Hi Marilia, Thank you for sharing this, it is a great opportunity. I will join in virtually and learn from the Chinese internet growth journey and how they have laveraged it. Regards Levy Syanseke Ramah Designs - Founder Internet Society Zambia Chapter - Founding President +260 978 210 494 *God is a Designer* On Fri, 12 Apr 2024, 11:17 Marilia Maciel, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > The event below might be of interest. The 30th anniversary of China's > connection to the global Internet will take place next week. Diplo and the > Fuxi Institution jointly put together a very knowleageble panel, to look > back at this period of technological growth in China and in the West, and > the challenges foreseen in the future. We hope you can join us on April > 19th. > > All the best, > Marilia > > > View this email in your browser > <https://mailchi.mp/diplomacy/30-years-of-internet-in-china?e=db990db001> > > <https://diplomacy.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=e5ff33ca7c&e=db990db001> > > *Online Anniversary Symposium* > <https://diplomacy.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=c2ade5e238&e=db990db001> > > *12:00–13:00 UTC | 14:00–15:00 CEST | 20:00–21:00 Beijing* > On 20 April 1994, China connected to the internet. It was one of the most > important developments in the digital history of the 20th century. > Digitalisation has been the engine behind the rise of the *Chinese > economy*, lifting millions out of poverty. China displays a vibrant > digital economy and is home to many leading digital companies. > > In the 1990s, US technology was primarily employed to build the ‘eight > vertical and eight horizontal’ fibre-optic backbone, a nationwide > grid-shaped fibre-optic network representing the core of the Chinese > internet. As globalisation boomed, China and the West became increasingly > intertwined through growing flows of trade, finance, and by the > decentralisation of production. The use of Chinese platforms has grown. > China has also enacted a wide range of *digital legislation *on data > security, personal information protection, and digital governance. > > In less than two decades, however, telecommunications and mobile > technology have become the first well-established fields of *geopolitical > rivalry* between the USA and China. This dispute for leadership is > spreading through a vast array of so-called ‘critical and emerging > technologies’, including *artificial intelligence* (AI). Tension is > rising between the two digital powers, and measures have been put in place > to restrict access to each other’s digital markets. > > *On the occasion of the 30th anniversary, Diplo will host a discussion > focusing on the past growth and future challenges of Chinese > digitalisation. * > > The discussion will address, among others, the following questions: > > - What is the significance of the last 30 years of internet deployment > in China for developing the global internet? > - What are the expectations for the future of China’s internet? > - What are the main trends in AI and digital regulation in China? > - What is China’s current and potential future role internationally in > AI and digital governance? > > *Panellists* > > - Jovan Kurbalija, Director, Diplo; Head, Geneva Internet Platform > - Lee Xiaodong, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fuxi Institution; > Professor, Tsinghua University > - Liu Hao, Executive Chair, School of Global Governance, Beijing > Institute of Technology > - Rogier Creemers, Assistant Professor and Lecturer, Modern Chinese > Studies, University of Leiden > - Sorina Teleanu, Director of Knowledge, Diplo > > *Moderator* > > - Marilia Maciel, Head of Digital Commerce and Internet Policy, Diplo > > REGISTER NOW! > <https://diplomacy.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=5479489b93&e=db990db001> > > > > > *To my understanding, all this happened because of two significant events. > The internet, an epoch-making innovation, sprang up from the West, while in > China, we had been in the Reform and Open-Door Age. Because of these two > significant events, with the impact of the internet, China started to > embrace the world market, and China's booming economy became world-shaking. > At the same time, because of China's joining, the world also changed > profoundly. * > *Hu Qiheng* > China’s Internet Pioneer and Global Connector > > > > *Organised in partnership with the Fuxi Institution > <https://diplomacy.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=12aa747c18&e=db990db001>* > > > > *Copyright © 2024 DiploFoundation, All rights reserved.* > You are receiving this email because you expressed an interest in > DiploFoundation and the Geneva Internet Platform. > > *Our mailing address is:* > DiploFoundation > No. 5 > Hriereb Street > Msida MSD 1675 > Malta > > Add us to your address book > <https://diplomacy.us5.list-manage.com/vcard?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=4510155485> > > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences > <https://diplomacy.us5.list-manage.com/profile?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=4510155485&e=db990db001&c=93469c00b1> > or unsubscribe from all Diplo and GIP emails > <https://diplomacy.us5.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=4510155485&t=b&e=db990db001&c=93469c00b1>. > > > > -- > > *______________________________* > > *Marília Maciel, PhD* > > Head Digital Commerce and Internet Policy | Diplo > > [log in to unmask] | @MariliaM > www.diplomacy.edu > > <https://www.diplomacy.edu/subscribe/> > > > >