The 22nd Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum, attended by more than 120 directors and non-governmental experts in charge of standards from the governments of South Korea, Japan and China, was held in Seoul from Monday, July 15 to Wednesday, July 17.
The Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum serves as an exchange channel for international standardization cooperation with the participation of people and libraries related to standards in South Korea, Japan and China. "since 2002, South Korea, Japan and China have been cycled and held every year. Through the sharing of national standardization strategies and the exchange of non-governmental standards experts in various fields, 29 international standard-setting cooperation results have been achieved. In addition, in connection with the forum, Korea's National Institute of Technology and Standards, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and China's State Administration for Market Regulation held director-level trilateral meetings and bilateral meetings to provide government-level support for Korea-Japan-China standards cooperation.
We have been discussing plans. At this forum, Korea, Japan, and China discussed in depth 18 new cooperation tasks such as Metabus healthcare service and 9 existing cooperation tasks such as cargo containers, and discussed new cooperation tasks. It was decided to review the formation of a working group involving experts from the three countries. In addition, through an intergovernmental meeting, Korea requested the participation of experts from China and Japan in the Medium Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) technology white paper project proposed and selected by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and Korea requested the participation of experts from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ) requested support for six proposed international standards, including test methods for service robots, etc.
Director of Standards Policy Director Oh Gwang-hae said, “Cooperation with the United States and Europe, the two major forces in international standardization, is important, but by strengthening the status of Northeast Asia, “Efforts are also needed to diversify the structure into a three-power system of the United States, Europe, and Northeast Asia,” he said, adding, “We will build an all-round cooperation system for our country’s interests in the international standardization competition.”