On October 28,2024, the first working meeting of SAC/TC609 (Data) was held in Beijing. Several officials from national ministries attended the event, including but not limited in the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission (CAC), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the Ministry of Finance (MOF), and the National Data Bureau etc. 

Data-relevant standards are considered as a significant part of the data management system, as they can establish solid foundation for digital economy, activate data potentials and value in order to achieve a better digital development and transition. 

The key information of the SAC/TC609 include:
Supervising national department: the National Data Bureau 

Member Composition

    Other government department: CAC, MIIT and MOF etc.

  Universities and colleges: Tsinghua University, Peking University, Beihang University, Renmin University of China, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China etc.

    Enterprises: China Unicom, National Grid, China Electronics Corporation (CEC), Huawei, Tencent etc.

    Sector representatives: Big Data Center of the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs, Information Center of Ministry of Culture and Tourism etc.

   Scientific research institutions: State Information Center (SIC), China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Cybersecurity Review Certification and Market Regulation Big Data Center etc.

    Regional representatives: Shanghai Municipal Bid Data Center. Big Data Center of Sichuan Province etc.

Working scope

    Basic and general standards on data resources, data technology, data circulation, smart city, digital transformation etc.

    Data infrastructure standards that support data flow and utilization

    Security standards for data circulation and utilization

 TC Responsibilities

ž   Propose policies and measures for data standardization.

ž   Organize the formulation the national data standard system; study and put forward the plan for the revision of national standards in the data field, annual work points and suggestions for the adoption of international standards.

ž   Organize and carry out relevant national standard works such as drafting, soliciting opinions, technical review for the data sector.

ž   Organize the promotion and training of data national standards, as well as the pilot verification and application promotion of key standards.

ž   In charge of communication and mirroring works of international standardization organizations and community for the data sector.

 Mirror Groups

ž   ISO/IEC JTC1/SC32 (Data management and interchange)

ž   ISO/IEC JTC1/SC42/WG2 (Data)

ž   ISO/IEC JTC1/WG11 (Smart Cities)

ž   IEC/SyC Smart Cities (Electrotechnical aspects of Smart Cities)

TC609 is expected to intensify China’s data governance and management system for all sectors and economic entities from standardization perspectives.  

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