Focusing on the shipbuilding and painting industry,the current condition about the standardization development of ship painting was illustrated,and then some related problems and shortcomings among the process of standard formulation were explored.Furtherly,digital researches should be put more emphasis because of its many advantages for the standardization process of shipbuilding and painting industry.The necessity,applicability and some examples of ship digital development were also clarified.Based on some application examples,it can be seen that our country will change from a shipbuilding leader to a great shipbuilding power with the help of advanced digital technologies.