what is cyber security week? why was guangzhou chosen as the venue for the opening ceremony?
2024-09-08
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text/luo shi, omnimedia reporter of yangcheng evening news
photo/yangcheng evening news omnimedia reporter zhou wei
another important national event was held in guangzhou. this morning (september 8), the 2024 national cyber security awareness week (hereinafter referred to as "cyber security week") officially kicked off in nansha, guangzhou. what is cyber security week? why are important events such as the opening ceremony held in guangzhou?
enhance cybersecurity awareness skills
cyber security week has been held for 11 consecutive years
cybersecurity is closely related to everyone. without cybersecurity, there will be no national security, no stable operation of the economy and society, and the interests of the general public will be difficult to protect. with the popularization of the internet, cybersecurity has become a hot topic of social concern.
the clock goes back ten years.
on february 27, 2014, the first meeting of the central leading group for cyberspace affairs was held, and general secretary xi jinping first proposed the goal of "striving to build my country into a cyber power."
on april 15, 2014, general secretary xi jinping creatively put forward the comprehensive national security concept at the first meeting of the central national security commission.
in this era, from november 24 to 30, 2014, in order to help the public better understand and perceive the network security risks around them, enhance network security awareness, improve network security protection skills, protect the legitimate rights and interests of users, and jointly maintain national network security, the central cyberspace affairs office and relevant departments held the first national network security publicity week. not only did the relevant national functional departments participate in the co-hosting, but the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities also held related theme activities at the same time, which set off a climax of network security publicity across the country.
since 2014, cyber security week has been held annually across the country, with a series of activities generally lasting one week. among them, important events such as the opening ceremony and the cyber security summit forum will be held in major cities in china.
the cyber security week has been held for 11 consecutive years and has effectively promoted the improvement of network security awareness and protection skills in the whole society. it has played an important role in maintaining national network security and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the people.
this year's cyber security week is scheduled to be held nationwide from september 9 to 15. it will be jointly organized by ten departments including the central propaganda department, the cyberspace administration of china, the ministry of education, the ministry of industry and information technology, the ministry of public security, the people's bank of china, the state administration of radio and television, the all-china federation of trade unions, the central committee of the communist youth league, and the all-china women's federation. the event continues to be themed "cyber security is for the people, cyber security depends on the people."
this cyber security week will hold a series of activities with diverse forms and rich content, covering 1 opening ceremony, 1 summit forum, 5 important events (cyber security expo and products and services supply and demand fair, cyber security talent recruitment event, cyber security innovation and entrepreneurship competition, cyber security innovation and entrepreneurship investment special event, "yangcheng cup" guangdong-hong kong-macao greater bay area cyber security competition), 15 sub-forums/seminars/closed-door meetings, 6 theme day activities and cyber security "six-in-one" activities.
the series of activities will not only invite relevant responsible persons from departments, authoritative experts, and corporate leaders to participate and share vivid practices and insights in the field of network security; there will also be interactive activities such as the network security expo and product and service supply and demand negotiation meeting, and special network security talent recruitment event to jointly create a "canton fair" in the field of network security; in addition, it will "go" to the masses and hold a series of theme day activities such as campus day, telecommunications day, rule of law day, finance day, youth day, personal information protection day, as well as publicity and popularization activities such as network security into communities, rural areas, enterprises, government agencies, campuses, and families.
opening ceremony and other important events settled here
because guangzhou has its special advantages
this year's opening ceremony of cyber security week and other important events were chosen to be held in guangzhou because guangzhou has its special advantages.
first of all, guangzhou has a special and important position in the overall development of the country. as the "southern gate" of the motherland, guangzhou is located in the "two frontiers" and is the frontier of intersection, integration and confrontation. guangzhou is the capital of guangdong province, the core city of the guangdong-hong kong-macao greater bay area, a national central city and one of the three major comprehensive gateway hub cities in my country. it is also one of the three major national information hubs and the largest international internet export. this year's cyber security week will give full play to guangzhou's advantages of significant hub status and wide radiation, and form a strong influence.
secondly, guangzhou has a developed internet industry. guangzhou has a solid foundation in digital infrastructure. by the end of 2023, a total of 91,700 5g base stations will have been built. there are more than 17 million 5g users, and guangzhou has taken the lead in building a national leading "gigabit city". at present, guangzhou has more than 3,000 internet companies, including wechat, vipshop, netease, xiyin and other internet companies. the artificial intelligence and digital economy pilot zone with a total area of 81 square kilometers has begun to take shape, with a developed internet industry, rich scientific and educational resources, and outstanding innovation capabilities.
in addition, guangzhou has a good foundation for cybersecurity work. in recent years, guangzhou has promoted the top-level design of cybersecurity, built a cybersecurity protection system with high requirements, built cybersecurity infrastructure with high standards, and carried out high-quality cybersecurity publicity and education.
from 2014 to the present, guangzhou has continued to carry out the national cyber security awareness week activities, launched the "guangzhou cyber security" special bus line, held the guangzhou cyber security summit forum, carried out cyber security knowledge competitions with prizes, organized the "yangcheng cup" cyber security competition, and widely carried out cyber security activities in communities, enterprises, government agencies, and campuses to publicize cyber security concepts, popularize cyber security knowledge, and promote cyber security skills, achieving remarkable results.
in 2021, the guangzhou municipal party committee’s cyberspace affairs office was jointly commended by the central cyberspace affairs office and ten other ministries as a unit with outstanding performance in the national cybersecurity awareness week activities.
this year, the opening ceremony of cyber security week and other important events were held in guangzhou. this is not only a recognition of guangzhou’s cyber security work, but also demonstrates guangzhou’s important role in building a clear and clean cyberspace.
