Wuzhen internet conference
- By Sajjad Malik
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Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2016 shows a big data trade center in Wuzhen Township of Tongxiang City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The third World Internet Conference (WIC) is scheduled from Nov. 16 to 18 in Wuzhen. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi) |
The Third World Internet Conference (WIC) is being staged this week in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province of China. Also known as Wuzhen Summit, the first conference was held in 2014 and since then it has been regularly organized every year. With an increasing numbers of participants and diversity of topics, the event is playing an important part in promoting internet technologies and concepts.
The conference's opening ceremony will start in the morning of Nov. 16, while the closing ceremony will be held on Nov.18. Through 16 forums, the WIC will discuss 20 internet-related topics.
Cyberspace Administration of China and Zhejiang Provincial People's Government are hosting the conference which will be attended by hundreds of delegates from around the world. The theme of the conference is: "Innovation-driven Internet Development for the Benefit of All."
The participants are expected to deliberate over issues such as the internet economy, internet innovation, internet culture, governance in cyber security, global cooperation on internet and securing personal information as part of efforts to secure the cyberspace and make it a safe domain for all users, so that common people can use internet without being in a state of permanent fear that their personal details and information might be stolen.
This conference will also build on the experiences shared and lessons learnt during the Second World Internet Conference, which was held last year on Dec. 16-18. Its theme was: "An interconnected world shared and governed by all - building a community of shared future in cyberspace."
The latest conference provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs, experts and end-users to interact, consult and develop with real time solutions to address several challenges confronted by the shrinking world. Its success is reflected from the fact that a spacious venue with the capacity to host 3,000 guests has been built for the conference.
The success of the Wuzhen summits lies in the global recognition of the importance of the internet. Several international institutions also support this initiative, while the numbers of participants show its appeal and attraction for the ordinary people.
These conferences show that the importance of internet technology is increasing with each passing year. The internet has already become the mainstay of the modern communication system that brings all of us together in the global village. As the development of internet technologies increases its pace, new challenges are also appearing, which should be addressed.
As we know, the internet is like a double-edged weapon. It can have immense commercial value for individual users and different branches of governments. However, it can also be used for propaganda purposes and to malign or deceive others. The issue of hacking and obscenity are like big monsters which threaten global security and individual moral values. These issues should be tackled through multilateral cooperation to make the use of the internet completely free of dangers to life and national security.
The global conference is the right platform to address these problems.
Sajjad Malik is a columnist with China.org.cn. For more information please visit:
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