sco women's forum held in qingdao focuses on digital empowerment of women's cause
2024-09-12
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china news service, qingdao, september 11 (hu yaojie, wang yu) the shanghai cooperation organization women's forum opened in qingdao, shandong on the 11th. this forum attracted more than 150 chinese and foreign guests to attend, focusing on "digital empowerment and women's participation in the economy" to carry out exchanges and sharing, and deepen international cooperation in the field of women.
at the opening ceremony, chinese state councilor and president of the all-china women's federation chen yiqin read out the congratulatory letter from chinese president xi jinping and delivered a speech. she said that china will work with all parties of the sco to implement the consensus reached by the heads of state at the astana summit, carry forward the "shanghai spirit", deepen women's exchanges and cooperation, further consolidate women's strength, make greater contributions to promoting the development of women's cause in various countries, and promote the building of a closer sco community with a shared future.
chen yiqin pointed out that this forum focuses on "digital empowerment and women's participation in the economy", which is of great significance. it is necessary to promote the popularization of digital skills, equal digital opportunities, and a friendly digital environment to better benefit women in sco countries.
on september 11, the shanghai cooperation organization women's forum opened in qingdao, shandong. photo by wang yu
iranian vice president behrouz azar said in his speech that new technologies derived from the digital age have created opportunities for women to make their voices heard in the world. therefore, all parties should take the development of digital empowerment of women seriously and address challenges such as the digital divide.
behrouz-azar proposed to establish a digital platform for women's services within the sco framework to exchange experiences and promote successful models, enable more people to enjoy advanced education, help establish a regional cooperation framework and formulate relevant supportive policies.
sco secretary-general zhang ming believes that in the context of today's sluggish global economic recovery and deep economic structural adjustments, encouraging and supporting women to participate in the digital transformation of the economy is of great practical significance for enhancing the economic development vitality of various countries and promoting sustainable development and progress of the international and regional economy.
zhang ming said that the development of the digital economy is one of the priority cooperation directions promoted by the sco in recent years. women in sco member states started participating in the digital economy early, in a wide range of fields and at a deep level. the sco has inherent advantages and rich experience in promoting digital empowerment and women's participation in economic development.
the shanghai cooperation organization women's forum attracted more than 150 chinese and foreign guests. photo by wang yu
documents such as the "memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the all-china women's federation and the women's and family affairs committee of tajikistan" and the "memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the all-china women's federation and the belarusian women's union" roadmap (2024-2027) were signed during the forum.
this forum was jointly organized by the all-china women's federation, the shanghai cooperation organization's good-neighborliness, friendship and cooperation committee, the shandong provincial people's government, and the shanghai cooperation organization secretariat. (end)
