Action plan on establishing standards system released
The Action Plan on Further Strengthening the Construction of Standards and Metrology System for Carbon Peak and Neutrality (2024-2025) was issued.
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.
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.
Reflecting on the past year can help us figure out the wins and losses and improve our performance this year.
China Standardization Press (CSP) organized a campaign at the end of 2024 to vote the 10 big events, 10 outstanding figures and 10 standards that catch great attention of the year. The vote was taken on the WeChat account of CSP, receiving about 46,500 page views. You can find the results in the SPOTLIGHT column.
CSP also interviewed several experts during the International Standardization Youth Star Competition held in Beijing in November 2024. Anna Gallet, ISO’s project manager on education, and Rachel Miller Prada, ISO’s manager on capacity building, shared their insights into how to attract young people to participate in standardization work and their comments on the competition. Liu Wei, Director of Global Quality, Standards and Environmental Affairs of Lenovo, talked about the role of standardization in technological innovation and product upgrade of Lenovo, and what kind of standardization experts are needed in a tech company. Chen Guangju, Former Vice President of Beijing Normal University shared his opinions about the advantages of the competition and measures to cultivate standardization experts.
The SPECIAL REPORT column introduces a recently published international standard, ISO 14785:2024, Tourism and related services—Tourist information services—Requirements and recommendations, whose development was led by Chinese experts. The article details the development process and highlights of the revised version, China’s efforts in the tourism industry, and progresses made so far. The standard is of great significance for promoting the sustainable development of global tourism.
The RESEARCH & EXPLORATION column presents three academic papers, which focus on the research into problems and countermeasures of technical barriers to trade in the photovoltaic industry, how standardization promotes the development of intelligent manufacturing, and the overview of China’s standardization development.
2024 was a year of solid achievements. On this basis, we believe that the standardization community can make more impressive achievements in 2025!
CHINA SCENE 中国视窗
National standard proposals on digital transformation approved
我国启动“纸质标准”数字化转型
GCC Special Interest Group on Energy Saving and Decarbonization set up in Beijing
全球计算联盟（GCC）节能降碳专业委员会成立
EXCHANGE & COOPERATION 国际交流与合作
China-CEEE standardization exchange on sci-tech innovation held
中国—中东欧国家标准化科技创新交流活动在义乌举行
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 独家专访
How to cultivate talent for standardization—Interview with experts from ISO, Lenovo and CSEDS
如何培养标准化人才——专访国际标准化组织、联想集团、中国教育发展战略学会专家
SPOTLIGHT 聚光灯
A review of China’s standardization work in 2024
2024中国标准化社会关注度评议
SPECIAL REPORT 特别报道
International standards promote sustainable development of tourism
国际标准推动旅游业可持续发展
GLOBAL VISION 国际视野
ITU Year in Review 2024: Secretary-General’s message
2024年度回顾：来自ITU秘书长的寄语
Third meeting of the High-Level Forum on Standardization
标准化高级别论坛第三次会议即将召开
RESEARCH & EXPLORATION 研究与探索
Problems and countermeasures of technical barriers to trade in the photovoltaic industry
关于光伏产业技术性贸易措施的问题与应对策略
Research on the standardization promoting the development of intelligent manufacturing
标准化助力智能制造发展的研究
An overview of the development of China’s standardization
中国标准化工作的发展历程
SUPPLEMENT 最新标准公告
Newly approved national standards of P. R. China (No. 26, 27, 28, 29 and 32 released in 2024)
中华人民共和国国家标准公告 (2024年第26、27、28、29、32号)
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