The World Internet Conference 2021 in conjunction with Forum on Internet Development is scheduled to take place in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, from Nov.23 to Nov.24.

The virtual conference will follow a hybrid format combining online streaming together with offline forums, bringing together governmental officials, representatives from leading internet companies, and industry insiders to attend.

The main forum will be dedicated to discussing the technological solutions in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. The other 4 sub-forums willbe centered on topics such as cyberspace international, internet international cooperation under the Belt and Road initiative, youths and their digital future, industrial internet innovation and breakthrough, and artificial intelligence.

The Light of the Internet Expo will give full play to its advantage as a window to showcase the most cutting-edge new technologies in cybersecurity, IoT, cloud computing, blockchain, etc.

"Straight to Wuzhen", a year-long global competition for the advance of the digital economy, has made its contribution to the common prosperity and co-governance of the Internet and the rapid development of the digital economy. The top 15 technological inventions and products, which have stood out among 300 in a variety of technology categories, will be unveiled on Nov. 23.