China-Central Asia Webinar - How to Further Promote Regional Digitalization


Upcoming Event June 20 China Central Asia Webinar How to Further Promote Regional Digitalization


Information


Date and time: Thursday June 20, 2024 15:00-17:00 (Beijing Time GMT+8)


Host: China Development Institute


Since the turn of the millennium, digitalization has been one of the fastest-growing economic forces globally, enabling a wide range of economic activities for numerous business ventures. In recent years, Central Asian countries have embarked on the pathway towards digitalization with respective action plans. Meanwhile, China is also making progress in the digital economy. Cooperation in the digital economy is becoming a promising area for China and Central Asia to jointly build the Silk Road Economic Belt and promote the industrial upgrading and transformation within the region.


In this edition of the China-Central Asia Webinar organized by the China Development Institute, experts from China and Central Asia will come together to discuss how to further promote regional digitalization to achieve sustained economic growth for both parties.


Debates



  1. How do you view the potentials for digital cooperation between China and Central Asia?

  2. What are the main obstacles and suggested solutions in terms of China and Central Asia’s joint effort towards enhancing regional digital connectivity?

  3. Among the wide range of topics within the digital sphere, what are the potential areas to foster tangible cooperation projects?


* Available in Chinese and English with Simultaneous Interpretation


Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpfuqtrD4qHde6P332gpi3caE45QhwRfRT




15:00-16:45 (Beijing Time GMT+8) Keynote Speech


Moderator: Dr. Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President, China Development Institute


Dr. Sun Ke, President of Digital & Industrial Economic Research Area, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology


Dr. Assel Aben, Chief Expert of the Department of Economic Studies, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan


Ms. Dorothea Lazaro, Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist, Asian Development Bank


Mr. Shavkat Sabirov, President, Internet Association of Kazakhstan


Mr. Farukh Soliev, Head of the Digital Trade Regulation Department at the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan


Mr. Nurlan Kulbatyrov, Deputy General Director of JSC “QazTrade” Centre for Trade Policy and Development, Kazakhstan


Mr. Kalybek Akmatov, Executive Director, Digital Resilience Association, Kyrgyz Republic


Dr. Cao Zhongxiong, Assistant President and Director of Digital Economy and Global Strategy, China Development Institute


16:45-17:00 (Beijing Time GMT+8) Discussion