THE SHINING STARS OF CYBERSPACE FORGING A DIGITAL FUTURE

From next-generation internet protocols and smart logistics to clean energy and cultural relics WIC highlights exemplary cases of innovation in the building of a shared online community

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System China Satellite Navigation Office

The China-developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System is one of the world’s four major suppliers of global satellite navigation data. It has been open to global users since 2020, providing them with round-the-clock, all-weather high-accuracy positioning, navigation and timing services.

Currently, more than half of the countries and regions in the world are using the BDS and more people are enjoying a convenient, efficient, precise and safe life as a result.

Over 30 African countries are using the BDS. In Mozambique, the use of drones deploying the BDS has greatly improved the efficiency of plant protection. In Burkina Faso, the BDS helped reduce by half the time required to survey and map for a new hospital, which later played an important role in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.

In Asia, the BDS is being utilized in projects such as the Usoi Dam in Sarez Lake in Tajikistan, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan highway, the China-Kazakhstan crude oil pipeline and aboard China-Europe freight trains.

In addition, the BDS is widely used in Arab and ASEAN countries for agricultural production, urban governance, as well as wildlife protection.

Global 5G Event China Academy of Information and Communications Technology

The Global 5G Event is based on a multilateral memorandum of understanding by 5G promotion organizations from seven countries and regions, inviting global participants to collaborate on consensus building for 5G networks and promoting the smooth development and deployment of 5G technology.

The event has been held for nine years, the first and eighth of which saw the IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group, led by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, act as host.

The event helps strengthen joint research on 5G technology among organizations, share progress in 5G promotion strategies and network construction, and accelerate the global commercial deployment of 5G. At the same time, it helps promote research on typical scenarios for 5G application and technical solutions, as well as deepen 5G application in areas such as heavy industry, smart vehicles and medical care.

The Global 5G Event has actively conducted research on key technologies for 5G enhancement, invited multiple participants to jointly discuss new application scenarios and new technological trends, and promoted the evolution and innovation of mobile communication technologies.

AsiaDigitalArt Exhibition Beijing Tangying Culture Communication

The Asia Digital Art Exhibition, one of the cultural activities of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, made its debut on May 16, 2019.

In June 2019, more than 100 diplomatic envoys and industry representatives visited the Asia Digital Art Exhibition, immersing themselves in a digital show.

In October 2021, the exhibition’s innovative digital achievements wowed an international audience at Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

The exhibition has set up a platform for international cultural exchanges. German and Australian artists visualized the cultural symbol of Chinese kung fu at the exhibition in 2019. At the 2021 event, Chinese artists recounted a famous Middle Eastern folk tale, A Thousand and One Nights, in the form of digital art, bringing people from various countries closer together.

Gathering artworks made by young artists from all over the world, the exhibition is a bridge between young people across the globe.

Practice of cross-border data flow of the European Union’s scientific research data Macao Digitalization Development Association

Massive cross-border data flow backs up scientific research, trade and economic activities all over the world. However, different requirements of countries and regions for security purposes and a lack of consensus on technology slow down data sharing.

Considering this, the Macao Digitalization Development Association has teamed up with the European Union International Data Spaces Association and built a cross-border data flow channel between Macao and the EU. Data was transmitted safely between the International Institute of Next Generation Internet at Macao University of Science and Technology and the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering.

Moreover, the association has collaborated with China Telecom Macao, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai MUST Science and Technology Research Institute and Privacy Pioneer to establish a governance mechanism with rules, technologies and management related to data flow. The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), privacy protection and blockchain are used during the process in order to ensure that data flow is traceable and controllable.

Practice of the globalization of 5G infrastructure and endogenous safety and security of data ZTE Corp

ZTE Corp has built a whole-lifecycle product safety management system. Product safety has been integrated into the whole process of procurement, research and development, production, delivery, operation and maintenance, leading the international standard.

In addition, ZTE has conducted systematic security design for core assets, including hardware, operating systems and data in scenarios such as intelligent manufacturing, smart healthcare, digital government, and collaborative offices, providing customers with integrated 5G security solutions, from trusted terminal access and private network data protection, to secure visual operation and maintenance.

At ZTE’s Global 5G Intelligent Manufacturing Base in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, ZTE has carried out the application demonstration of 5G intelligent manufacturing security. Currently, ZTE’s network covers more than 160 countries and regions, providing safe and reliable network communications for more than 2 billion users worldwide. It has also carried out 5G application practice with more than 500 industry partners to pave the way for the development of the digital economy.

Promotion of IPv6 Deployment China Future Internet Engineering Center

The internet is one of the greatest inventions in human history, and the Internet Protocol version 6 is a major upgrade. IPv6 has truly realized the notion that “every grain of sand on the Earth can have an IP address”, so that more users and devices can access the internet, making the interconnection between everything and the metaverse possible.

In recent years, traditional internet address resources have been exhausted, and the world is in a critical period of upgrade and evolution toward IPv6. In order to accelerate the global scale deployment of IPv6 and promote the process of global digitalization, four industry experts, including Liu Dong, director of the China Future Internet Engineering Center, jointly made a proposal to promote the deployment of IPv6.

The proposal points out that IPv6 offers better flexibility, security and efficiency, and will deliver faster internet speeds, more secure internet access and stronger privacy protection capabilities. It advocates the global community to increase the integration and innovation of IPv6 technology, accelerating the practical application of pure IPv6.

