The Ministerial Meeting of the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Digital Silk Road Development Forum opens on July 22 in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province. [Photo/wicinternet.org]
The Ministerial Meeting of the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Digital Silk Road Development Forum was held on July 22 in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
Under the theme "Promoting Inclusive and Universally Beneficial Development and Sharing the Benefits of Digital and Intelligent Innovation," ministerial-level officials from nearly 20 countries and representatives of relevant international organizations engaged in in-depth exchanges to build lasting consensus, advance tangible cooperation, tap into digital growth, and enable Belt and Road countries to share development dividends.
In the keynote speech segment, speakers shared their national perspectives on digital infrastructure, technological innovation, and capacity building.
The speakers included Francis Gurry, vice-chair of the WIC and former director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization; Sofiene Hemissi, minister of communication technologies of Tunisia; and Dmitriy Goloburda, deputy director of the Central Communications Service Under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
