Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2021 shows a musical robot displayed at the World Robot Conference held in Beijing, capital of China. The 2021 World Robot Conference is held in Beijing from Sept. 10 to 13. More than 110 enterprises and scientific research institutions brought over 500 products to the exhibition.(Photo: Xinhua)

China aims to boost standard-setting in many crucial technological sectors, including high-speed rail, new-energy and smart vehicles and robots, as part of efforts to bolster innovation, opening-up and high-quality growth, according to a development plan jointly issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, the cabinet, released on Sunday.

Analysts said the plan is conducive to China's strategy of high-quality development, and it will make China's standardization work more internationalized. It will also pave the way for a greater role for Chinese companies in the global markets once the issue of differences among standards is ironed out, they said.

By 2035, China's standardization work will be an open and integrated system driven by market forces and guided by the government, with full participation by companies and the public.

The development plan calls for scientific and research fruits in 50 percent of all projects concerned with shared key technologies and applied science and technology, and for the time required for setting national standards to be reduced to under 18 months from currently two years.

The blueprint envisions greater transparency for standardization work, and hugely improved convergence in key technical indicators between national and international standards, and it calls for 85 percent of national standards to be converted into international standards.

An industry analyst surnamed Cong told the Global Times on Sunday that more concerted efforts by the Chinese government will result in improved governance in standardization work. When the gap of differing standards is bridged, Chinese products will become more compatible in the global markets, he said.

"In aspects where China has a technological lead, better standardization work will give Chinese companies first-mover advantage in international competition,�?Cong said, noting that 5G and some information technologies belong in this category.

Under the plan, more than 50 national technical standards innovation centers will be established by 2025 to serve as standardization infrastructure to certify standards, together with a number of national labs and internationally acclaimed research institutions.

The blueprint calls for intensified efforts on studying standardization work in key areas with focused research in the fields of artificial intelligence, quantum information, biotechnology and other fields. 

Synchronized development of technology research, standard-setting and technology commercialization is to be achieved in the fields of the integration of industrialization and informatization, next-generation information technology, big data, blockchain, healthcare, new energy, new-energy vehicles (NEVs) and other fields.

The plan also calls for researching and formulating key standards for intelligent vessels, high-speed rail systems, NEVs, internet-connected automobiles, and robots to promote industrial transformation. 

Standardization work will be carried out in biological research and molecular breeding, and autonomous driving will be formulated and perfected in a timely fashion.

The plan also called for faster standardization work to facilitate carbon neutrality, revising and tightening standards on energy-saving and carbon emissions, and perfecting those governing renewable energy sources.

Global Times