China holds the secretariat of ISO/TC 350
The ISO/TMB approved the establishment of ISO/TC 350 on creative digital design, the secretariat of which is held by China.
First national standard for natural sport climbing fields
The news meeting on GB/T 22517.12-2024, Technical requirements and test methods for sports field—Part 12: Natural sport climbing venue, was held in Yangshuo county, Southwest China’s Guangxi province.
New Industry Standardization Pilot Forum convenes in Beijing
Hosted by China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) and Beijing CESI Technology Co., Ltd., the New Industry Standardization Pilot Forum was held in Beijing on November 21.
ISO issues the framework for ESG implementation principles
ISO officially released ISO IWA 48:2024, Framework for implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, on November 14 during the COP29.
International Standardization Youth Star Competition 2024
20 out of 200 teams from over 50 universities and colleges nationwide entered the final match of the International Standardization Youth Star Competition 2024 in Beijing on November 10.
Excellent cases of international standardization released
On November 4, the 2024 International Standardization Excellent Case Awarding Ceremony and the Exchange Meeting were held in Southeast China’s Zhejiang province.
The Action Plan on Further Strengthening the Construction of Standards and Metrology System for Carbon Peak and Neutrality (2024-2025) was issued.
KATS takes the lead in resolving global challenges
—Interview with Ph.D. Jinseok Bae, KATS Liaison Officer to IEC GIF
Three working groups on commercial aerospace established
SAC/TC 425 recently established three working groups for emerging fields and strategic emerging industries related to commercial aerospace.
Zhejiang releases local standard on live streaming
Live streaming has become a vital means of e-commerce to attract consumers’ attention and boost sales worldwide.
National guide on standardization system for AI published
The National Guide on the Construction of Comprehensive Standardization System for the Artificial Intelligence Industry (2024) was jointly published.
APRE YP Campaign held in Shenzhen
The 2024 Asia Pacific Regional Young Professional Campaign was successfully held in Shenzhen from June 25 to 30.
Hubei Association Standardization Development Alliance set u
The launching ceremony of Hubei Association Standardization Development Alliance was held in Wuhan, Hubei province.
The 108th plenary meeting of IEC/TC 61 held in Hangzhou
Hosted by IEC, the 108th plenary meeting of IEC/TC 61 was held on June 3-7 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Tian Shihong attends the 124th meeting of ISO Council
The 124th meeting of ISO Council was held on June 3-6 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
ISO/TC 344 on innovative logistics set up in Qingdao
The 2024 International Standardization Conference on Logistics was held on May 29 in Qingdao, Shandong province,
ISO standard on braking system of railway vehicles released
ISO 24221:2024, Railway applications—Braking system—General requirements, was recently released.
Plenary meeting of SAC/SWG 27 held in Shenzhen
The plenary meeting of SAC/SWG 27 and Standardization Education Week was held on April 22-26 in Shenzhen.
Standardizers gather at 2024 ZGC Forum
The Forum on Standardization and Science and Technology Innovation Development was successfully held in hybrid forms.
IEC Promotion Center cooperates with State Grid Fujian
The IEC Promotion Center (Nanjing) signed a development cooperation agreement with State Grid Fujian Electric Power Co., Ltd.
WDTA releases two standards for LLM security
The 27th Session of United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development was held on April 15-19.
Lecture on quality and standardization of private economy
The lecture was held on April 19 in Beijing.
SAC establishes a standardization research group on ESG
The secretariat of SAC issued the notification on the approval of setting up the Standardization Research Group on ESG on April 18.
WAA and Informa Tech hold a roundtable meeting in Barcelona
WAA and Informa Tech held the roundtable meeting themed creating a secure and sustainable home Wi-Fi network.
First national standard for river ecology comes out
The first national standard for river ecological safety assessment, GB/T 43474-2023, was recently released,
Sharing Economy Standardization Development Report 2023
SAMR released the Sharing Economy Standardization Development Report 2023.
Advanced Manufacturing Standards Research Center set up
The Research Center on Internationalization of Advanced Manufacturing Standards was announced to be established.
Intl academic symposium of ISO/TC 312 held in Beijing
The international academic symposium of ISO/TC 312, Excellence in service, was held in Beijing on February 27.
SAC/TC 605 on rock and soil mechanics set up in Liaoning
The founding ceremony and the first plenary meeting of SAC/TC 605, Rock and soil mechanics, was held on February 26.
Tian Shihong attends the 123rd ISO Council Meeting
The 123rd meeting of ISO Council was held on February 20-22 in Switzerland.
Plenary meeting of SAC/TC 207 held in Beijing
The plenary meeting of SAC/TC 207, Environmental management, was held on February 2 in Beijing.
China issues plan on public service standards system
Eighteen ministries and commissions jointly issued the Working Plan on the Construction Project of Standards System for Basic Public Services recently.