International Chinese Language Day Chinese Plus, Continental Han Feng Network Technology (Beijing)

Chinese Plus is a major online Chinese learning platform for global language learners and institutions. According to the organization, since its launch in 2020, the platform has offered 16,000 online courses, set up 100 Chinese learning platforms for 47 countries, opened 18 online Chinese classrooms in 15 countries, and established cooperative relations with 1,400 schools, institutions and enterprises in 161 countries. On April 20, which marked the 13th international Chinese Language Day, Chinese Plus and the Center for Language Education and Cooperation jointly hosted the UN Chinese Language Day 2022 Event. More than 600 institutions in 105 countries held 1,160 activities to mark the event, including 69 embassies and consulates of China in various countries, as well as international organizations such as UNESCO and the World Tourism Organization. Nearly 200 domestic and foreign universities, more than 340 Confucius Institute facilities, over 30 international Chinese-learning organizations and Chinese and foreign enterprises also held relevant activities. The event in total attracted more than 150 million participants.

SAP sustainable digital innovation solutions lead global green development SAP (German cloud services company)

Sustainable development is an important issue in building a global community of shared future in cyberspace. SAP helps many enterprises across the globe achieve sustainable development goals through innovative digital methods.

As a foreign company that has been in China for 30 years, SAP hopes to better empower Chinese companies and government departments to achieve the goals of carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 through digital means.

As an example of how the company and local governments are working together on urban carbon management, SAP has helped Panjin city in Northeast China’s Liaoning province to come up with a comprehensive index of urban sustainable development. Through intelligent analysis technology, SAP enabled green development goals to become more transparent and measurable so as to balance local carbon reduction goals and economic development.

SAP will adhere to the concept of “making the world work better”, and use digital means to further facilitate the green transition of a human community with a shared future.

CNCERT network security incident disposal cooperation National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT/CC)

Global cooperation on cybersecurity is an important cornerstone for the building of a community of shared future in cyberspace. As the leading unit of China’s network security emergency response system, the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team of China, or CNCERT, has established partnerships with 275 organizations in 82 countries and regions in the world and signed memorandums of cooperation with 33 organizations. Each year, it coordinates and handles over 100,000 cybersecurity incidents.

While the center has always been at the forefront of protecting the interests of the nation, its companies and its citizens, it has also actively implemented the vision of a community with a shared future in cyberspace and taken practical actions to maintain the global internet security order.

CNCERT has been promoting, participating in and contributing to global cybersecurity cooperation and stands ready to work with global partners to enhance its capacity for information sharing, threat warning and incident management.

Interconnected international logistics channel to promote new Silk Road e-commerce

Cainiao Network Technology

Cainiao is a global logistics industry internet company. Its businesses cover international and domestic logistics supply chains, urban and rural delivery, logistics real estate and logistics technology. In the 2022 fiscal year, it achieved an operating income of 66.8 billion yuan ($9.21 billion) and created nearly 300,000 jobs.

In 2018, the company started the construction of its international logistics channel and adopted the strategy of combining connectivity of infrastructure with digital intelligence. It has built a logistics network covering more than 200 countries and regions around the world, which has enabled overseas delivery to consumers within 10 days.

In 2021, Cainiao’s global logistics network handled more than 4.5 million cross-border parcels per day, making it one of the four major cross-border logistics networks in the world. It built a large digital logistics hub in Belgium’s Liege Airport a year ago, helping reduce the processing time of cross-border parcels from China to Liege by 8 to 12 hours on average.

Cainiao also helped Thai express delivery companies to build one of the largest automated warehouses in Southeast Asia.

Building a platform for the development and implementation of the global energy internet Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization

Every major transition in human society has been accompanied by a leap in productive forces and major progress in human civilization. But that also brings with it many problems restricting sustainable development, including scarcity of resources, climate change and environmental pollution.

In order to achieve synergies among governments, enterprises, financial institutions and other parties, for a concerted effort on research, investment and implementation of Global Energy Interconnection, GEIDCO has developed and built the first ever World of Energy Interconnection platform in the global energy interconnection field.

The global energy internet is essentially “smart grid + ultrahigh voltage grid + clean energy”. It will not only improve and upgrade the quality of power infrastructure, but also promote the integration of energy, information and transportation networks, providing an important carrier for sustainable development.

WEI has brought together 347 clean energy development and power grid interconnection projects. Registered users cover more than 100 countries.

Digital Dunhuang Dunhuang Academy

The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu province, represents a combination of architecture, sculpture and painting. It is an outstanding representative of Chinese traditional culture.

In the early 1990s, the Dunhuang Academy put forward the concept of Digital Dunhuang project, which is about using computer technology and digital image processing technology to reproduce and preserve precious relics showcasing Dunhuang culture and art. With more than 30 years of development, a set of systems for the collection, processing, storage and display of cultural relics has been established, and a large number of digital resources have become valuable innovative resources in the digital age.

In 2016, the Digital Dunhuang resource database went online, which featured high-definition images and panoramic tours of 30 caves. To date, the database has welcomed visitors from 78 countries, including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Russia, Canada, France and Spain. The database has so far received more than 16.8 million visits in total and has become an important brand and a window through which the world can learn about Dunhuang culture.