Themed “strengthening leading role of standards and supporting role of quality, accelerating development of new quality productive forces”, the lecture on quality and standardization of private economy was held by the Standardization Working Committee of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce on April 19 in Beijing.

The lecture aims to thoroughly implement Chinese President Xi Jinping’s directions on standardization work, implement the Outline of Boosting China’s Quality Strength and National Standardization Development Outline in all respects, and assist private enterprises in raising the awareness of quality and standardization, as well as realizing the quality- and efficiency-oriented development.

To accelerate the development of new quality productive forces, it is necessary to give full play to the role of private enterprises as the key subject, said An Lijia, Vice Chair of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. Private enterprises and chambers of commerce should grasp the opportunity of large-scale equipment renewals and trade-in of consumer goods, actively participated in the digital transformation and green low-carbon actions, and promote industrial transformation and upgrading to meet people’s demands for a better life.

SAMR will work together with All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce to enhance standardization promotion and communication, optimize standard information service, support the participation of private enterprises in international standardization activities, and improve the working mechanisms of enterprise standards, said Fu Wenbiao, First-class Inspector of Standards Innovative Management Department of SAMR.

Zhang Xiaogang, Director of the Standardization Working Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and former ISO President, gave a keynote speech entitled “Standardization facilitates new quality productive forces to realize high-quality development”.

Representatives from private enterprises and chambers of commerce such as CATL, Gree, Novel Optics, International Logistics Chamber of Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Wuxi Sensing China IoT Chamber of Commerce, exchanged experiences at the event.