SAC/TC 604 on film set up in Beijing
The founding ceremony and the first plenary meeting of SAC/TC 604 was held on November 14 in Beijing.
Report on Digital Standardization Index released
CNIS released the Report on Evaluation Index of Digital Government Standardization Construction.
Capacity Building Center for National Technical Committees (
The 4-day training activity was hosted by the Capacity Building Center for National Technical Committees (Shenzhen) and SZTU.
Sixth Hongqiao International Economic Forum held
The Standards Sub-forum of the Sixth Hongqiao International Economic Forum (HQF) was held in Shanghai on November 6.
Sino-German Standardization Cooperation Event convened
The Standards Innovation Integration and Development Conference was held on November 7, in Suzhou city.
The 4th Smart Home Industry Development Forum held
The 4th Smart Home Industry Development Forum was held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.
The 5th China Quality Conference held in Chengdu
Themed “quality evolution and cooperation in economic recovery”, the 5th China Quality Conference was held on September 1-3 in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
Conference on Textile and Clothing Standards Innovation held
The 2023 National Textile and Clothing Standards Innovation Conference convened in Tai'an city, Shandong province on August 18-20
SAC/TC 591/WG 1 set up on WRC 2023
SAC/TC 591/WG 1 was officially set up during the Robot Standardization and Core Technology Sub-forum on August 18.
Chinese delegation attends the 21st Northeast Asia Standards
The Chinese delegation attended the 21st Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum held during July 24-26 in Japan.
Interview with Mr. S. Joe Bhatia, ANSI President and CEO
How ANSI meets challenges and leverages opportunities in an evolving standards landscape
Standard on Chinese language for education published
On the 14th UN Chinese Language Day, the launching ceremony of 2023 International Chinese Language Day was held.
Open Compute Technology Committee established in Beijing
The inaugurating ceremony and first summit of the Open Compute Technology Committee were held on April 24 in Beijing.
Meeting on standards comparison and compliance action held
The meeting on the national standards comparison and compliance action was held on March 3 in Foshan.
National Standardization Work Conference Held in Beijing
The annual national standardization work conference was held in Beijing on February 28, 2022.
Interview with Mr Esfandiar Gharibaan, Chair of CEN/TC 10
EU harmonised standards improve safety of lifts, reduce costs and facilitate trade
Interview with Elena Santiago Cid, Director General of CEN
CEN and CENELEC help build a safer, more sustainable and competitive Europe.
As the year-end is approaching, we want to take this opportunity to reflect on the progress, and show the insights and research results made by China’s standardization community.
In this supplement issue, six academic papers are presented to our domestic and foreign readers. Written by scholars from universities and research institutes, these papers demonstrate the latest research results about standards, standards system, and standards digitization. They are expected to give valuable information, and provide inspiration and reference for other researchers.
These papers conduct research on different themes from different angels, including a strategic framework of quality standards for leadership and organizational development in higher education, the progress and prospect of submersible standardization in China, the technical route of standards digitization based on knowledge graphs, the economic terminology system of agriculture, rural areas and farmers, the standards system for the postpartum maternal and infant rehabilitation institutions, and explanation of the national standard GB/T 43778-2024 on the determination of styrene and 2-chloroethanol in cell culture medium.
Enjoy the reading!
Wish you a New Year filled with happiness and success!
CHINA SCENE 中国视窗
International Standardization Youth Star Competition 2024 held in Beijing
“2024国际标准化青年之星大赛”成功举办
A list of excellent cases of international standardization in Zhejiang released
浙江省计量与标准化学会发布“2024年浙江省标准国际化优秀案例名单”
EXCHANGE & COOPERATION 国际交流与合作
China and Peru sign standardization cooperation document
中国与秘鲁签署标准化合作文件
RESEARCH & EXPLORATION 研究与探索
Quality standards for leadership and organizational development in higher education: A strategic framework
高等教育中领导力和组织发展的质量标准：战略框架
Progress and prospect of submersible standardization in China
我国潜水器领域标准化进展分析和发展研究
Research on the technical route of standards digitization based on knowledge graphs
基于知识图谱的标准数字化技术路线研究
Research on the standardization of the economic terminology system of agriculture, rural areas and farmers
中国“三农”经济学术语体系标准化研究
Research on the construction of a standards system for the high-quality development of postpartum maternal and infant rehabilitation institutions
产后母婴康复机构高质量发展标准体系构建研究
Interpretation of the national standard GB/T 43778-2024 on determination of styrene and 2-chloroethanol in cell culture medium
GB/T 43778—2024《细胞培养液中苯乙烯、2-氯乙醇的测定 气相色谱-质谱（GC-MS）法》国家标准解读
GLOBAL VISION 国际视野
Standards Pavilion elevates the role of standards in advancing climate action at COP29
COP29标准角强调标准在推进气候行动中的作用
ETSI Artifcial Intelligence Conference—How standardization is shaping the future of AI
欧洲电信标准协会人工智能会议即将召开
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