[Purpose/significance] In 2019,the 10 th anniversary of Open Government Data in the United States,the OPEN Government Data Act became law.The systematic analysis and introduction of the Act can provide some useful references for the legislation and policy formulation of open data in China.[Method/process] From the perspective of principles in Federal Data Strategy,this paper introduces the main contents and implementation of the act,including the issuance of guidance documents,establishment of the national action plan,construction of on-line data resource repository and assignment of the agency chief data officer.[Result/conclusion] China lags behind Western developed countries in terms of the legislation and regulation guarantee of open data.It can’t meet the actual needs,thus an institutional system based on policies and laws should be established to guarantee the construction of various kinds of open data resources(human resources,technical resources and data standard resources) from the heights of supporting the development of digital economy and artificial intelligence.