On 18 May 2026, the National Standardization Technical Committee of Data (SAC/TC609) launched its first Standards Week of 2026. Mr. Liu Liehong, Administrator of the National Data Administration (NDA), addressed the opening ceremony. Mr. Liu noted that since its establishment, SAC/TC609 has steadily matured its standardization framework. Standard output has risen in both volume and quality, real-world application […]
On 8 May 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) jointly published GB/Z 177-2026, Intelligence Grading of Artificial Intelligence Terminal and hosted a launch press conference in Beijing. This marks China’s first national standard series for grading the intelligence level […]
On May 13, 2026, a delegation led by Mr. Harold Pradal, Global Certification Director of the British Standards Institution (BSI), visited the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS). CNIS’s Vice President Ms. Lu Lili warmly welcomed the delegation and co-chaired the bilateral meeting. Over the past two decades, BSI and CNIS have maintained active exchanges […]
On May 12, 2026, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the international standard project “Digitalization of Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) – Part 2: CFP Data Exchange Format and Guidelines” has successfully approved as New Proposal (NP) in IEC. Proposed by China, this is the first internationally led by China in the […]
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 6 May 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved the establishment of the National Intelligent Medical Equipment Standardization Working Group (SWG), delegating its management to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The official SWG number has not be finalized and announced to the public. The SWG is primarily responsible for nationwide standardization in […]
From 31 March to 3 April, the National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of SAC (SAC/TC260) held its first “Standards Week” of 2026 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. The event comprised one plenary session, nine working group meetings, and six thematic technical exchanges. Nine working groups Six thematic technical exchanges WG3 (Cryptography) WG4 (Authentication & Authorization) […]
On 23 April 2026, the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) issued a call for experts to join the management committee of the National Standards Digitalization Standardization Technical Committee. CNIS serves as the secretariat of the committee’s predecessor, the National Standards Digitalization Standardization Working Group (SAC/SWG 29), which was established in November 2022 and has […]
On 30 April 2026, the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) issued a call for data collection to support the development of three national standards initiated in 2025. These standards fall under SAC/TC20 (Energy Fundamentals and Management), for which CNIS serves as secretariat. The standards comprise one mandatory national standard (GB) and two national standardization […]
On 27 April 2026, the Fifth Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States’ Heads of Information and Communication Technology Agencies was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Digital Development and Innovation Technologies. Representatives from member states exchanged views on digital and ICT sector development and future cooperation. […]