USITO Weekly Newsletter 20180907--MIIT Released MIIT Industry Standards Setting Administrative Measures (Draft for Comment)

On Aug. 24, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released MIIT Industry Standards Setting Administrative Measures (Draft for Comment) to regulate and manage industry standard setting work in fields overseen by MIIT, with a deadline for comments of Sept 14th. The Administrative Measures specify procedures and requirements for project proposals, and highlights “fairness, neutrality, openness, transparency, and adequate consultation” as basic principles of standard-setting.