NIST Seeking Comments on Chinese Influence in Standards Bodies
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking public comments on Chinese government policies that influence international standards for emerging technologies, NIST said Nov. 3. The agency will use the comments to determine whether it can “mitigate any undue…
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influence” by China and “bolster United States public and private sector participation in international standards-setting bodies” for a range of new technologies, including artificial intelligence, quantum information technologies and blockchain. Comments are due 5 p.m. Dec. 6. Technology experts have warned about China’s growing leadership and influence in standards-setting bodies (see 2006240039), and industry has urged the Commerce Department to establish a blanket exemption for U.S. people and companies to participate in standards-setting bodies that have members designated on the Entity List (see 2109150036).