On March 15, 2024, SAC/TC578 (Quantum Computing and Metrology) issued multiple national voluntary standards on quantum measurements. They are the first batch within the topic in China, and all five standards will come into force on October 1, 2024. Quantum measurement is believed to be more precise and stable comparing with traditional measuring technologies. It […]
SAC/TC124 (National Technical Committee for Standardization of Industrial Process Measurement, Control, and Automation) is soliciting feedback on the national standard GB/T Machine Readable Standards Capability Classification Model (Draft for Comments). This standard aims to guide relevant stakeholders on how to identify, assess, and enhance the machine-readable levels of standards. Specifically, the standard categorizes machine-readable capabilities into […]
On January 12, 2024, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) issued the Guidelines on the Establishment of National Standard Projects in 2024 (referred to as the Guidelines). With ongoing standardization reforms, China is transitioning from a government-led development model to one driven by both government and market forces. To boost market actors’ involvement in standardization, China has […]
The Seconded European Standardization Expert in China (SESEC) is a visibility project co-financed by the European Commission (EC), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) secretariat and the three European Standardization Organizations (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI). One task of the SESEC project is to make the intelligence collection for China Standardization and Technical Regulation. Here we […]
On November 28, 2023, the China Intellectual Property Society (CIPS) and the China Association for Standardization (CAS) jointly released the Association Standard Method for determining the standard essential patent (SEP) (T/CIPS 005—2023 | T/CAS 708—2023). Dr. Betty Xu, SESEC’s director, has actively participated in the formulation process. The Association Standard is composed of six chapters and two appendices, […]
On March 8, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the Notice Calling for Standard Projects in the Topic of Carbon Footprint for “New Three” Products (hereinafter referred to as “the Notice”). The “New Three”, namely photovoltaic products (PV Products), lithium-ion batteries, and electric vehicles (EVs), present strong performance in China’s exports […]
On March 14, 2024, the Notice on Calling National Standard Projects on Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality in 2024 was issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). The document aims to improve the standard system and strengthen the supporting role of standards to achieve the country’s carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals. All relevant standard project […]
To facilitate China’s carbon peak and neutrality goals, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) organized relevant industrial associations, research institutions, and standardization technical committees to develop the Guidelines on Construction of the Standards System for Carbon Peak and Neutrality in the Industrial Sector. The Guidelines puts forward the framework of the standards system, and provides […]
Barcelona, Spain–(Newsfile Corp. – March 4, 2024) – On the afternoon of February 28, 2024, amidst the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event, a roundtable forum organized by the World WLAN Applications Alliance (WAA), in partnership with Informa Tech, drew to a successful close. The forum, sponsored by Huawei as the diamond sponsor, with Changeself Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and TÜV Rheinland as bronze sponsors, focused […]
To give full play to the fundamental and leading role of standardization in the modernization drive of agriculture and rural areas, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation recently released the revised Administrative Measures on Standardization for Agriculture and Rural Areas, which will be officially put into effect on July 1, 2024. According to the new […]