SoundfromWuzhen:Globalattendeesspeakhighlyof2022WorldInternetConference_GuangmingOnlineSoundfromWuzhen:Globalattendeesspeakhighlyof2022WorldInternetConferenceThe2022WorldInternetConferenceWuzhenSummitkickedoffonNov.9,2022intherivertownofWuzhenineastChina'sZhejiangProvince.Underthethemeof"TowardsaSharedDigitalFutureinaConnectedWorld--BuildingaCommunitywithaSharedFutureinCyberspace,"thethree-dayeventbroughttogethermorethan2,000representativesfromover120countriesandregions.KumbiraiDiza,counselloratEmbassyoftheRepublicofZimbabweThisismyfirsttime(comingtoWuzhen).Thecityisvery,verybeautiful,quiteauspicious.Theambianceisquitebeautiful,andattractive,withanicelyChineseculture,whichshowsadegreeofcivilization,whichdoessendyourespect.I'venoticedthattheInternetismadelifeeasierforeveryone.TheyaregreatopportunitiesaswellaschallengesassociatedwiththeuseoftheInternet,wherethemajortakeawayistheneedfordialoguecooperationinthatareatoensurethattheInternettopographyorterrainisnotabusedbybadguys.Chinaisquitetakinggoodleadership,leadingrole(inglobalInternetcooperation),becausewehaveseenthattheinitiativeofthisgreatconferencewellsuitsandfitintotheGlobalDevelopmentInitiative,whichseekstoaddressglobalchallengesconfrontinghumanity,fromaglobalrecessionorinflation,thepandemicsituation,aswellasgeopoliticaltensionsorconfigurations.WorldInternetConferenceisquiteausefulplatformbecauseIgenerallysawtheneedforcollaboration,interaction,andyouknowthedialoguetohavefortheharmoniousinternetterrainofenvironment.LukeJohnston,PhDstudentatShanghaiJiaotongUniversityThisisthe1sttimeI'veattendedtheWICit'sagreatopportunityforme.I'mreallyexcitedtoseewhatisonofferhere.IthinkthatWuzhenisaveryinterestinglocationsforittobe.BecausethisisallaboutdigitaltechnologyinWuzhen,(which)iskindofliketheantithesisofthatit'saveryancienttown,1,300yearsold.Soit'skindoflikeauniqueblendofculture,likefromthepasttothefuture.I'veattendedthesummit,andI'vefoundouthowAIhasbeenusedforallsortsofbranchesreallywithinChina,whetherit'sforagriculture,whetherit'sforjustsmarttechnology,fordriverlesscars,forthemetaverse.Andrelatedtosomeoftheforums,Iwasreallyinterestedinhowdigitaltechnologyhasimprovedamongstthepandemic,because,youknow,we'reseeingthatalotofcompaniesrequirepeopletoworkfromhomemoreandmorenow,sothere'sabigrelianceonthat.SoIthinkthatwasreallyimportant.We'reseeingalotonlinethatit'skindofaraceforglobaldominationofdigitaltechnology.Butactually,fromthisconference,whatI'velearnedandwhatI'veseen,isthatreallyweneedtoworktogetherasaglobebecausethisisallabouttryingtomakethingsbetterformankindandtomakesocietybetter.IthinkthattheWICisafantasticopportunitybecauseit'skindofavarietyofguestswhoareattending.Wearehavingpoliticians,wearehavingCEOs,presidentsoflotsofdifferenttypesofcorporations,Icomefromauniversityinstitute,sowe'regettingallsortsofideas.Alsowe'rehavingguestsfromoutsideaswell,seeingwhatproblemstheymightface,andhowtheyseemverykeentoworkwithChina.Chinahasmanyopportunities,soIthinkifwecandiscussandcollaboratemore,thenthat'llbefantastic.FangHaoming,reporterandanchoratChinaArabTVIhavebeencoveringtheWorldInternetConferencefortwodays.Ifeelthatthisreportisveryinteresting,especiallyeveryforum.SomeoftheforumsIattendedtalkedaboutChina'spovertyalleviationinthepastdecade.IlearnedabouthowChinahasbeenliftedoutofpovertyundertheleadershipofCPC.Moreover,IthinkothercountriesshouldlearnfromChina'spovertyalleviationmodel,sothatmycountryandmorecountriesfacedwithpovertyproblemscanlearnfromChina'ssuccessinpovertyalleviation.Besidestheforums,Iwenttoameta-universeandnakedeye3Dexperience.Istoodinsidethemachine,anditscannedmywholebody,whichwasveryinteresting.ThenIcanseea3Dmodelofmeonthescreen.Ineverdaretogoskydiving,butafterIfinishedscanningyesterday,itgeneratedaskydivingvideoformeonmymobilesphones.ItwasmejumpingfromaplanetoWuzhen.Itlookedveryadvancedandreal.IthinkattendingtheWorldInternetConferencecanhelpalotofcompaniesgettoknoweachotherandlearnfromeachother.It’simportantforcompaniestolearnfromothercompanies,countriestolearnfromothercountries.Asajournalistmyself,IalsogottoknowmanyofmypeersandlearnedalotatWIC.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.