03 April 2024
On 3 April 2024, the General Affairs Office of the People's Government of Guangdong Province issued the “Pilot Work Plan for Standardization Innovation and Development in Guangdong Province” (“the Plan”). The Plan proposes the implementation of standardizing new types of infrastructure. The Plan aimed to focus on high-quality development of modern engineering technology and industries such as transportation, construction, water conservancy, and electric power in Guangdong Province, specifically concentrates on core key technologies, industry-specific key technologies, and research and development of products and equipment. In addition, the plan proposed to strengthen the development and innovation of modern engineering technology standards through multidisciplinary integration, improve the modern engineering technology standard system, and promote efficient interconnectivity of the infrastructure network in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with high standards.