On 11 July 2023, Mr. Luis Jorge Romero, Director General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), met with officials from the China Electronic Standardization Institute (CESI). CESI is a public institution directly under the management of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, specializing in standardization research in the field of industry and electronic information technology. The meeting was attended by Mr. Cheng Duofu, Vice President of CESI; Mr. Jia Zhijie, Director of CESI’s International Cooperation Division; Mr. Fan Kefeng, Director of CESI’s Information Technology Research Division; Mrs. Liu Rui, Vice Director of CESI’s International Cooperation Division; as well as several other experts and officials from CESI. The European side was represented by the Mr. Luis Jorge Romero and SESEC team, including Dr. Betty Xu, Director of SESEC, who also attended the meeting and provided support.

The meeting covered four main parts:

  • Recent activitiesof CESI
  • Recent activities of ETSI
  • EU’s AI Act
  • Introduction of China’s AI Standardization

Mr. Cheng Duofu welcomed the visit of the ETSI’s Director General, and expressed the willingness to strengthen communication and exchanges between CESI and ETSI. He emphasized CESI’s determination to engage in international standardization activities, as CESI has, to date, organized more than 1000 experts to participate in international standardization. Mr. Luis Jorge Romero expressed his appreciation to CESI for the warm welcome and expressed his willingness to work with CESI in fields of interest. During the meeting, both sides also exchanged information on artificial intelligence standardization activities in both China and Europe.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Jia Zhijie reiterated CESI’s commitment to standardization and expressed his desire for ETSI and CESI to explore opportunities for future cooperation. Mr. Luis Jorge Romero expressed his appreciation for CESI’s invitation and agreed to strengthen communication between CESI and ETSI.