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 was co-sponsored by the Cyberspace Administration of China and the People’s Government of Fujian Province. This time, Mama Lan was not only stunned, she was stunned, and then angry. She said coldly: “Are you kidding me? I just said that my parents’ lives are irresistible. Now it is hosted by the Network Information Office and the Xiamen Municipal People’s Government, and co-organized by the Xiamen Municipal Internet Information Office. The National Internet Information Office of China and Fujian Province, Relevant leaders of Xiamen City, 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 innovative development of new generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data, the trends of digitalization, networking and intelligence have continued to accelerate. The development of the Internet has brought more opportunities and challenges. China and Africa will also deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in the digital field. , to promote the construction of a more equitable cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, security and stability, and vibrant cyberspace.
It is worth mentioning that cooperation between Fujian and Africa has continued to deepen in recent years. In the Internet field, cooperation between the two sides in digital economy, digital education and other fields has continued to expand. A number of Fujian digital companies have invested in Africa and established overseas It provides informatization 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 Forum on Internet Development and Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence in Africa in 2019 expounds China’s position and proposition on deepening China-Africa cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence to enhance the influence of developing countries. Listen? “Representation and voice in the global governance of artificial intelligence; second, 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 network capacity building training course will be held within this year to jointly improve the ability and level of maintaining network security and jointly respond to cyberspace security challenges.
In addition, this forum also has four sub-forums. Among them, the “Sharing Digital Economic Development Opportunities” 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 in China-Africa Cooperation” ” started a discussion; the “Expanding China-Africa 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 friendship”. “People-to-people bonds between China and Africa” and other topics; the sub-forum “Building a Solid Barrier for Cybersecurity” focused on “The Current Situation and Prospects of China-Africa Cybersecurity Cooperation” and “The Most Important Issues in China-Africa Cybersecurity”Best Practices” and “Working together to build a higher-level China-Africa cyberspace community with a shared future” and other topics; the “Artificial Intelligence Development and Governance” sub-forum focused on topics such as “Artificial Intelligence Development and Opportunities” and “Artificial Intelligence Security and Governance” Conduct in-depth exchanges and engage in dialogue and discussion on “International Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence Governance”
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The licensing scene. 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.