The Belt and Road Initiative was developed in the digital era of global connectivity. China proposes to join hands with other countries to build a digital Silk Road to connect the 21st century. In the past ten years, from the extensive exchange of big data to the vigorous development of cross-border e-commerce, from the sharing of digital experience to the continuous exploration of new digital models, the sharing of digital technology along the “Belt and Road” is narrowing the distance between people. The Digital Silk Road opens up unlimited possibilities for future development.
In this ever-changing era, the digital wave is changing our lives at an unprecedented speed. In many countries in Southeast Asia, live streaming has ignited people’s enthusiasm for online consumption; in South Africa, multi-functional digital wallets have become an indispensable tool for people to transfer, pay, and collect money; Saudi Arabia is actively building smart cities to open up people’s convenient lives . Behind these digital scenes that change people’s lives, we can always see the “shadow” of Chinese technology.
Kenneth Tan, CEO of Singapore’s Bilafu streaming service:We were doing live streaming and found that the Internet speed in second- and third-tier cities was not ideal. China’s cloud computing technology and cloud service providers provided us with stable and reliable support.
Ricardo Platt, Head of Payments at Vodacom Financial and Digital Life Services South Africa:Working with the Chinese team, they not only share from a technical perspective, but also have business experience. They provide us with the best practices for such platforms around the world.
In the past ten years, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation have flourished, and digital technology has developed rapidly. However, developing countries along the Belt and Road have a deeper “digital divide” with developed countries due to their weak information technology foundation. According to data from the International Telecommunication Union, more than half of the world’s population still did not have access to the Internet as of 2017.
In 2017, at the first “Belt and Road” International Cooperation Summit Forum, China proposed to “strengthen cooperation in cutting-edge fields such as digital economy, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and quantum computers, promote the construction of big data, cloud computing, and smart cities, and connect the The Digital Silk Road of the 21st Century.”
This is the combination of digital economic development and the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative, and it is also the support of digital technology for the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative. It paints a new blueprint for the Belt and Road Initiative that spans the digital divide.
Zhao Houlin, former Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union:Many of China’s experiences in digital construction have been extended to the world. The entire set of ideas proposed by China (Digital Silk Road) is quite coordinated and harmonious with the expectations of the international community. It is hoped that by 2030, everyone in the world will have access to the Internet.
In the past ten years, China has strengthened cooperation in the digital field with co-building countries. As of the end of 2022, China has signed “Digital Silk Road” cooperation memorandums of understanding with 17 countries.
In the past ten years, more than 11,000 pieces of digital communication patented technology from China have been implemented in countries jointly building the “Belt and Road”. This is also the area in which China shares the most technologies.
In the past ten years, China has built a digital “space information corridor”. Gaofen satellites, Fengyun meteorological satellites, and China’s Beidou are in distant space, providing a wide range of application services to countries and regions co-building the “Belt and Road” and assisting development.
World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Pietri Taalas:China’s satellite projects are of high quality and useful to many less developed countries.
In Lagos, Nigeria, a skills training course on the latest digital technologies such as cloud computing, 5G, and artificial intelligence attracted many young people to participate. This training program initiated by a Chinese enterprise aims to provide opportunities for young people from countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative to master future-oriented concepts and technologies. As of 2022, this plan has covered more than 150 countries, with the number of beneficiaries reaching 2.28 million.
Nigerian communications engineer Ukasanya Elma Tejiri:We never know how close the world is until we have the chance to explore it. Across this digital divide, I have access to information technology. If it weren’t for Chinese companies, I don’t know where to get such vast opportunities.
Looking to the future, more and more countries co-building the “Belt and Road” are participating in working together to create an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory digital development environment. China is actively promoting its accession to the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, deepening international cooperation in the digital industry, continuing to promote the sharing of digital economic dividends, and jointly building a digital community with a shared future.Return to Sohu to see more
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2023-10-18 09:01:00
