On 16 November 2021, SESEC successfully organised the online “China Standardisation Policy Exchange Roundtable”. The event featured as keynote speakers YU Xinli, Director of China Association for Standardisation (CAS), and Secretary General of China Communication Standardisation Association (CCSA); they analysed the Outline for the Development of National Standardisation, and shared additional insights on standardisation development in China in the field of information and communication.
Specifically, Director YU Xinli introduced the background of the Outline, including international standardisation developments as well as China’s standardisation reforms. Director Yu then focused on the core content of the Outline, summarising its framework in a way that facilitated full understanding by the audience – mostly comprised of representatives of foreign companies.
Secretary General WEN Ku briefed the participants on the main work of industry and information technology standards in 2021, as well as on the main tasks of CCSA in implementing the Outline and its standardisation activities. Secretary General Wen also provided an overview of EU-China standardisation cooperation in the field of information and communication.
In answering questions from the audience, Director YU Xinli analysed the impact of the Outline on foreign enterprises, explained the importance of digitisation of standards, and made a detailed explanation of the conversion rate of international standards – which is a key priority issue for foreign enterprises. Secretary General WEN Ku expressed his gratitude to the European enterprises for their attention to China’s standardisation development, hoping that foreign enterprises will participate more actively in China’s standardisation work and put forward valuable opinions and suggestions.
The SESEC Roundtable helped European standardisation organisations and enterprises to gain a more in-depth understanding of China’s standardisation policies and trends, as well as ways to participate in China’s standardisation activities – thus promoting further cooperation between Chinese and European industries.
