On 17 August, the second meeting of the 2022 Sino-German Working Group on Strategic Cooperation in Standardization was held online. Tian Shihong, deputy Director General of the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) and Director of the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) ; Christoph Winterhalter, Chairman of the German National Standardization Agency (DIN); Florian Spade, Head of External Relations of the German Committee for Standardization of Electrical, Electronic and Information Technology (DKE) ; and Thomas Zielke, Director of the Standardization and Patent Policy Department of the German Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) attended the meeting.
The meeting discussed key topics such as the ISO Strategy 2030 assessment system, the IEC Strategy Global Relevance Toolbox and SMART standards (Machine Readable, Executable and Resolvable Standards). Thoughts were also exchanged over good practices between China and Germany in standardization education and ISO/IEC climate action. Tian Shihong said that China and Germany should strengthen their exchange and cooperation in the implementation of ISO and IEC strategic plans. With the pressing issues of climate change and the hopes of standardizing a fully electrified society, China and Germany should also cooperate through the joint selection and training of young talents to help the bilateral economic and trade developments between China and Germany.
Representatives from the Department of Standards Technical Management and Standards Innovative Management of State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) attended this meeting.
