In November 2014, the first world internet conference was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. The Chairman of the Supreme Leader sent a congratulatory message to the conference, stressing that "China is willing to work together with all countries in the world to deepen international cooperation, respect cyber sovereignty, safeguard cyber security, jointly build a peaceful, safe, open and cooperative cyberspace and establish a multilateral, democratic and transparent international Internet governance system based on the principle of mutual respect and mutual trust."
World internet conference Wuzhen Summit is the largest and highest-level Internet conference held in China, and it is also an unprecedented summit in the world Internet field. Since 2014, once a year, politicians and Internet elites from all over the world have gathered in Wuzhen, the permanent meeting place, to discuss the win-win cooperation of global cyberspace.
Millennium ancient town, digital civilization, history and future, complement each other here.
The wind just set sail. On November 8, 2023, world internet conference Wuzhen Summit opened. After ten years’ accumulation, world internet conference’s idea of building a community of cyberspace destiny by building consensus and building a platform has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts, fruitful results have been emerging, and win-win cooperation has been steadily promoted, contributing wisdom and solutions to promote the development and governance of the Internet to the whole world.
The idea of building a community of destiny in cyberspace has been widely recognized and positively responded by the international community.
The Chairman of the Supreme Leader pointed out that "all countries should strengthen communication, expand consensus, deepen cooperation, and jointly build a community of cyberspace destiny" and "promote the construction of a more fair, reasonable, open, inclusive, safe, stable and vibrant cyberspace, so that the Internet can better benefit people all over the world".
At present, more than half of the countries and regions in the world use Beidou, and more and more people’s lives are more convenient, safer, more efficient and more accurate because of Beidou. Beidou has entered the standard system of international organizations such as civil aviation, maritime affairs and mobile communication, and is accelerating its integration into the international industrial system. In November 2022, during the Wuzhen Summit in world internet conference, the exhibition activities of "Working Together to Build a Community of Cyberspace Destiny" were held, including "Beidou System serves the whole world and benefits mankind — — 12 cases, such as working together to build a community of destiny in time and space networks, were selected.
"Linking the World", "Practice of Cross-border Flow of EU Scientific Research Data" and "Asian Digital Art Exhibition" … … The emergence of many excellent cases shows that the idea of building a community of cyberspace destiny has been gradually implemented around the world.
Wuzhen Summit witnessed the proposal and deepening of the idea of building a community of cyberspace destiny, which has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts.
Building a community of destiny in cyberspace embodies a profound grasp of the development law of human society in the information age and has been generally recognized and positively responded by the international community.
From concept documents to action initiatives to practical cases, ideological consensus has gradually turned into concrete actions. Relying on the Wuzhen Summit in world internet conference, the beautiful picture of countries conspiring to develop the global Internet and building a community of cyberspace destiny is clearly visible:
In 2017, at the Fourth world internet conference, China, Egypt, Laos, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and other countries jointly launched the Belt and Road Initiative for International Cooperation in Digital Economy.
In 2019, the world internet conference Organizing Committee released the concept document "Building a Community of Cyberspace Destiny Together", which deeply explained the background, basic principles, practical path and governance structure of the concept of building a community of cyberspace destiny.
In 2020, the world internet conference Organizing Committee issued the Action Initiative for Building a Community of Cyberspace Destiny, which further transformed the concept of building a community of cyberspace destiny into practical actions.
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The power of doing is to know more, and the deeper you know, the more you can do. Now, world internet conference has entered the tenth year, constantly exploring the answers of the times to jointly build a community of cyberspace destiny.
Better build a platform for international exchanges and cooperation in cyberspace.
With one heart and one mind, nothing can be achieved.
World internet conference itself is constantly reforming its mechanism in order to better build a platform for international exchanges and cooperation in cyberspace.
"The establishment of world internet conference International Organization is an important measure to conform to the development trend of the information age and deepen international exchanges and cooperation in cyberspace."
On July 12th, 2022, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader sent a congratulatory letter to the establishment of world internet conference International Organization.
From an annual international conference to an international organization with permanent institutions, world internet conference has made a qualitative leap. Since its establishment, world internet conference International Organization has attracted more than 120 members from Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Australia, South Korea, Japan and India.
The establishment of a new organization is followed by new practical exploration.
