From April 15th to 19th, the 27th United Nations Science and Technology Conference convened in Geneva, Switzerland. During the conference, Peter Meier, Vice Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development and Founding Chairman of WDTA, expressed that WDTA is committed to creating a platform that inspires creativity, cultivates innovative ideas, and fosters international cooperation, serving as a potent engine for driving global sustainable growth and social progress in digital technology.
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Song Xiaodong, Founder of the LINKING Metaverse Innovation Alliance, Chief Strategic Officer of the Linkong Metaverse Research Institute, and Chairman of Beijing Linkong Huimin Cultural Communication Co., Ltd was elected as an observer of the conference. At the ceremony for the issuance of member institution certificates, Huawei, iFlytek, Ant Group, Linkong Huimin, and other units were awarded member institution certificates.
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During an interview as a representative of member institutions, Song Xiaodong stated, "The innovation of digital technology is continuously driving technological development, with digital technology already becoming the core of new quality productivity, posing higher demands for innovation and internationalization capabilities. The LINKING Metaverse Innovation Alliance integrates more than 200 domestic leading metaverse R&D enterprises and metaverse R&D innovation start-up teams, accelerating the construction of new quality productivity led by leading enterprises, supported by universities and research institutes, and involving collaborative innovation among various innovation entities. Through the leadership and responsibility in the global digital technology field by the World Digital Technology Academy (WDTA) and the Digital World Conference (DWC), the LINKING Metaverse Innovation Alliance is collaborating with global partners to jointly promote innovation breakthroughs and extensive applications of digital technology, facilitating global digital transformation and sustainable development, driving a new era of digital and real integration, promoting deep integration of digital technology and the real economy, enabling new quality productivity to move towards the 'new' and reach far with 'quality'."
