On January 27, 2022, the 2021 annual meeting of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Quantum Computing and Measurement was successfully held. Academician Pan Jianwei, the chairperson of the committee, Academician Dou Xiankang, Academician Yu Dapeng, Director Fang Xiang of the National Institute of Metrology, Deputy Secretary - General Dai Xiaohui of the China Communications Standards Association, and Director Qian Heng of the New Generation Technology Standardization Research Institute attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Guo Dalei, a second - level inspector of the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Administration, attended the meeting and gave a speech. The meeting was chaired by Secretary - General Zhang Qiang.In his speech, Guo Dalei fully affirmed the work of the Standardization Technical Committee over the past year. He pointed out that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the "National Standardization Development Outline", accelerate the development of important basic standards, and strive to become a first - class standardization technical committee. Director Fang Xiang pointed out that quantum information technology is an emerging field, and the standardization work has a long way to go. We should move forward steadily step by step, widely absorb all relevant parties from scientific research, industry and other fields, strive to develop a number of more standards, and "train well" for carrying out quantum technology standardization work on the international standard stage.Secretary - General Zhang Qiang delivered the 2021 annual work report on behalf of the Standardization Technical Committee. Last year, the committee promoted the approval of China's first recommended national standard in the field of quantum precision measurement - "Test Methods for Performance Parameters of Optical Frequency Combs in Precision Optical Frequency Measurement". Throughout the year, a total of 6 national standards were approved for establishment, and 5 standardization research topics were under development. The committee actively participated in meetings of international standardization organizations such as ISO, IEC, and ITU - T, and released the IEC White Paper on Quantum Information Technology. In 2022, the Standardization Technical Committee will continue to improve the national standard system for quantum computing and measurement, strengthen the formulation of general basic standards, actively participate in international standardization work, promote the transformation of innovative achievements in China's quantum computing and measurement field, and provide standard support for industrial applications.The meeting heard reports from the heads of the leading units of each standard project on the specific progress of the national standard projects, and then a free discussion was carried out. Academician Dou Xiankang pointed out that quantum science and technology are developing rapidly. In areas with strong basic versatility, we should actively participate in international cooperation. For technical fields with potential application scenarios, such as single - photon lidar, we need to accelerate the pace of standard development to lay a solid foundation for future industrialization. Deputy chairpersons Dai Xiaohui, Qian Heng, etc. also participated in the discussion and put forward suggestions for future work. In the next step, we will deepen exchanges and cooperation within international standard organizations and continue to make China's voice heard.Academician Pan Jianwei highly recognized the work of the Quantum Standardization Technical Committee in 2021 and put forward further requirements for future work. Quantum information technology is not only a strategic technology in China but has also become an important strategic layout of major developed countries in Europe and the United States. Carrying out the standardization work of quantum information technology at an early stage is crucial for the future promotion of industrialization achievements. The Technical Committee should highlight top - level design, adhere to overall planning, strengthen cooperation with Hefei National Laboratory, set up sub - technical committees, standard working groups, etc., actively carry out the standardization work of China's quantum information technology, and seize the right to speak in international standards.At present, quantum information technology is booming globally. China has acquired the ability to compete with developed countries and is leading the world in several research directions. Quantum information technology has achieved a leap from practical application to industrialization. Standardization is a crucial step in this process and an important cornerstone for the mature development of the industry. In the future, the Quantum Standardization Technical Committee will continue to play the role of a national - level standard incubation platform, strengthen service guarantee, consolidate the development foundation, build a solid top - level design framework for standards, continuously stimulate the innovation vitality of standards, and support the scientific and technological innovation and industrial development of China's quantum computing and measurement. Experts who are interested are welcome to actively participate and jointly promote the standardization of quantum computing and measurement. More than 50 people also attended the meeting, including relevant department heads from the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Administration, the responsible leaders in charge and relevant department heads from the Jinan Municipal Market Supervision Administration, all members of the Standardization Technical Committee, and invited experts.

