The 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit might be held on April 13-14 in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, focusing on leveraging digital technologies to drive regional financial improvement, in accordance to Ren Xianliang, secretary-general of the WIC.
Speaking at a press convention in Beijing on Tuesday, Ren stated the WIC is dedicated to constructing bridges for a globally inclusive governance framework and fostering a neighborhood with a shared future in our on-line world.
He emphasised the significance of guaranteeing that the advantages of synthetic intelligence improvement are shared by all humanity, notably by enhancing the illustration and voice of creating international locations in world AI governance.
Under the theme “digital empowerment and innovative development: joining hands to build a community in cyberspace”, the summit will deliver collectively ministerial-level officers, delegates from worldwide organizations, and leaders of main web firms from all over the world.
Ren famous that this yr”s summit will host its first ministerial-level assembly and have six sub-forums protecting clever agent innovation and functions, digital finance, AI security governance, good public companies, digital well-being, and the digitalization and dissemination of classical texts.
This would be the second time the summit is held in Hong Kong. Last yr’s inaugural summit in town attracted greater than 1,000 individuals from over 50 international locations.
Sun Dong, secretary for innovation, know-how and trade of the Hong Kong SAR authorities, stated Hong Kong will actively align with the nation’s science and know-how innovation technique outlined in the fifteenth Five-Year Plan (2026-30), which continues to help town in creating into a world innovation and know-how hub.
“The Hong Kong SAR government will intensify efforts to promote AI as a core industry for future development, advancing both the industrialization of AI and the integration of AI across industries,” Sun stated.
Sun additionally famous that the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute is scheduled to start operations in the second half of the yr, offering additional help for AI venture improvement, commercialization of analysis outcomes, and steerage on governance frameworks.