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2026 WIC Global Elite Training — Future Digital Leadership Development Workshop opens in Wuzhen
The 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Global Elite Training — Future Digital Leadership Development Workshop opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on Nov 2.
Francis Gurry, vice-chair of the WIC; Ren Xianliang, secretary-general of the WIC and dean of the WIC Digital & AI Academy; and John Hoffman, chair of GSMA Ltd, attended the opening ceremony.
Li Xiangyu, deputy director-general of the Global Development Promotion Center of the China International Development Cooperation Agency, delivered a presentation on the "Digital South" project under the Global Development Initiative.
Ren Xianliang, secretary-general of the WIC and dean of the WIC Digital & AI Academy, delivers opening remarks.
Ren Xianliang, secretary-general of the WIC and dean of the WIC Digital & AI Academy, delivers opening remarks.
In his opening remarks, Ren said open source and openness are important ways to overcome digital and intelligence barriers and promoting inclusive development. The WIC is using open source as a link to build a platform for international exchanges, cooperation and capacity building, and to support South-South digital cooperation.
He expressed three expectations for participants: to understand the principles of open source and jointly explore locally adapted ways to ensure that digital and intelligent technologies serve the common good; to engage in open-source practices and help bridge the global digital and intelligence divide; and to promote the spirit of open source and jointly build international cooperation networks.
The ceremony also featured the premiere of The Next Lesson, a promotional video for the WIC Digital & AI Academy.
After the ceremony, government officials, industry executives and professionals from nearly 30 countries and regions, including Ethiopia, Egypt, Zimbabwe and Myanmar, began a four-day training program focus on AI governance, open-source ecosystem development and digital leadership.
The WIC Digital & AI Academy (WICDA) serves as the WIC's platform for capacity-building cooperation and exchange. It focuses on digital and AI capacity building worldwide, particularly in developing countries. WICDA aims to cultivate digital and AI talent, bridge the digital and AI divide, and ensure that all countries benefit from inclusive development.
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.
