International Digital Equality Alliance holds inaugural annual meeting

On November 7, 2023, the first Annual Conference of the International Digital Equality Alliance (IDEA) convened in the water town of Wuzhen. Initiated by Zhejiang University and established in 2022, IDEA is dedicated to addressing the challenges of inequality within the global digital economy and society, promoting fairness, justice, and sustainable development in the digital world.

The theme of this year's conference was From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity. It brought together renowned scholars and experts in the field of communications from both domestic and international spheres. Focusing on the new experiences, issues, and expectations arising from global digital transformation and development, the conference explored innovative pathways towards creating digitally inclusive societies and leveraging digital technology for the betterment of public welfare.

Experts and scholars from six continents offered in-depth analyses of the global and local scenarios of digital inequality, examining issues from various angles, including geopolitics, platform culture, public health, gender, the Third World, and wealth disparity.