IGF 2023 Open Forum #22 Jointly Share the Responsibilities in the Digital Era

Nowadays, digital technology, as leading forces in the world's technological revolution and industrial transformation, has increasingly integrated into the entire process of economic and social development and profoundly changed mode of production, lifestyles, and social governance. The innovation and iteration of digital technology has significantly accelerated, which not only improves social productivity and optimizes resource allocation, but also brings about issues such as security and reliability, transparency and openness, privacy protection, fairness and justice, and responsibility sharing. While the "governance deficit" in cyberspace is increasing, digital governance has increasingly become a concern for countries and a globally important issue. Various parties in the cyberspace urgently need to promote global digital governance and cooperation, strengthen the building of digital governance capabilities, explore the building of a sound digital governance ecosystem with the participation of governments, enterprises, academia, industry organizations, etc., with a view to unleash the potential of digital productivity, prevent digital risks, and achieve sharing of resources and responsibilities as well as cooperative governance in cyberspace.

This open forum will invite representatives from various sectors, including governments, international organizations, enterprises, industry organizations, and think tanks worldwide to engage in dialogue on digital governance mechanisms and capacity building. The main topics include: 1. The impact of internet innovations on digital governance; 2. Exploring the path to strengthen the building of digital governance capabilities; 3. International cooperation, multilateral and multi-party participation in digital governance.

The Open Forum, held onsite, will make full use of the IGF Official Online Participation Platform, offering interaction with speakers and delegates across the world.