ISO/TC 268, Sustainable cities and communities, convened its 20th plenary meeting virtually on May 26. Approximately 100 experts attended the meeting, who are from over 20 countries, including China, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, and Canada.

CNIS serves as the domestic technical counterpart of ISO/TC 268. Dr. Yang Feng from the Division of Cities Sustainable Development Standardization of CNIS led a delegation of more than 20 Chinese experts from CNIS, China Smart City (Beijing) Urban Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd., CRRC Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock Research Institute Co., Ltd., State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company, CHN Energy New Energy Technology Research Institute, and other domestic institutions.

The meeting reviewed and approved its agenda and the minutes of the previous plenary session. A progress report was made by the secretariat on the work of ISO/TC 268. It was determined that ISO/TC 268 will maintain continuity in its existing work to ensure the orderly progress of relevant standards projects pending the formal establishment of the structure of ISO/IEC JTC 4. The subordinate task forces, working groups, and subcommittees also made progress reports at the meeting. Participating experts exchanged views on topics including smart city infrastructure, sustainable mobility and transport, urban disaster risk reduction, and net-zero carbon cities. Chinese experts vigorously contributed to the meeting, offering suggestions on issues such as standards application, as well as the collection of typical cases.