Forum on standardization, sci-tech innovation development kicks off in Beijing

At the forum, Xiao Han, director of the Standard Innovation Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation, announced the phased achievements of standard openness.

"Firstly, over 30,000 national standards that have not adopted international standards are available for free download, effectively meeting the urgent needs of various sectors of society for accessing and implementing these standards," he said.

"Secondly, the upgrade and improvement of the standard open platform have enhanced the convenience of querying and downloading national standards.

"Thirdly, links to national standards on ecological environment and food safety have been added to promote the work process of openly publishing national standards on a unified platform.

"Fourthly, all local standards are being made public on the National Standard Information Public Service Platform, enabling online reading and real-time downloading."

Gao Niandong, director of the Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation, introduced that there are 666 national standardization committee units based in Beijing, accounting for 50 percent across the country, and a total of 27,246 national standards have been formulated, accounting for 60 percent, both ranking first in the country.