CityU Vice Rectors Zhou Wanlei, Ip Kuai Peng attend the 2nd Digital Government Summit and Forum on Digital GBA to share insights on internet security and smart city development
The 2nd Digital Government Summit and Forum on Digital GBA, jointly hosted by the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government, the Hong Kong and Macao SAR governments, was held in Guangzhou recently. Prof. Zhou Wanlei and Prof. Ip Kuai Peng, vice rectors of the City University of Macau (CityU) delivered speeches at the thematic forums on internet security and smart city construction, providing new ideas for digital government construction. The three-day event, with the theme of “Innovation-driven Digital Bay Area Construction, Data Empowering High-quality Development,” included activities such as the opening ceremony, summit forums, thematic forums, and achievements exhibition, seeking to establish a high-level platform for national digital government construction and promoting comprehensive digital development.
The Network and Information Security Forum was one of the thematic forums at the event, organized by the Bureau for Government Service Data Management of the Guangdong Province, the Cyberspace Administration of Guangdong Province, the Communications Administration of Guangdong Province, the Zhongshan Municipal People’s Government, and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer of the Hong Kong SAR Government.
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Clear understanding of data security elements, awareness of data security threats, and corresponding measures were the primary conditions for research, innovation, and application of data security. At the forum, Vice Rector Zhou Wanlei presented on “Network Security Case Analysis and Countermeasures” regarding data security and threats, and proposed corresponding countermeasures. He also emphasized the importance of constructing a more secure cyberspace. Vice Rector Zhou also suggested that the Zhongshan government ensure the security of data storage, carry out infrastructure construction, and set up high-level security mechanisms in application scenarios to promote digital governance.
The thematic forum, themed “Building a Strong Security Barrier for the Digital Bay Area and Safeguarding the High-Quality Development of Digital Government,” explored the Zhongshan’s practices of the China’s modernization through digital government empowerment. Over 300 guests, including leaders of provincial, regional, and municipal governments, academicians, top experts and scholars in the field of digital government, and leaders of major digital companies, provided insights and solutions for the construction of a digital government at the forum.
Digital Bay Area Development Forum was a key session to deepen exchange and collaboration in regard of digitalization in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, was a major event of the three-day event. This was co-organized by the Zhongshan Municipal People’s Government and the Bureau for Government Service Data Management of the Guangdong Province.
Vice Rector Ip Kuai Peng shared his insights on the “Thoughts of Building Macao Special Administrative Region as a Smart City Driven by Digitalization.” He believed that the goal of building a smart city was to make governance no longer driven by subjective propositions and interests, but to use intelligent analysis of big data to predict and quantify solutions and achieve greater benefits, allowing residents to truly enjoy the services of a digital governance.
Combining with the practice of Macao, Vice Rector Ip Kuai Peng made the following suggestions for building a smart city: First, promote the intelligence of public services and focus on the rapid development and application of technologies such as big data, cloud computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Second, build a people-oriented digital governance system, providing citizens with a variety of online services, channels for engaging in public governance. Third, strengthen cooperation between universities and research institutions in the Greater Bay Area, improve talent training and research and innovation in digital technology, and form unique development advantages from talent advantages.
The thematic forum, themed “Driving Cooperation and Innovation with Digital Intelligence and Building the Highest Level of Digital Development in the Global Bay Area,” invited nearly 500 guests, including government leaders, professional scholars, and corporate representatives.
Source: The 2nd Digital Government Summit and Forum on Digital GBA
