China News Service, Wuzhen, Zhejiang, November 24th (Liu Yuying and Zhao Yejiao) Qingshiban Road in Shuixiang is deeply connected to the information highway.

On November 23, the World Internet Conference and Internet Development Forum opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, and "Wuzhen Time" opened for the seventh time.

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the forum.

  Since 2014, the World Internet Conference has been successfully held for 6 sessions.

The difference from previous years is that the seventh World Internet Conference was cancelled this year, and the "World Internet Conference · Internet Development Forum" was held in the name of the World Internet Conference Organizing Committee, which lasted 2 days.

  This year's theme is "Digital Empowerment to Create a Better Future-Join Hands to Build a Community of Shared Future in Cyberspace".

Since the Second World Internet Conference put forward the concept of "building a community with a shared future in cyberspace", we have worked hard to promote the development of global cyberspace in a more peaceful, safe, open, cooperative and orderly direction, and committed to building an international platform for interconnection between China and the world Sharing a Chinese platform for co-governance with the Internet has always been the direction the conference adheres to.

On November 23, the World Internet Conference and Internet Development Forum opened in Wuzhen, Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Zhuang Rongwen, Director of China's National Internet Information Office, delivered a speech at the conference.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Gang

  At the opening ceremony, Zhuang Rongwen, director of the National Internet Information Office of China, issued a four-point initiative: to promote anti-epidemic cooperation through informatization, and strive to make cyberspace a health community; to maintain the security and stability of cyberspace, and strive to make cyberspace a security community; It is necessary to fully stimulate the vitality of digital cooperation, and strive to make cyberspace a development community; to strengthen network cultural exchanges and cooperation, and strive to make cyberspace a humanities community.

  The UN Deputy Secretary-General Liu Zhenmin delivered a video speech at the opening ceremony. He said: “This forum focuses on the theme of'Digital Empowerment to Create the Future Together-Join Hands to Build a Community of Shared Future in Cyberspace', which is very timely and will be embraced by the world. With digital transformation, the need for international cooperation is more urgent than ever."

  It is reported that in the context of the epidemic, various activities have been innovatively carried out this year in the form of "offline + online".

For example, at the opening ceremony and the main forum, many guests including Shaukat Aziz, former Pakistani Prime Minister, and Hong Yaozhuang, CEO of the Global Association for Mobile Communications Systems, gave speeches via video.

  Focusing on the themes, 2 main forums and 5 sub-forums will be set up this year. The main forum will set up topic sections around "digital economy and science and technology anti-epidemic", "technological development and innovation driving" and other topics; sub-forums will set up "the Belt and Road" Internet International Cooperation Forum ""Youth and Digital Future Forum" etc.

The conference will also host events such as the release of the world's leading Internet scientific and technological achievements, the finals and awards of the "Direct Wuzhen" global Internet competition.

  At the "Light of the Internet" Expo held during the period, 130 well-known companies and institutions displayed the latest cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements in the theme exhibition area, including new technologies and new technologies in the fields of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, blockchain, and 5G. Results, new products and new applications.

For example, Alibaba demonstrated offline the logistics robot "Little Man Donkey" released at the 2020 Yunqi Conference for the first time, Zhijiang Laboratory focused on displaying billions of neuron brain computers, and the National (Hangzhou) New Internet Exchange Center officially debuted for the first time. Wait.

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