The World Internet Conference (WIC) Nishan Dialogue on Digital Civilization kicked off today in Qufu, E China’s Shandong province, featuring the theme of “The age of AI: Building a Digital World of Exchanges, Mutual Learning and Inclusiveness”. It is the first thematic event ever after the founding of the international organization of the WIC.

The Dialogue consists of the opening ceremony, main forums, the launch ceremony of WIC AI public welfare action plan as well as member and representative symposiums. Focusing on topics of “Building Secure and Reliable AI Technology”and “AI Enabling Industries”, the event aims to encourage all parties to better tap the value of history and culture in the digital age, improve international humanistic exchanges and cooperation, blaze a trail for the development of artificial intelligence and encourage brainstorming for the development and progress of human civilization.

The event is hosted by the WIC, organized by Shandong Provincial People's Government, and co-organized by the Cyberspace Administration of Shandong Province and Jining Municipal People's Government. High-level representatives from international organizations such as UNESCO, Global System for Mobile Communications Association, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, European Committee for Standardization, and Arab ICT Organization, as well as approximately 400 representatives from the fields of government, enterprises and academia around the world participate in the event through offline and online means.