On March 31, the Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University (BNU) held a seminar on the Digital "Belt and Road". Experts, scholars, and entrepreneurs from the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Education, Commerce and Foreign Affairs, the China Center for International Economic Exchanges and other sectors of society attended the meeting.Wang Shoujun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Executive Vice President of BNU and the Dean of the Belt and Road School, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

Wang Shoujun pointed out that digital cooperation has become an important part of the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" in emerging fields and is now facing new historical opportunities. BNU has achieved a series of research results in the fields of digital "Belt and Road" and actively explored new ideas for digital technology and artificial intelligence enabling education.

During the report session, Tang Xingbo, the chairman of Beijing Ideapool Technology Co., Ltd., shared the company's practical experience in empowering the construction of the Digital Silk Road with domestic 3D engine technology, covering the development of the digital content industry, challenges and opportunities of digital technology, etc. Cui Yanxin, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, analyzed the new directions for high-quality joint construction of the Digital Silk Road based on the achievements, problems and challenges, and put forward thoughts and suggestions for accelerating the “soft connectivity” of the Digital Silk Road.

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During the exchange and discussion session, experts and scholars focused on the core issues of the digital "Belt and Road" construction. They actively and deeply explored topics such as the digital development of international education, the international landscape of digital economy development, the "hard connectivity" and "soft connectivity" of digital "Belt and Road" cooperation, and the planning and implementation of the digital Silk Road construction.

This seminar was hosted by Liu Qian, the vice dean of the Belt and Road School. She introduced the discussions on the digital Belt and Road in the "High-Quality Joint Construction of the Belt and Road" series published by the Belt and Road School in 2023.This meeting achieved a deep integration of industry, academia, and research. In the future, the Belt and Road School will continue to build platforms, gather wisdom, and contribute to the high-quality development of the joint construction of the Belt and Road.