On 10 July 2023, Mr. Luis Jorge Romero, Director General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), visited the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a scientific research institute directly under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). During the visit, Mr. Romero had an exchange meeting with CAICT representatives and experts, including Ms. Wang Zhiqin, Vice-president of CAICT and Professorate Senior Engineer; Ms. Liu Rui, Director of CAICT’s International Cooperation Department; Yu Bingyan, Deputy Director of Research Department of Automotive and Transportation, Technology and Standards Research Institute; Jiang Chunyu, Director of CAICT’s Big Data and Blockchain Department, Cloud Computing & Big Data Research Institute. 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 commenced with welcome remarks by Ms. Wang Zhiqin, who then gave an updated introduction to CAICT, including its four major areas: ICT technology, digitalization, cyber and data security, and economics and policy. In her speech, she specifically mentioned CACIT’s contribution and commitment to China’s national standard strategy and policies, such as China Standards 2035, the Guidelines for the Construction of Data Security Standard Systems in the Telecommunications and Internet Industries, etc. Regarding domestic standardization, CAICT has participated in the development of a total of 358 national standards and 3474 sector standards.
With regards to international standardization cooperation, CAICT regularly participates in ITU, ISO, IEC, ETSI, 3GPP, IEEE, IETF, and other international fora. It currently holds 81 positions in 26 organizations (ITU, ISO, IEEE, 3GPP, and APT, etc.), with 30 CAICT experts serving as Chairs and Vice-Chairs. CAICT led and participated in 137 international standards in the areas of mobile communications, AI, cloud computing, big data, blockchain, data center, optical communications, future networks, IoT, network security, smart healthcare, energy saving, and environment protection. To elaborate further on this topic, five experts from CAICT respectively introduced their work activities in broadband access, Internet of Vehicles, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, green and low-carbon development.
Following Ms. Wang Zhiqin’s introduction, Mr. Luis Jorge Romero expressed appreciation for CAICT’s invitation of this visit and then updated CAICT on ETSI’s recent activities, the EU’s priorities in the communication industry, and briefly introduced the recent EU’s AI Act. During the introduction of ETSI, Mr. Luis Jorge Romero specifically explained to CAICT how technical alignment is ensured by those members who simultaneously participate in ETSI, 3GPP and the O-RAN Alliance. In addition, the Director General introduced the EU’s priorities in the communication industry, which include 5G, 6G, fixed 5G, ICT’s application in different sectors, as well as sustainability and energy consumption.
At the end of the meeting, both sides recognized the productivity and importance of communication and information exchange. These are beneficial for both sides for establishing trust and maintaining dialogue in the future.
