At the beginning of this month, the establishment plan of the Metaverse Standardization Technical Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology was announced. The "Plan" mentions that the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Metaverse Standardization Technical Committee (Preparatory) of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology plan to invite responsible officials from relevant departments and research institutions to serve as members. The committee will be composed of industry and technology experts from enterprises, research institutes, universities, and other fields in the metaverse field, and the affiliated unit of the Secretariat will be the China Electronics Standardization Research Institute.
The affiliated unit will provide necessary working conditions and financial support for the Secretariat. The work plan after establishment includes strengthening the top-level design of standards and sorting out the promotion route of standards; Focus on industry development needs and accelerate the formulation of key standards; Carry out standard implementation promotion and promote the application and implementation of standards; Accelerate the layout of international standards and enhance future industrial competition.
The establishment of the Metaverse Standardization Technical Committee by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology marks a crucial step for China in the rapidly developing field of metaverse. Its core significance lies in building a unified and authoritative technical standard system to systematically solve the problem of regulatory deficiencies in current industrial development, guide technology research and development direction, ensure application security and reliability, promote cross platform collaboration and ecological construction, and strengthen China's voice and competitiveness in the formulation of international rules for the future digital economy.
This measure directly addresses the core pain points of the metaverse industry, such as fragmentation, poor interoperability, and prominent security risks. Standardization not only provides a clear framework for technology research and development, avoiding duplicate investment and resource waste, but also lays a compliance foundation for large-scale commercial applications and social promotion by clarifying key norms such as data security, privacy protection, and content governance.
