Focusing on Open Source and Openness to Advance Global Digital and AI Development: WICDA Opens in Wuzhen

The 2026 WIC Global Elite Training-Future Digital Leadership Development Workshop started on November 2 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, bringing together nearly 30 government officials, industry leaders and professionals from countries of the Global South. As an important initiative of the WIC Digital & AI Academy (WICDA) to advance capacity building, the workshop is themed "Open Source and Openness, Shaping the Future Together". It aims to empower developing countries through practical capacity-building programs.

Participants commented that the workshop offers a wide variety of programs and covers cutting-edge topics, serving as an important platform for information sharing and exchange. They also noted that the workshop would help them gain a better understanding of AI governance approaches and open-source practices in different countries.