Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
- Type
- Government body
- Place
- China — People's Republic of China
- Local name
- 中华人民共和国工业和信息化部
- Last checked
- 2026-09-22
- Next check due
- 2027-03-21
Ways to reach them
- MIIT public comment section (意见征集)
- MIIT AI Standardization Technical Committee
- MIIT standards information service platform
- Homepage
What it does
Industrial regulator for AI as a technology sector: compute infrastructure, telecoms, AI standardisation, humanoid robotics, and the 'AI+' industrial programmes. Issued the 'AI+ Information and Communications' Innovation Development Implementation Opinions (2026–2028) in 2026. Runs a standing public-comment section (公开征求意见) on draft standards and guidelines. Has licensing and administrative-penalty powers over telecoms and industrial operators.
Its powers
compel
Honest assessment
MIIT's comment windows are genuine and structurally open — the notices name a contact person and a feedback email. But they are Chinese-language, typically 30 days, aimed at domestic industry and research institutes, and use a downloadable Word feedback form (意见反馈表) with fields for work unit, name, and phone. A foreign individual can technically email a completed form; there is no acknowledgement mechanism and no evidence foreign submissions are considered.
Notes
MIIT's AI work is developmental/industrial rather than safety-focused. It is not a frontier-risk body.