On December 20th, the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Quantum Computing and Measurement (SAC/TC 578) held a pre - review meeting on "Research Topics and National Standard Project Proposal Suggestions for 2024". The meeting invited 14 experts from units such as the University of Science and Technology of China, Beijing Jiaotong University, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd. to form an expert group. The expert group conducted a pre - review of 2 standard pre - research topics and 3 national standard project proposal suggestions put forward by units including China Telecom Quantum Information Technology Group Co., Ltd., the 8th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, and China Mobile Cloud Computing Center.The expert group listened to the reports from the proposing units of each project regarding the necessity, feasibility, purpose, significance, and main technical research content of the projects. Suggestions were put forward in aspects such as standardization objects, technological maturity, industrial development, patent identification, and standard system construction. This provided guidance and a basis for each unit to carry out subsequent national standard project approval and pre - research work.Next, the secretariat of the Standardization Technical Committee will cooperate with each unit to conduct in - depth research. Based on the professional guidance of experts, it will improve the project research content and earnestly carry out the pre - research work for standard projects. The Standardization Technical Committee warmly welcomes all relevant units to participate in the research of standardization topics and the development of national standards, and jointly promote the construction of national standards in the field of quantum information technology!

On March 11th, the kick - off meeting and the first workshop of five national standard projects, including "Quantum Measurement - Terminology" and "Performance Characterization and Test Methods of Optical Clocks", were held online. 49 experts from 25 units, such as the University of Science and Technology of China, the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology, participated in the meeting. Fang Xiang, the deputy director, and Zhang Qiang, the secretary - general, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. The meeting was chaired by Qu Jifeng, a member of the Standardization Technical Committee and the director of the Frontier Metrology Science Center of the National Institute of Metrology. Director Fang Xiang pointed out that quantum measurement is facing an excellent development period, but also confronts challenges. With the support of Academician Pan and the Standardization Administration of China, the approval of the five national standards and their foreign - language versions is of landmark significance. In particular, the development of "Quantum Measurement - Terminology" is of great importance. He hoped that all experts would actively participate, coordinate and work in unison, seize the right to speak, widely absorb the opinions of all stakeholders, ensure the scientificity, accuracy, and practicality of the standards, and contribute to the development of the standards.In his speech, Secretary - General Zhang Qiang first expressed his gratitude to all committee members and experts for their strong support for the work of the Standardization Technical Committee and their hard work in promoting the standardization of quantum measurement technology. On October 13, 2021, five recommended national standard plan projects, including "Quantum Measurement - Terminology", proposed and supervised by the Quantum Standardization Technical Committee and led by the National Institute of Metrology for drafting, were approved for establishment by the Standardization Administration of China. These are the first batch of national standard projects in the field of quantum metrology. Academician Pan Jianwei and other chairmen of the committee attached great importance to this. At the same time, they put forward two suggestions, hoping that each working group would base on the actual development of China's quantum metrology technology and industrial characteristics, serve the national standardization and metrology development strategies, and ensure the scientificity, advancement, and effectiveness of the standards. Against the backdrop of the new era, they aimed to push the standardization of China's quantum measurement to a new level.At the kick - off meeting, the heads of each standard project working group introduced the background of the national standard projects, main frameworks, cooperative units, etc. The participating experts had a heated discussion. They stated that they would strengthen cooperation in the subsequent development of the standards, combine the standard development with practical applications, and jointly promote the development of national and international standards.The Quantum Standardization Technical Committee was established in January 2019. Currently, there are 7 national standards under development, 5 research topics, and 54 committee members and experts. It is a professional standard - setting technical organization in China engaged in the development of national standards in the field of quantum computing and measurement. In the next step, the committee will continue to organize and carry out standardization work in quantum computing and measurement. It aims to make the standardization work better serve the continuous improvement of China's quantum science and technology level and further enhance its core competitiveness. By grasping the general trend and taking the initiative, the committee will help China seize the commanding heights of international competition in quantum science and technology and build new development advantages.