On 9th June 2023, the Qingdao Forum on International Standardization 2023 was hosted by the State Administration of Market Regulation and Shandong Provincial Government that attracts around 300 participants from China and international communities.
The theme of this year’s Qingdao Forum is “Standardization for Green, Low Carbon and High-Quality Development”. The forum provided platform for experts at home and aboard to exchange ideas and share experiences over this theme. The forum was attended by Mr. Luo Wen, the minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation, Dr. Tian Shihong, the vice-minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation and administrator of the Standardization Administration of China, Mr. Zhou Naixiang, the governor of China’s Shandong province, Mr. Sergio Mujica, the Secretary-General of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Mr. Philip Metzger, the Secretary-General of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and Mr. Stefano Calzolari, the president of European Committee for Standardization (CEN), etc.
Specifically, Mr. Stefano Calzolari, the CEN President, gave a keynote speech at the forum illustrating the role of standards, EU’s policies, initiatives and legislation of relevancy, as well as CEN’s cooperation relationship with international organizations and foreign countries. He highlighted that standards contribute to the fast transmission of innovation and new technologies and foster global trade, benefiting consumers, service providers and governments. At the same time, he recognized the importance of the cooperation between SAC and CEN-CENELEC. In the afternoon, he attended the bilateral meeting with representatives from SAC over standardization priorities in sustainability.
The Qingdao Forum on International Standardization is a high-level international standardization event organized in China. The forum is held every two years, and has been successfully held for three sessions in 2017, 2019 and 2021, serving as a high-end dialogue platform for international standardization and enhancing the impact of international standardization activities. The forum this year includes 1 thematic forum, 5 parallel sessions and 2 bilateral meetings between China and foreign countries, aiming to further expand exchanges and mutual learning of international standards, explore the technical support role of international standards for global sustainable development, green, low-carbon and high-quality development, and promote international and regional cooperation in standardization.
SESEC’s director, Dr. Betty Xu also attended the forum.
