China News Service, Wuzhen, November 10 (Wang Yifei) The 2022 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang on the 9th. More than 2,100 guests from more than 120 countries and regions participated in the conference online and offline.

On that day, "cooperation" became a word commonly mentioned by the guests when they talked about the development and governance of digital technology, and Wuzhen, a water town in China, has also become a place for consensus on the development of the global Internet.

　　What is the reason for the frequent mention of "cooperation" between international organizations and representatives of various countries?

From a comprehensive perspective, one is due to the particularity of global digital governance.

　　The first is the multiplicity of governance issues, and these issues are intertwined and affect each other.

In his video speech at the plenary session of the General Assembly, Omanr bin Sultan Al-Maleh, UAE Minister of State for the Digital Economy, Artificial Intelligence and Remote Office Applications, said, "We have all entered a new era of Internet development, with many new There are opportunities, but there are also certain risks: the risk of technological hegemony, the risk of malicious use of technological tools, the political risk, the risk of bullying and harassment.”

　　The second is the diversity of governance subjects.

Xue Lan, member of the first leading group of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum and Dean of Schwarzman College of Tsinghua University, pointed out that global governance entities include countries, intergovernmental international organizations, non-governmental organizations, enterprises, etc., and the development of the Internet has promoted more exchanges between entities. It provides more opportunities for cooperation. In addition, digital technology is iterating rapidly, and digital governance issues are emerging one after another. Traditional forms of supervision are not suitable for the challenges of the digital age, and require multi-party participation and cooperation.

　　The second reason why "cooperation" has been paid more and more attention is the need to meet the current challenges.

　　For example, the new crown pneumonia epidemic is deepening the digital divide.

Zhao Houlin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, said in his speech at the opening ceremony of the conference that during the epidemic prevention and control period, the information and communication service system played an extraordinary role and helped human society overcome many difficulties. However, the epidemic has further deepened the digital divide, including between urban and rural areas. between China and developed countries.

　　For example, in the process of data privacy governance, multinational enterprises are facing more challenges.

Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council, pointed out that countries are developing and guiding data privacy governance according to their national conditions.

But these disparate measures also require multinational companies to deal with a variety of management mechanisms, adapting to the priorities and sensitivities of different mechanisms.

The operations of multinational enterprises have become more complex, reducing corporate efficiency and increasing costs.

　　In the view of the delegates, strengthening "cooperation" is also the need for the sustainable development of the world in the future.

　　Xu Haoliang, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Policy and Programme Support Bureau of the United Nations Development Programme, said that the current international community needs to adopt a new way of working in order to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals agreed by leaders of all countries in 2015.

"We still have a long way to go. With 2.7 billion people still offline, the digital divide has become the new face of global inequality."

　　Ni Quino, Chairman of Ghana Technology Networks and "Father of the Internet in Africa", said that Africa and Asia are facing a daunting task in how to connect the last billions of people to the Internet. He hopes to help this group through cooperation and accelerate the guidance of new Internet users. Potential users access the Internet.

　　The theme of the 2022 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit is "Jointly Build a Cyber ​​World and Create a Digital Future - Join Hands to Build a Community of Shared Future in Cyberspace".

Representatives from various countries expressed their views on how to strengthen cooperation with a "community" mindset.

　　Oman bin Sultan Oleimah believes that the next generation of the Internet or the next generation of the Internet should be advocated as a collaborative mechanism or collaborative tool, an environment or ecosystem that promotes inclusiveness and the use of open standard protocols.

　　Craig Allen said, "We need to further coordinate and coordinate international open standards, data residency rules and data cross-border flow guidelines to fully realize the innovation potential of the business community, which will continue to build for the global economy in 2022 and beyond. key to a competitive business environment."

　　Shang Bing, chairman of the Internet Society of China, suggested at the conference "Global Development Initiative Digital Cooperation Forum" that all countries should continue to strengthen cooperation in digital infrastructure construction and promote interconnection; actively participate in digital governance cooperation to enhance mutual trust and mutual benefit; continue to deepen digital civilization Cooperation and promote mutual learning.

　　Xu Bu, president of the China Institute of International Studies and member of the UN Secretary-General's High-level Advisory Committee on Effective Multilateralism, believes that in international cooperation, we should focus on the UN platform, practice genuine multilateralism, and jointly create an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory environment. Digital economy development environment.

At the same time, all countries should share responsibilities in the digital age, accelerate the construction of new digital infrastructure, and help developing countries bridge the digital divide.

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