From 1 to 4 November 2023, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC260) held its second “Standard Week” of 2023 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. This edition of the Standard Week comprised a plenary session, four thematic seminars, as well as the meetings of six working groups under TC260 on cryptography, identification and authorization, security assessment, communications, security management, and big data security. All these sessions focused on promoting the development of standards for AI security. Approximately 800 participants attended the week-long event, including representatives from China’s cybersecurity authority, the heads of the working groups, and members of TC260.
During the plenary session, Mr. Zhao Zeliang, the Director of TC260, emphasized the need to strengthen research and development of standards and specifications. This includes, specifically, the theoretical foundations, training mechanisms, and application models of artificial intelligence, large language models, and generative artificial intelligence. Mr Zhao also urged expedited research on security assessments and standards formulation for AI-generated codes.
Gao Lin, Director of the Cybersecurity Coordination Bureau of the Cyberspace Administration of China and Deputy Director of TC260, introduced recent AI policies and provided suggestions for their implementation, including the “Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative” and the “Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services“. Head of the Hubei Provincial Cyberspace Administration and industry experts also shared their initiatives and practices in the field of AI security.
During the four themed seminars, experts from cybersecurity-related authorities, TC260, and the industry presented China’s latest developments of policies, standards, and technologies related to the security of critical information infrastructure, secure cross-border data flows, network security products and services, and cybersecurity testing platforms.
During the working group meetings, drafters of standards introduced the development of dozens of projects at various stages, including initiation, drafting, technical review, solicitation of opinions, and approval. They engaged in in-depth discussions with experts attending the meetings, aimed at boosting the development of these projects.
