Have you ever travelled to Nanjing, the ancient capital of six dynasties in China, with a history of more than 2,600 years?

The beautiful city well-known for its long history and delightful scenes welcomed international and domestic electrotechnology and standardization experts, who were gathered for the IEC Global Impact Fund Forum and 2024 International Standardization (Chilin) Forum on June 24-25. The two events provided good opportunities to discuss how IEC standards and conformity assessment systems can protect environment and boost economic growth, the digital empowerment and synergy between electricity and carbon, and how international standardization drives sustainable development.

“IEC standards and conformity assessment help countries to build up national infrastructure, achieving greater efficiencies while improving the safety of products, people and the environment with a firm commitment to creating positive change in people’s lives... The IEC Global Impact Fund aims to harness technical solutions and best practices that can help address some of the most urgent global issues, including climate change, energy access, and e-waste management,” said IEC President Jo Cops in the interview.

“As an important participant and active contributor to the IEC, China is willing to work with the international community to continue to play a key role in promoting global sustainable development through standardization,” said SAMR Vice Minister and SAC Administrator Tian Shihong at the IEC GIF Forum.

Another big event is the Second China Standardization Conference held in May by China Association for Standardization in Quzhou city, Southeast China’s Zhejiang province, which gathered officers and experts in the standardization field nationwide to discuss how to make standards play a bigger role in facilitating high-quality development.

Representatives shared the successful cases on standards development and application, and made exchanges on latest theoretical and practical progresses, attracting more than 1,300 participants on site and 20,000 audiences online. The SPOTLIGHT column presents you the highlights of the meeting, four parallel sessions, and keynote speeches.

Enjoy the magnificent feast in summer!