Organized by the World Internet Conference Committee, the World Internet Conference Internet Development Forum was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, from 23 to 24 November, with the theme of “Digital Empowerment Creates a Better Tomorrow - Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”.

As one of the sub-forums, the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on Cyberspace was organized on Nov 24, hosted by National Development and Reform Commission, P.R.China, the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs, and co-organized by the Internet Society of China.

Under the theme of “Adhering to Openness and Inclusiveness, Promoting Interconnectivity”, this sub-forum focused on promoting digital economy cooperation among the Belt and Road countries. High-level representatives of governments, international organizations, enterprises, technical communities, research institutes and industry associations from home and abroad were invited to share their insights on such topics as leveraging digital economy to fight against COVID-19 and promoting economic recovery, optimizing the digital business environment, enhancing construction of information infrastructure and jointly maintaining cybersecurity.

Mr. Shang Bing, President of the Internet Society of China, was invited to present a keynote speech, in which he put forward three suggestions on deepening the digital cooperation: firstly, strengthening the construction of information infrastructure and improving network service capabilities; secondly, optimizing the digital business environment to empower enterprises transformation and upgrade; and thirdly promoting the development of digital trade and enhancing international cooperation.