On 10th April, the European Chamber, together with the China Academy for Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) and the Seconded European Standardization Expert for China (SESEC) successfully co-organised the first digital series episode in 2024 with the topic of AI development in the EU and China.

Michael Chang, the Chair of the ICT working group warmly welcomed participants to this inaugural seminar and empharised the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its expansive impact and innovation potential. During the seminar, deputy director Wu and Senior engineer Ms. Deng from the CAICT AI Research Center gave an overview of the development of AI in China and introduced the Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA) and its International Cooperation Group respectively.

From the EU side, Ms. Margot Dor, the Director of Government Affairs of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), gave a detailed presentation on AI regulation and standardisation in the EU, including legislative process, timeline and EU’s AI standardisation strategy. Michael Chang then introduced the Global AI Governance and challenges from the European enterprise’s perspective.

At the end of the seminar, Ms. June Zhang, the Chair of European Chamber SCA working group, wrapped up the seminar with sincere thanks to all participants and speakers for their invaluable insights and wished to maintain close collaboration with all stakeholders to facilitate meaningful exchanges regularly.

Source: EUCCC Webisite