[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1134, 233], "category": "Text", "text": "under the \"New EU Standardisation Strategy\"¹² presented by the Commission in February 2022 and aiming at ensuring European leadership in global standards, working closely with EU Member States and standardisation bodies and organisations."}, {"bbox": [96, 259, 1134, 419], "category": "Text", "text": "International standards, and possible Chinese deviations from them, can have significant effects on EU competitiveness and its traditionally strong role in standards setting. It is therefore important to monitor and understand the trend of Chinese standardisation activities in tech sectors and within standardisation bodies and organisations through this Action, also supporting the work of the EU and its Member States under the New Standardisation Strategy. This should include coordination with the Seconded European Standardisation Expert in China (SESEC), another EU-financed project."}, {"bbox": [96, 444, 1134, 548], "category": "Text", "text": "In response to these challenges, this Action aims at improving the understanding of China's policies and investments in digital technologies, bringing together European researchers/experts (including PhD students, etc.) and informing EU policy makers for future policies and investments to support the competitiveness of EU businesses."}, {"bbox": [96, 576, 1134, 631], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will address the increasing knowledge gap about China's digital evolution and investments within European researchers and policy makers."}, {"bbox": [96, 656, 1134, 738], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action will contribute to improving awareness in Europe of China's growing technical and digital role globally as well as to foster the development of a solid network of European experts, including younger experts, able to provide EU-based perspectives on the future of digital technologies."}, {"bbox": [96, 764, 283, 788], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Main stakeholders"}, {"bbox": [96, 790, 1134, 844], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will engage mainly EU stakeholders (academia, think tanks, private sector organisations/ companies, NGOs, professionals involved in digital and tech activities in China, law firms, consulting firms, etc.)."}, {"bbox": [96, 869, 1134, 923], "category": "Text", "text": "The outcomes of the activities will provide inputs to European policy makers (European Commission, EEAS, Member States policy makers, etc.)."}, {"bbox": [96, 949, 1134, 1003], "category": "Text", "text": "European civil society and local authorities will be engaged whenever relevant, for instance by being involved in gaining access to the insights produced by the action or through events, seminars, and training courses."}, {"bbox": [86, 1057, 605, 1090], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 1122, 509, 1154], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [96, 1169, 1134, 1223], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** of this action is to increase the resilience of the EU bilateral relations with China in the field of digital policies and technologies."}, {"bbox": [96, 1249, 490, 1276], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives** of this action are:"}, {"bbox": [172, 1276, 1134, 1356], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. To improve strategic understanding of European stakeholders and policy makers on China's digital and technological developments (both on policies/strategies and investments), both domestically and in third countries as part of its Digital Silk Road/Belt and Road Initiative."}, {"bbox": [172, 1380, 1134, 1435], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. To enhance the role of EU experts and researchers specializing in China's digital and technological agenda in informing EU bilateral and connected policies."}, {"bbox": [96, 1460, 1025, 1488], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [172, 1499, 1134, 1554], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 Improved availability of quality, evidence-based, analysis on China's digital and technological developments, and their timely and targeted dissemination among relevant European stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [86, 1620, 273, 1644], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² COM/2022/31 final"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 17"}]