The 8th "Zongheng" Cybersecurity Innovation Forum Hainan Forum Held

The Hainan Forum of the 8th “Zongheng” Cyber Space Security Innovation Forum was held in Haikou on September 7, with the theme “Strengthening the Digital Free Trade Port, Securing the Southern Gateway of the Internet,” focusing on how technological innovation can serve the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port. More than 300 experts and scholars from across the country attended, including 8 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The forum was jointly hosted by the National University of Defense Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, and China Electronics Corporation, and organized by the Hainan Military District, Hainan University, the College of Electronic Countermeasures of the National University of Defense Technology, and other units. The event featured a main forum, a roundtable discussion with academicians and experts, and three thematic forums. At the meeting, several academicians and experts delivered reports and held discussions on topics such as the development of the free trade port’s cyberspace and information sector, cyber data governance, and how digitalintelligent technologies empower economic development. The forum was also held in a “dualcity linkage” format between Guiyang and Haikou, and on September 5, a number of research achievements related to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence were released in Guiyang.