At the Youth and Digital Future Forum during the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit on Nov 21, youth leaders unveiled the "World Internet Conference Global Youth Leaders Initiative".
The initiative calls on young people worldwide to take responsibility and work together to create a cyberspace that is universally beneficial, prosperous, peaceful, secure, equal and inclusive.
The initiative offers four for young people: actively participate in developing and implementing fair and reasonable digital polices; promote cutting-edge technologies for the benefit of all; engage in digital technology and industry innovation practices; and contribute to the building of an inclusive and shared digital society.
The World Internet Conference (WIC) was established as an international organization on July 12, 2022, headquartered in Beijing, China. It was jointly initiated by Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT), China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), Alibaba Group, Tencent, and Zhijiang Lab.