BEIJING, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from CRI Online:
The World Internet Conference (WIC) held a press briefing in Beijing on March 17 to introduce the upcoming WIC Asia-Pacific Summit, which will take place in Hong Kong from April 14 to 15. The event will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) under the theme “Integration of AI and Digital Technologies Shaping the Future – Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace.”
Ren Xianliang, secretary-general of the WIC, and Sun Dong, secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, attended the event and took questions from the media. The press conference was chaired by Liang Hao, executive deputy secretary-general of the WIC.
The WIC Asia-Pacific Summit is hosted by the WIC, organized by the HKSAR Government, and co-organized by the Hong Kong Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau.
The summit will feature an opening ceremony, the main forum, and sub-forums on key topics, including large AI models, digital finance, digital government and smart life, providing a platform for collaboration and exchanges to drive digital and intelligent transformation across the Asia-Pacific region.
Ren highlighted Hong Kong’s role as a global financial, trade, and technology hub, making it an ideal location for the summit.
Sun noted Hong Kong’s efforts in technological innovation, including the AI Supercomputing Centre launched in late 2024 and the upcoming Hong Kong AI Research and Development Institute, which will further boost AI research and commercialization.
The summit will bring together high-level representatives from international organizations, governments, enterprises, and academia. Confirmed attendees include representatives from GSMA, the IPv6 Forum, the British Standards Institution, the JSC Development Fund of Georgia, the Great Silk Way International Youth Union, and the Pakistan Information Security Association. Distinguished experts, including Kilnam Chon, “Father of the Internet in South Korea,” and Nii Narku Quaynor, “Father of the Internet in Africa,” as well as executives from leading global technology firms like IBM, 360 Group, Ant Group, Ping An, Lalamove, MTel, H3C, and Renmin University of China, will also participate. In addition, representatives from rising internet start-ups, including those from Hangzhou’s “Six Little Dragons” tech cluster, will be in attendance.
A promotion event for the 2025 Practice Cases of Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace and the WIC Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology will also be held on the sidelines of the summit, where the submission requirements for both initiatives will be introduced. Representatives of past award-winning projects will share their experiences, and a special member day activity at China Unicom Global will be organized as well.
The World Internet Conference Digital Academy will also host an advanced training program on cybersecurity emergency response. In addition, research findings including Intelligence Governance for Good and for All—Empowering Global Sustainable Development and Comparative Study on Cross-Border Global Data Flow Policies, and a series of reports under the think tank cooperation program will also be released at the summit.
