Hand in hand to build a community of destination in cyberspace, written at the opening of the World Internet Conference and Internet Development Forum_Kaifeng.com

On November 23, 2020, the World Internet Conference and Internet Development Forum opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Zongzhi.

【Focus on Wuzhen】

The drizzle falls, the bridge flows. In November, Wuzhen, a water city, met again with the World Internet Conference. On the 23rd, the “World Internet Conference · Internet Development Forum” opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang with the theme “Digital Empowerment to Create the Future Together: Building a Community of Shared Future in Cyberspace.” Since permanently landing in Wuzhen in 2014, this is the seventh year that the World Internet Conference has been held in Wuzhen.

Right now, 51 years have passed since the birth of the Internet. Various new technologies and new formats derived from the Internet have profoundly affected and changed the development process of human civilization. Today, a thin network cable allows users to visit the world without leaving their homes and also allows the “villagers” of the “global village” to be more connected.

In his congratulatory letter to this forum, President Xi Jinping deeply noted that since the outbreak of the new corona pneumonia, telemedicine, online education, sharing platforms and collaborative office have been widely used. Epidemic cooperation has played an important role. Xi Jinping emphasized that China is willing to work with other countries in the world to seize the historical opportunities of the information revolution, cultivate new engines of innovation and development, create a new situation in digital cooperation, create a new pattern of cyber security. , build a community of shared future in cyberspace and work together to create a better future for humanity.

Today, the new corona pneumonia epidemic is still spreading globally and human society is facing unprecedented challenges. Affected by the epidemic, the conference was held for the first time in a special way of “offline + online”. What are the highlights of this year’s World Internet Conference? After entering 2020, what profound impact will the Internet and its derived technologies have on us? What are the new changes in the global Internet industry in the post-epidemic era?

Let Qingshiban Road and the Information Superhighway “merge”

The white wall was in ruins and the clear water churned gently. As the land of the north is full of snow, Wuzhen, a water city in the south of the Yangtze River, has once again welcomed guests from all directions.

In Wuzhen, new technologies and new applications can be seen everywhere: 5G driverless buses, QR code guides everywhere, “Little Donkey” smart logistics robot, smart street lamps, smart hallways that can wirelessly charge mobile phones . …… When Qingshiban Road merged with the Internet Information Highway, a series of butterfly changes were taking place in the ancient city built on water.

Data shows that since the first World Internet Conference in 2014, the number of digital economy enterprises in Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, where Wuzhen is located, has multiplied by more than five, and the production value of the information manufacturing industry and the income of information software service owners have increased at a rate of 50% each year. . In the first half of 2020 alone, 285 startups were added in the core industry of the digital economy and 716 startups “in the cloud” in the city.

The high-tech industry has taken root, allowing the people of Wuzhen to truly enjoy the dividends of development, and has been pursuing the brilliance of cutting-edge Internet technology. New technologies and products such as remote driving unmanned vehicles, 5G patrol robots and 5G rice field robots that were exhibited at the Wuzhen “Internet Light” Exhibition Center have already left the showroom to make life in the most convenient city.

“The Internet has made life more convenient for the masses. This year, we feel this most deeply,” said Sheng Yongjun, secretary of the Tongxiang Municipal Party Committee in Zhejiang. From yesterday, when dirt roads intersected, farmland was everywhere and the population was lost, until today, when there is great connectivity, extremely fast communications and the constant gathering of “new people from Wuzhen “Several advanced Internet technologies have taken root here, and the ancient city is constantly rejuvenated.

In 2019, the growth rate of China’s digital economy is among the best in the world

The big changes in Wuzhen are a microcosm of the rapid development of China’s Internet industry. At the press conference for the Blue Book of the “World Internet Development Report 2020” and the “China Internet Development Report 2020”, held on the afternoon of 23rd, Xia Xueping, dean of the Research Institute of the China Cyberspace, published a data set:

In 2019, the total scale and growth rate of China’s digital economy ranked among the best in the world, with a scale of 35.8 trillion yuan, which is 36.2% of GDP. In 2019, China’s e-commerce transaction volume reached 34.81 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.7% year-on-year. New business formats, such as live streaming e-commerce, have exploded and rural e-commerce has grown rapidly.

In terms of information infrastructure, China has built the world’s largest information and communication network. By the end of May 2020, China’s fiber optic network has fully covered urban and rural areas, and fiber optic users account for 93.1%, ranking first in the world. In 2019, the total number of 4G base stations in China was 5.44 million, and the mobile Internet access data traffic consumption was 122 billion GB, ranking first in the world. As of September 2020, the number of 5G base stations in China exceeded 480,000. As of July 2020, the total amount of IPv6 address resources that China has requested also ranks first in the world.

Behind the fast-growing data is the concentrated effect of including information from China. According to Liu Liehong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, during this year’s epidemic, national network traffic skyrocketed and increased by 50% since the end of 2019. Network traffic in Wuhan and other regions once it increased between 60% and 70%. The advantages of the Chinese network have also been highlighted during this period. Liu Liehong said that during the epidemic, the communication network withstood the test of fast-paced traffic and ensured the communication needs of the people. So far, the average rate for fixed broadband and mobile traffic has dropped by more than 90% compared to 2015, and the penetration rate of mobile broadband users has reached 96%, an increase of almost 100%. 40% since 2015.

Xia Xueping said that during the outbreak of the new corona pneumonia epidemic, a series of online lawsuits such as online shopping, online education, online consultation, online entertainment and remote offices showed rapid growth and the digital level service industry accelerated. “We have reason to believe that by adhering to a well-developed, well-managed, ‘people-centered’ Internet, cyberspace will bring more profit and happiness to hundreds of millions of people.”

In the post-epidemic era, “China is a vast land of innovation”

Since the beginning of this year, the new corona pneumonia epidemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the world, in this context, the forum ran as usual and many participants were deeply moved.

Craig Allen, president of the United States-China Business Council, noted that the number of new confirmed cases worldwide continues to rise rapidly, the global economy is stagnant, and the epidemic is also affecting the medical infrastructure of several countries. However, the use of emerging technologies to combat the epidemic has demonstrated the value of technological innovation.

Cisco President and CEO Luo Zhuoke said that after Cisco entered the Chinese market in April 1994, it has witnessed China’s rapid development for nearly 30 years. China is a single market and the strong and long-term partnership between Cisco and China will continue in the future. “China is actively embracing technology and is a vast land of innovation, which is why our R&D center in China is the second largest R&D center outside the United States,” Luo Zhuoke said. As the world begins to rebuild and recover, technology will play a bigger role than ever.

Zhou Rui, President of French Bridge Think Tank, said: “In the past, we thought that the Internet would become more and more like the real world, but now we find that the conclusion is just the opposite: the world is more and more like the Internet and The Internet is shaping the trend of world development and shaping Possibility of the world. “

Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Tatiana Matic thanked the Chinese people for their help at the critical moment of the Serbian epidemic. Tatiana Matic stated that Serbia supports China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative and the “Digital Silk Road” initiative and recognizes the positive role of technological progress in improving people’s quality of life. In the face of the global crisis, Serbia will continue to work on digital transformation and take active steps to inject new momentum into it. “Serbia is open to global exchanges and cooperation and hopes to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China, the world leader in digital economy.”

(Our reporter Zhang Yaxiong and Lin Ziou)

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