BEIJING: Great efforts should be made in education and innovation around cybersecurity to help the country strengthen its security system and governance capability, an official from China’s top internet regulator said.
While stressing that cybersecurity has a profound impact on economic, political, cultural, social and military security, Zhuang Rongwen, head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, said that the authority will strongly support Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, to create a base for national security talent and innovation.
He made the remark while attending the opening ceremony of this year’s Cybersecurity Week, which was held in Fuzhou on Monday.
Themed “Cybersecurity for the People and by the People”, the 2023 Cybersecurity Week will run across the country from Monday to Sunday. It is an annual event that enhances national awareness of cybersecurity and helps the public protect themselves.
In addition to the opening ceremony, a summit for the event as well as multiple major activities and 14 sub-forums, such as those on cloud computing, automotive data security and juvenile protection in cyberspace, are also scheduled to be held in Fuzhou this year.
Zhou Zuyi, Party chief of Fujian, emphasized that holding the event is of great significance for enhancing people’s skills in preventing security risks and improving the work efficiency of cyberspace agencies. He said at the opening ceremony that Fujian has continuously consolidated network security technologies, and actively helped integrate the development of cybersecurity education and technological industries. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
