Inaugural Meeting of the NIDA TC Successfully Held

On October 18, 2024, the Network Innovation and Development Alliance (NIDA) held the inaugural meeting of its Technical Committee (TC) in Beijing. The meeting was held in person and online, with 35 representatives from member organizations in attendance. Among them, 3 board members and 4 senior members held voting rights. Entrusted by the council, the NIDA TC led the development of alliance standards, and jointly discussed and determined the future technical development direction of the alliance.

Zhang Liang, vice chairman of the NIDA TC, delivered an opening speech. He fully recognized the important role of the TC in promoting the innovation and development of fixed network technologies and emphasized the TC's responsibilities include closely following technology trends, participating in the formulation of network standards, and promoting the implementation of those standards. He also encouraged all members to actively contribute their insights and support the TC's work.

The NIDA Technical Committee Terms of References (Trial Version), also known as NIDA TC ToR, was reviewed in the meeting to ensure that all members understood the TC's operational mechanism and scope of rights and responsibilities. The participants then deliberated on and passed the NIDA TC ToR.

The meeting reviewed and approved the proposals of four working groups: network evolution working group, network intelligence working group, data center network working group, and campus network working group. The chairman and vice chairmen of each working group were elected, and the working groups were established.

The election results are as follows:

Chairman of the network evolution working group: Gao Wei; vice chairmen: Cao Chang, Wei Liang, and Chen Shuanglong

Chairman of the network intelligence working group: Ma Junfeng; vice chairmen: Han Sai, Wang Chunsheng, Liu Chun, and Bo Kaitao

Chairman of the data center network working group: Guo Liang; vice chairmen: Shao Huiyong

Chair of the campus network working group: Guo Xiaoyan; vice chairmen: Lu Xi, Chen Jie, Miao Fu, and Yuan Liquan

This meeting was successfully concluded in an efficient and orderly atmosphere, laying a solid foundation for subsequent TC-related work. With the support of the NIDA TC, the NIDA will be able to further gather global industry consensus, build an international ecosystem spanning the industry, academia, research, and business sectors, and achieve the goal of promoting the next-generation Internet technology innovation while supporting the sustainable development of the industry.