UNION Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn attended the 2nd Dialogue on China-ASEAN Information Harbour which was held during the 2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit on 8 November.

Speaking at the event, he said the event will bring new ideas, suggestions, cooperation, approaches and creations to establish new digital ecosystems as it is being held under the theme “establishment of new digital ecosystems, create a new blue ocean of cooperation”. Nowadays, people can see how digital systems, technology and devices affect their daily lives, businesses and the entire human society. For example, AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Big Data and Cloud Computing are interdependent ones.

Moreover, the dialogue leads to Creating a New Blue Ocean of Cooperation and it should apply a network called China ASEAN Information Harbour. The China-ASEAN Information Harbour plays a crucial role in building the China-ASEAN community, and Myanmar is actively cooperating in its process.

The Union minister also urged to deepen cooperation in the economy, e-government establishment, public digital services, transnational information, people-to-people exchanges and other sectors.

Then, other attendees coordinated the discussion and Myanmar’s Deputy Minister for Transport and Communications U Lu Mon talked about the measures addressing the disinformation and cybersecurity-related matters.

The China-ASEAN Information Harbour, launched in 2016, is a Digital Silk Road project connecting China and ASEAN countries. It also promotes the bilateral cooperation between China and ASEAN countries through internet network and information exchanges, especially five platforms – infrastructure, information sharing, technology cooperation, economic and trade services, and people-to-people exchanges as “One Base, One Centre, One Pillar and Two Clusters”.

The Union minister visited the Light of Internet Expo in Wuzhen near the WIC Convention Centre yesterday. The expo displays the trends in global internet development and high technologies aiming at establishing international cooperation and exchanges in the digital economic sector.

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