06-05-2019

On 4 March, SAC approved to establish 4 national technical standard innovation bases,namely the intelligent manufacturing basics, DC transmission, rare earth, and ginseng.

There have been 32 national technical standard innovation bases established so far, covering advanced manufacturing, modern energy, consumer staples, ecological civilisation, etc.

According to the Overall Plan for the Construction of National Technical Standard Innovation Bases (2017-2020), China will establish 15-20 regional (comprehensive) innovation bases, 30-35 sectoral innovation bases and 5-10 international innovation bases by 2020. The plan aimed at facilitating innovation outcomes to be converted into technical standards, which are expected to in turn promote the marketization, industrialization and internationalization of innovative products and technologies.