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- From participants to contributors: Young people shaping digital future
- Under the theme "Collaboration, Inclusion, Creation," youth leaders selected for the 2026 WIC Global Youth Leadership Program joined government ministers and representatives of international organizations to discuss AI governance and international cooperation, digital inclusion and capacity building, and innovation in digital and intelligent technologies.
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- WIC global elite training program builds platform for dialogue on digital governance
- The 2026 World Internet Conference Global Elite Training-Future Digital Leadership Development Workshop (Wuzhen) was held from Nov 2 to 5 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province. The program brought together participants from nearly 30 countries and regions, including Ethiopia, Egypt, Zimbabwe, and Myanmar.
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- From Wuzhen to Lishui: WIC global youth leaders explore digital innovation
- Following the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit, youth leaders from the 2026 WIC Global Youth Leadership Program traveled to Lishui, Zhejiang province, for an immersive study tour. Visiting villages, cultural districts, and local specialty industries, they explored innovative applications of digital and intelligent technologies in ecological conservation, cultural heritage preservation, and rural vitalization.
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- John Higgins: What is holding AI back? Not technology, but trust
- What is slowing the deployment of artificial intelligence isn't technology but trust, said John Higgins, Chair of the International AI Governance Association, who spoke at the Wuzhen Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence on Nov 3, during the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit.
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- Feng Wen: In three years, large models went from chatting to designing chips
- Speaking at the Wuzhen Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit on Nov 3, Feng Wen, chief architect and head of Open Platform at MiniMax, described how far large models have come in three years.
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- Alain Aina: Open source and openness are critical to Africa's digital development
- At the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit held in Wuzhen, East China’s Zhejiang province, Alain Aina, general manager of Digital Intelligence Services and co-founder of the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG), shared his insights into the role of open technologies and open source in Africa's internet development.
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- Gao Zhikai: International cooperation can advance global AI development
- AI and the internet should promote progress and serve the public good, Gao Zhikai, vice president of the Center for China and Globalization, said in an interview during the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit.
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- Stephen Chao-An Chen: Connecting cultures through joy of learning
- Language learning can encourage openness and connect people across cultures, said Stephen Chao-An Chen, general counsel of Duolingo, at the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit.
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- Lilan Dayananda advocates digital farming and open collaboration
- Lilan Dayananda, managing director and chief executive officer of Sri Lankan agricultural technology company Elzian Agro, explained how his team uses soil data and machine learning to support smallholder farmers while speaking at the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit.
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- Elena Avramidou: AI can translate words, but not culture
- AI can translate a word, but not the culture that lies behind it. That was the point Elena Avramidou, a professor at the Ionian University and executive director of its Hellenic Sinology Center, made at the Forum on Digital Preservation and Transmission of Cultural Heritage on Nov 4, during the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit.
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.
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