International Trade Lawmaking @ Beijing Normal University

由中国国家创新与发展战略研究会数字治理研究中心、中国网络空间安全协会网络治理与国际合作工作委员会、互联网实验室等主办的数据安全与发展专家研讨会于2023年7月5日通过线上线下相结合的方式举行。会议讨论了数据的分类分级应遵循哪些标准或原则，重要数据识别规则，以及《电信领域重要数据和核心数据识别指南》对要数据范围的界定等数据安全与数字经济发展中的重大问题。10位不同领域的专家对这些问题发表了看法和观点。薛教授在发言中称，重要数据的分类是数据安全法、网络安全法等安全法系统的概念，与数据要素领域的界定标准和范围并不同相同，应注意分清在不同领域的重要数据的法律地位及其影响，在保证数据安全的前提下促进数据要素的有效流通。

The World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit has been held annually since 2013. Upholding the concept of “building a community with a shared future in cyberspace”, the Summit has been committed to building consensus on the wisdom of all parties and deepening digital cooperation for a decade. It has developed into a high-end platform for the Internet governance system shared and governed by all, as well as for exchanges and cooperation in digital economy, which has received wide attention, support and recognition from the international community. Since July 2022, the WIC has been institutionalized as an international organization headquartered in Beijing and supported by a variety of members.

2023 WIC Wuzhen Summit will be held from November 8^th to 10^th in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, China. With the theme of “Creating an Inclusive and Resilient Digital World Beneficial to All – Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”. Cross-border e-commerce will be one of the sub-themes. To facilitate the discussion of all the parties, the WIC established a dedicated working group consisting of the representatives from governments, international organizations, businesses, research institutes and civil societies. The Working Group’s Inaugurating Meeting was held on 30 June 2023. The WIC Deputy Director, Mr. Liang, gave the opening remark and highlighted the importance of the Working Group. Prof. Xue was appointed as the principal investigator to draft the WG’s Report and Vice-Chair of the Working Group. Prof. Xue presented on the background, goal, work plan of the Working Group. The other members of the WG exchanged their views on the new trends in the development of international digital cooperation and made the proposal on the work plan and future development. All the members agreed that the WG will play a vital role and work toward innovation-driven development.