Standards forum to join with intl partners

Qingdao in East China's Shandong province will host an international standardization forum from June 27 to 29, following an agreement reached between the local government and the Standardization Administration of China last year.

The Qingdao Forum on International Standardization is scheduled to take place annually. This year's event, with the theme of "Standards make cities more intelligent", aims to highlight the active role standardization can play in improving global governance and promoting sustainable development.

It consists of a theme forum; six parallel forums that discuss such topics as intelligent manufacturing, high-speed railway equipment and sustainable urban development; and two international conferences: the International Organization for Standardization Central Secretariat Conference and the Sino-Germany Standardization Cooperation Conference.