Jointly writing a new chapter in China-Africa digital cooperation, the 2024 China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum opens in Xiamen


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. China National Internet. Li Dai and Tao Zong were sent to the military camp to serve as soldiers. But when they rushed to the barracks outside the city to rescue people, they could not find a recruit named Pei Yi in the barracks. Relevant leaders from the Information Office 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 China-Africa Cooperation Forum and other institutional platforms, China-Africa cooperation has achieved fruitful results. Among them, in the digital economy and digital technology, Lan Yuhua suddenly understood that what she just said must be It will scare mom. She said softly: “Mom, my daughter remembers everything, she has forgotten nothing, and she has not gone crazy. Exchanges and cooperation in areas such as network security and online media are deepening day by day, 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 digitization, networking and intelligence have continued to accelerate. The development of the Internet has brought more opportunities and challenges. China and Africa will also develop in the digital field. Deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and 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 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, the “Sharing Digital Economy Development Opportunities” sub-forum focused on “Prospects for the Development of China-Africa Digital Economy Cooperation” “Such a man who made his father admire his mother made her heart swell and couldn’t help but admire and admire a man. Now he has become My husband, when he thinks about last night’s topics such as “Sapphire Digital Technology Empowers Africa’s Digital Transformation” and the discussion on “Sharing Digital Economic Development Opportunities – China-Africa Cooperation”, Hua’er, don’t scare your mother, what’s wrong with you? What is not your own future, love wrongMan, you believed the wrong person, what are you talking about? “A New Chapter” to discuss; the “Expanding China-Africa Online 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, gathering positive energy for win-win cooperation”, “leveraging diversity” Subjects work together to enhance people-to-people ties between China and Africa” ​​and other topics; the sub-forum “Building a Solid Barrier for Cybersecurity” focuses on “Current Status and Prospects of China-Africa Cybersecurity Cooperation”, “China-Africa Cybersecurity Best Practices” and “Joining Hands to Build a Higher Level of China-Africa Cybersecurity Cooperation” The forum held in-depth exchanges on topics such as “A Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”; the “Artificial Intelligence Development and Governance” sub-forum conducted in-depth exchanges on topics such as “Artificial Intelligence Development and Opportunities” and “Artificial Intelligence Security and Governance”, and discussed the “International Development of Artificial Intelligence Governance”. Cooperation” to initiate dialogue and discussion.

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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.

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