Since association (also known as social organisation) standards were granted legal status in the revised Standardisation Law, the numbers of both associations and association standards has rocketed, with almost 4,000 registered associations and almost 18,000 association standards as of October 2020. While association standards have been promoted as an important part of the push for market-driven standardisation activities in China, it can be difficult for companies to navigate through this complex system composed of myriads of organisations; especially since, so far, information on the overall functioning of this system has been relatively limited.
The European Chamber is thus pleased to invite you to join our upcoming Working Group meeting on the 3rd November from 16:00 to 17:30, where Ms Mandy Luo, Project Coordinator at the International Digital Cooperation project on ICT standardisation (InDiCo), will present the findings of a dedicated study concluded in September 2020 on the landscape for association standards in China in the ICT and emerging technologies sectors. The meeting will take place both online and offline at the European Chamber’s Beijing and Shanghai offices. Please find the agenda below:\
15:30-16:00
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Registration and networking (offline)
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16:00-16:10
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Opening Remarks
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16:10-16:50
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Presentation by Ms Mandy Luo
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16:50-17:30
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Discussion and Q&A
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If you would like to join this meeting, please feel free to reach out to Mr Muyang Zhang at intern008@europeanchamber.com.cn indicating whether you will be joining online or offline (in Beijing or Shanghai) before Monday, 2nd November COB.