From 10 to 14 November 2025, the second plenary meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1 in 2025 was held in Chengdu, China. More than 100 delegates from China, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Republic of Korea, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, and other countries attended the meeting. The Chinese delegation consisted of 29 experts from industry, academia, and research institutions, led by Fan Kefeng, Vice President of the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI).

During the plenary session, the Chinese delegation successfully fulfilled all its participation tasks. All accomplishments are listed below.

  1. China promoted the establishment of JTC 1/AhG 11, the Ad Hoc Group on Neuromorphic Computing Systems, with Chinese expert Pan Gang serving as its convenor.
  2. JTC 1 decided to publish 2technology trend reports on Intelligent Unmanned Systems and Neuromorphic Computing Systems which are led by Chinese experts.
  3. The revision project of the international standardISO/IEC 30145-3:2020 Information Technology – Smart City ICT Reference Framework – Part 3: Smart City Engineering Framework, led by Chinese experts, was officially approved.
  4. Chinese experts delivered reports in multiple capacities, including as Chair of JTC 1/SC 43 on Brain-Computer Interface, within JTC 1/WG 11 on Smart Cities, within the Joint Working Group between JTC 1 and ISO/TC 268/SC 1 on Sustainable Development of Smart City Infrastructure, and as Convenor of JTC 1/AG 19 on the Coordination Advisory Group for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. At the same time, they also reported as liaison representatives to ISO/TC 20/SC 16 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, JTC 3 on Quantum Technologies, ITU-T, and the IEC Systems Committee on Smart Manufacturing (IEC SyC SM).
  5. China promoted the establishment of a liaison relationship between JTC 1 and JTC 4, with a Chinese expert serving as the liaison representative.
  6. Chinese experts were successfully re-elected as convenors of the Smart Cities Working Group and the Coordination Advisory Group for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and continued to serve as liaison representatives from JTC 1 to ITU-T, ISO/TC 20/SC 16 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, JTC 3 on Quantum Technologies, and JTC 1/WG 11 in the trusted domain. At the same time, they were newly appointed as liaison representatives from JTC 1 to JTC 1/SC 38 in the trusted domain, as well as to JTC 1/SC 27/WG 4.
  7. JTC 1 will convene a Workshop on Intelligent Unmanned Systems, inviting experts from relevant ISO and IEC technical committees to discuss their future work areas.As an editor of the Technology Trend Report on Intelligent Unmanned Systems, Chinese expert Xu Dongmei will deliver a presentation at the workshop, further promoting the establishment of an organizational structure for intelligent unmanned systems.
  8. Chinese expert Yu Yuntao, as Chair of JTC 1/SC 43 on Brain–Computer Interfaces, responded to questions raised by Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom regarding the scope of work of the subcommittee. SC 43/AhG 10, the Ad Hoc Group on Scope Improvement, will work to clarify the scope of activities and effectively organize experts from various countries to participate in the work of the Brain–Computer Interface subcommittee.

According to the meeting resolution, the next JTC 1 plenary meeting will be held in São Paulo, Brazil, from 4 to 8 May 2026.

Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/n8EFikL5IdSBD9UNqc4RyA