphasized that the technology work in 2026 should focus on preventing risks, strengthening supervision, and promoting high-quality development. It stressed the leadership of the Party, consolidating and expanding the achievements of central inspection and audit rectification, and persistently advancing comprehensive and strict governance of the Party. It highlighted planning as a priority, coordinating the objectives of "long-term, medium-term, and short-term" to plan and implement technology work during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in a deep and practical manner. It emphasized a systemic perspective, steadily promoting the implementation of key projects. It emphasized thinking of bottom-line security, continuously improving the institutional system, and further enhancing the resilience of network security and data security. It deepened the integration of industry and technology, actively and prudently promoting artificial intelligence applications in the financial sector in a safe and orderly manner, releasing the driving force of digitalization and intelligence. It deepened the dual empowerment of domestic and international financial standards, continuously improving the ability to provide standard services.