The 4th Smart Home Industry Development Forum was held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.
Themed “quality evolution and cooperation in economic recovery”, the 5th China Quality Conference was held on September 1-3 in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
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 was officially set up during the Robot Standardization and Core Technology Sub-forum on August 18.
The Chinese delegation attended the 21st Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum held during July 24-26 in Japan.
How ANSI meets challenges and leverages opportunities in an evolving standards landscape
On the 14th UN Chinese Language Day, the launching ceremony of 2023 International Chinese Language Day was held.
The inaugurating ceremony and first summit of the Open Compute Technology Committee were held on April 24 in Beijing.
The meeting on the national standards comparison and compliance action was held on March 3 in Foshan.
The annual national standardization work conference was held in Beijing on February 28, 2022.
EU harmonised standards improve safety of lifts, reduce costs and facilitate trade
CEN and CENELEC help build a safer, more sustainable and competitive Europe.
The final round of the 2nd National Standards Olympiad for College Students was held in hybrid forms on October 14, the 53rd World Standards Day.
The first standardized super-charging station came into operation in Ningde, Fujian province on October 17.
On October 18, IEC published IEC PAS 63441:2022, which is the first international specification in this field.
Shanghai's action plan for standardization development is designed to establish a standards system that serves its high-quality development.
Chongqing municipality released the opinions on implementing the Outline on December 20, 2021.
Hebei province will realize in-depth standardization development in all respects.
Jilin province released the development plan for standardization (2021-2025) on December 6, 2021.
Given that cities are made up of individual though interconnected systems that must be addressed holistically, the IEC set up its SyC for Smart Cities.
ISO/IEC 27014 defines cyber security governance as the "system by which an organization's information security systems are directed and controlled".
International Standardization Forum 2022 was convened on August 20 in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.
The 5th China Forum on Standardization of Management System was held on August 10-11 in Qingdao, Shandong province.
Ensuring the electrical compatibility between rolling stock and electric traction systems is crucial for organizing a railway network.
The newly revised mandatory national standard, GB 18030-2022 will come into effect on August 1, 2023.
A new Europe-wide drone project that tests how to safely integrate drones into urban airspaces has kicked off.
To stimulate consumption and prosper industries, the State Council emphasizes the potential of green and intelligent household appliances.
Analysts are predicting that EVs could achieve 33% of the global vehicle market by 2028 and over 50% by 2035.
2022 marks Standards Australia's 100th birthday.
Giant panda, with distinctive black and white coat, is adored by the world and regarded as the national treasure of China.
China has made historic achievements in ecological conservation and restoration over the past decade.
As one of the first countries to sign the Convention on Biological Diversity, China has always attached great importance to biodiversity conservation, achieving substantial progress on a distinctively Chinese path.
Political, business and social elites across the country gathered in Beijing in early March, discussing the key topics of social concerns.
The Two Sessions, the top political advisory body, were convened in Beijing from March 4 to March 11, 2022.
The meeting focused on the cooperation of APEC economies in the field of energy efficiency and conservation.
The 2022 High-quality Development Exchange Meeting, which is also the press conference on the "forerunners" of enterprise standards was held online on March 30.
The NIST in the United States has recently released a measurement framework to help assess smart cities.
The UN-Water Groundwater Summit will define actions towards more responsible and sustainable use and protection of water resource.
Sports and tourism in winter have fueled the development of ice and snow industry in China.
The Council for the Promotion of Standardization in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was set up on February 21.
To encourage more disable people engage in winter sports, GB/T 16931-2022, Classification of winter para sports athletes, was published.
Standards for the experience of short videos and live broadcasts are under development.
China has submitted the proposal of ISO/TS 44006, Collaborative business relationship management.
The Plan is designed to regulate a sound standards system for the high-quality development of the financial industry.
China has always attached great importance to the safety management of gas cylinders.
IEC/ISO 24745 offers guidance on the protection of biometric information.
Shanghai published the Standardization Development Action Plan.
China's forestry industry has always served as a pillar in the national development.
In the struggle against the grim reality of climate change, few countries are under greater pressure than China to get it right.
Firmly upholding the belief that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, China has prioritized eco-environmental protection and green development, making great strides in building a beautiful China.
The September/October issue introduces the white paper titled “China’s Green Development in the New Era” released earlier this year, which presents a full picture of China’s ideas, actions, and achievements in green development in the new era, and shares its experience with the whole world.
Besides laws and regulations put in place, standardization plays an increasingly important role in promoting green development. So far, more than 3,000 standards on green development for key areas have been developed and revised, which are key to the pursuit of the harmonious development of humanity and nature.
In the EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW column, Meng Qingqiang, Chief Engineer of State Grid Corporation of China, shared the company’s exploration in the standardization area, and summarized its experience in the innovative development of standards, providing valuable reference for the development of standardization undertaking in China.
Zhang Dingkang, President of Guangdong Institute of Standardization, explains the institute’s top priorities, and how it promotes the technological innovation of standards and the economic and social development.
In the STANDARDS STORY column, we bring you the story of Zhang Hui, a standardization veteran working for at least two decades in the area of aerospace logistics and supply chain management, and you can find out what an important role that standardization has played in his work.
The STANDARDS PRACTICE column showcases how China Association for Engineering Construction Standardization has made through its 40 years’ development to become a leader in the engineering construction standardization in China with international
influence.
With concerted efforts, China will gather the huge strength of green development, making “green” a defining feature of a beautiful China.
CHINA SCENE 中国视窗
Implementation plan on leading new industries with standardization released
四部门印发《新产业标准化领航工程实施方案(2023—2035年)》
The 5th China Quality Conference held in Chengdu
中国质量(成都)大会在四川成都举办
EXCHANGE & COOPERATION 国际交流与合作
Chinese delegation attends the 21st Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum
中国代表团参加第21届东北亚标准合作会议
Chinese teams stand out in the 18th International Standards Olympiad
中国代表队荣获第18届国际标准奥林匹克竞赛金奖
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 独家专访
The path to innovative development of standards–Interview with Meng Qingqiang, Chief Engineer of State Grid Corporation of China
国家电网标准创新发展之路——访国家电网有限公司总工程师 孟庆强
Promoting the research on GBA standards to support high-level opening up–Interview with Zhang Dingkang, President of Guangdong Institute of Standardization
持续推进湾区标准研究 为高水平开放提供强力支撑 ——访广东省标准化研究院院长 张定康
SPOTLIGHT 聚光灯
Great achievements in China’s green development
中国绿色发展取得重大成就
Standardization contributes to green development
标准化助力绿色发展
STANDARDS STORY 标准故事
Making good use of standardization in China’s space program
张辉:善用标准化思维的航天人
STANDARDS PRACTICE 标准实践
Association standards development in CECS
中国工程建设标准化协会团体标准化实践
GLOBAL VISION 国际视野
CEN and CENELEC publish a position paper for standard essential patents
CEN和CENELEC发布标准必要专利立场文件
The 87th IEC General Meeting
第87届IEC大会即将召开
CNIS COLUMN 标院专栏
CNIS undertakes Chinese expert working group of ISO/ESG CC
ISO环境社会治理协调委员会中国专家工作组获批成立
RESEARCH & EXPLORATION 研究与探索
Analysis of the construction of NQI one-stop service stations in Hubei
湖北NQI一站式服务站建设浅析
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