"Through digital cooperation and technological innovation, science and technology can empower thousands of industries, which can create more opportunities for commercial departments in various countries." "To promote digital cooperation, it is urgent to take actions in bridging the digital divide, establishing and improving international digital cooperation mechanisms, and standardizing ethics" … …
In midsummer, in Qilu, the discussion of views is as hot as the sun. In June this year, the Nishan Dialogue on Digital Civilization in world internet conference, with the theme of "The Age of Artificial Intelligence: Building a Digital World of Communication, Mutual Learning and Tolerance", was held in Qufu, Jining, Shandong Province, which was the first thematic activity held after the establishment of world internet conference International Organization.
Nishan Dialogue of Digital Civilization is a representative of many new practices of international organizations in world internet conference. After the establishment of world internet conference International Organization, it constantly innovated its operating mechanism, enriched its members’ rights and interests, served its members’ development, and held various meetings and activities, such as members’ symposiums and members’ activity days, and explored various thematic activities. In addition, world internet conference International Organization also actively follows the new trends of global rules in related fields around hot topics such as artificial intelligence and data governance.
A bridge flies, not far from Guanshan. In recent years, more and more international exchange activities have been held in China, together with world internet conference, to build a collaborative platform for building a community of cyberspace destiny.
China International Digital Products Expo, China International Software Expo, World Robotics Congress, World Artificial Intelligence Congress … … A series of "Oriental Covenants" set up by China have enabled the international community to share innovative achievements in cyberspace.
China Internet Governance Forum, China-UK Internet Roundtable, China-Germany Internet Economic Dialogue, China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum & HELIP; … International platforms for dialogue, exchange and cooperation have made important contributions to the open sharing and mutual benefit of global cyberspace.
With the increasingly prominent role of world internet conference’s communication and cooperation platform, a close-knit global cyberspace "circle of friends" has become increasingly active.
Promote digital civilization for the benefit of people all over the world.
As the highlight of the annual Wuzhen Summit in world internet conference, the "Light of the Internet" Expo has become a weather vane leading the development of new Internet technologies around the world.
Since 2014, world internet conference has made great efforts to promote the integration of numbers and facts, and promoted new development with new kinetic energy. Not only the "Light of the Internet" Expo, but also the release of the world’s leading Internet scientific and technological achievements, the "through Wuzhen" global Internet competition and other important activities have promoted the integration of mobile Internet, cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and other industries, providing new impetus for enhancing global economic development.
Taking world internet conference as an opportunity, as a big digital economy country, China has also actively promoted wider and deeper cooperation in the field of digital economy among countries, so that the fruits of Internet development can benefit people of all countries.
In December 2017, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader said in his congratulatory letter to the 4th world internet conference: "China hopes to promote all countries in the world to take the express train of Internet and digital economy development through its own efforts."
China’s actions are consistent and firm: in Southeast Asia, China enterprises help to build the first 5G smart hospital in ASEAN and promote the intelligent transformation of service processes; In Latin America, China and Brazil, Ecuador and other countries use digital technology to carry out innovative cooperation to help the Amazon rainforest ecosystem and marine ecological environment protection; In Africa, China cooperated with the International Telecommunication Union to launch technical assistance and training projects to help build a "digital Uganda" … …
From information infrastructure construction and social digital transformation to the application of new technologies such as 5G and Internet of Things, China is actively committed to narrowing the global digital divide and sharing the development opportunities of the times with the world.
Know each other far and near, Wan Li is still a neighbor.
In his congratulatory letter to the 2021 Wuzhen Summit in world internet conference, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader emphasized that China is willing to work with other countries in the world to shoulder the historical responsibility of making progress for mankind, stimulate the vitality of the digital economy, enhance the efficiency of the digital government, optimize the digital social environment, build a pattern of digital cooperation, build a digital security barrier, and let digital civilization benefit people of all countries and promote the building of a community of human destiny.
The beauty of beauty, beauty and beauty together. In the information age, the Internet carries human dreams and concerns people’s well-being. Looking forward to the future, world internet conference will always adhere to the principle of "planning from a high starting point, building with high standards, and promoting at a high level", devote itself to building a global Internet platform for consultation, co-construction and sharing, actively create a new pattern of international cooperation in cyberspace, and continue to write a new chapter on global Internet development and governance.