People’s Daily Online, Xiamen, April 2 (Yu Nailiu, Chen Bo) Deepen China-Africa dialogue and exchanges in the Internet field and work together to build a closer community with a shared future in cyberspace. On the 2nd, the 2024 China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum opened at the Xiamen International Conference Center. With the theme of “Co-building a digital innovation partnership and creating a bright future for digital cooperation”, this forum aims to build a new consensus on digital cooperation through in-depth exchanges and discussions, discuss new measures for digital cooperation, and jointly promote China-Africa cooperation and cooperation in the digital field. Keep pace with the times, improve quality and upgrade, and jointly write a new chapter in China-Africa digital cooperation.
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The opening ceremony was held at the Xiamen International Conference Center. Photo by People.com reporter Chen Bo
The forum is co-sponsored by the Internet Information Office of China and the People’s Government of Fujian Province, hosted by the Internet Information Office of Fujian Province and the Xiamen Municipal People’s Government, and co-organized by the Xiamen Internet Information Office. Relevant leaders from the Cyberspace Administration of China and Fujian Province and Xiamen City, as well as relevant government officials from Benin, Gabon, Congo (DRC) and other African countries, envoys to China and representatives of relevant international organizations attended the event.
It is reported that China-Africa friendly cooperation has a long history and will last forever. Especially since 2013, under the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, China-Africa cooperation has achieved fruitful results. Among them, exchanges and cooperation in the fields of digital economy, digital technology, network security, and online media have become increasingly important. deepening and injecting new momentum into the construction of a China-Africa community with a shared future.
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A large number of guests attended the meeting. Photo by People.com reporter Chen Bo
In recent years, with the development of new generations of information such as artificial intelligence and big data. With the innovative development of information technology, the trends of digitalization, networking and intelligence are accelerating.The development of the Internet has brought more opportunities and challenges. China and Africa will also deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in the digital field and promote the construction of a more equitable cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, security, stability, and vibrant cyberspace.
It is worth mentioning that cooperation between Fujian and Africa has continued to deepen in recent years. In the field of the Internet, cooperation between the two parties in digital economy, digital education and other fields has continued to expand. A group of digital companies from Fujian have invested in Africa this time because According to the previous request of the Pei family, she only brought two maids as dowry, one was Cai Shou and the other was Cai Shou’s good sister Cai Yi, both of whom came voluntarily. Zi Xingye has set up overseas warehouses to provide information and automation technology services to African countries, and actively promotes African products in Fujian. In the past year alone, the cross-border e-commerce trade volume between Fujian and Africa was nearly 4.5 billion yuan.
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Opening ceremony. Photo by People.com reporter Chen Bo
The results release session at the opening ceremony introduced the three results measures of this forum: First, in the face of new challenges and new applications represented by artificial intelligence to global development and governance, 2024 will be released The theme statement of the China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Africa expounds China’s position and proposition on deepening China-Africa cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence to enhance the representation and voice of developing countries in the global governance of artificial intelligence; secondly, The Cyberspace Administration of China will set up a China-Africa cyber security and informatization exchange and cooperation base in Xiamen to promote and promote exchanges and cooperation between China and African countries in the field of cyberspace; third, a China-Africa cyber capacity building training course will be held within the year to jointly Improve the ability and level of maintaining network security and work together to address cyberspace security challenges.
In addition, this forum also has four sub-forums. Among them, “Sharing. As for the ingredients used at home, someone will bring them from the city every five days. But because my mother-in-law loves to eat vegetables, she also built a piece of land in the backyard to grow vegetables for herself. Digital economy development opportunities “The sub-forum focused on topics such as “Prospects for the Development of China-Africa Digital Economic Cooperation” and “Digital Technology Empowers Africa’s Digital Transformation”, and discussed “Sharing Digital Economic Development Opportunities—A New Chapter for China-Africa Cooperation”; “Expanding China-Africa Cooperation” The “Internet Media Cooperation” sub-forum focused on “innovating Chinese and African online media narratives to tell the story of China-Africa friendship”, “promoting online cultural exchanges and mutual learning to gather positive energy for win-win cooperation” and “leveraging the joint efforts of multiple entities to enhance”China-Africa people-to-people bonds” and other topics; the “Building a Solid Barrier for Cybersecurity” sub-forum focused on “Current Situation and Prospects of China-Africa Cybersecurity Cooperation”, “China-Africa Cybersecurity Best Practices” and “Joining Hands to Build a Higher Level of China-Africa Cyberspace Destiny” Community” and other topics; the “Artificial Intelligence Development and Governance” sub-forum carried out in-depth exchanges around “Artificial Intelligence Development and Opportunities”, “Artificial Intelligence Security and Governance” and other topics, and conducted in-depth exchanges on “International Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence Governance” Dialogue and discussion.
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Awarding “My grandmother and my father said so.” On-site. Photo by People.com reporter Chen Bo
At the opening ceremony, activities such as the awarding of the “China-Africa Cybersecurity and Informatization Exchange and Cooperation Base” were also held.