The results of the first survey showed as follows: 160 biodiversity datasets distributed in 103 state level institutions were found and recorded, of which species datasets are the richest. Professionals with above college level make up about 1/4 of total staff and the ratio of PhD, MS and BS is 1∶3∶7. Personal computers account for 86% of total and XBASE softwares were widely used, but  networks are weak. Investment in biodiversity data management (BDM) can only meet 20%～30% requirement. Based on the analysis of current BDM capability building, authors think that institutions with reasonable structure and effective mechanism for BDM will play a unique role in BDM and information communication.