July 11,2019,the Vice President of China Academy of Information and Communications Technology(CAICT), Li Yong made the announcement during the “2019 China Internet Conference”on behalf of the “IGF China” preparation team, and called for all stakeholders to take part.

Vice President of CAICT, Li Yong

　　Li said in the announcement that the UN IGF as a fruit of the World Summit on the Information Society, is a Multi-stakeholder Model forum, and has been serving as an important platform for policy dialogues on internet governance as well as cyber security issues under the UN framework since its convening in 2006.Stakeholders from China including those from government, business, industry and tech-community have always highly regarded the UN IGF process.

　　Convening IGF at the national level is an important way for member states to take part in the UN IGF process. IGF China will foster a bottom-up, participatory, open, transparent, and inclusive platform where government, business, tech-community, civil society, and all stakeholders can exert their respective roles in enhancing internet security, accelerating industry development, advancing good internet governance, and promoting digital economy.