Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is accelerating the formation of a standards working group for industrial operating systems, alongside drafting and validating key standards to support large-scale adoption. Industrial OS is positioned as a critical foundation for AI-enabled industry, shifting from single-project pilots toward reusable common platforms plus industry-specific capabilities. A companion AI-plus-software initiative targets 20,000 large software firms by 2028, while IDC forecasts China's industrial enterprise AI spending to reach RMB 280 billion by 2030.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a draft on Nov. 6 requiring every complete robot manufactured in the country, spanning industrial, service and special-purpose units, to carry a lifetime tamper-proof unique ID fixed by the maker before leaving the factory. Makers must register each product, its key components and software on a ministry-overseen platform and file codes within 20 working days, with public comments open until Dec. 5.