On the afternoon of October 20, the 2024 Global Digital Merchants Conference Data Circulation Security and Compliance Themed Forum was held in Yangpu, Shanghai. Xu Huili, Deputy Secretary General of the Shanghai Municipal Government, Director of the Shanghai Big Data Bureau, and Director of the Shanghai Urban Operation Center, Xue Kan, Secretary of the Yangpu District Committee, Huang Chengqing, Vice Chairman of Internet Society of China, Yang Haijun, Chief Engineer of the Cyberspace Administration of the Municipal Committee, Dai Bin, Deputy Director of the Municipal Communications Administration, Liu Jinyuan, Deputy District Mayor of Yangpu District, and other guests attended the event.

In her address, Xu Huili stated that as an important guarantee for the efficient circulation and innovative application of data, the position of security and compliance in the data element market ecosystem is becoming increasingly prominent. The Municipal Committee and Municipal Government attach great importance to data security and compliance work. In the future, Shanghai will continue to deepen the construction of the data security and compliance system, ensure the effective development and utilization of data and the healthy development of the industry, accelerate the cultivation of a data security and compliance ecosystem, and support the research and development breakthroughs and iterative upgrades of key technologies in data security and compliance.

Yang Haijun said that security is both the bottom line of compliance and the guarantee of development. It is hoped that through this forum, we can jointly explore new ideas and new models of data security and compliance, and exchange and share cutting-edge technologies and best practices in data element circulation. On the basis of security, more impetus will be provided for the compliant circulation of data.

Dai Bin expressed that he expects experts from the government, enterprises, universities, think tanks, and other aspects to explore a development path that better meets the requirements of the times, better adapts to development needs, and has more Shanghai characteristics through continuous exchanges and practices, contributing Shanghai's wisdom to the sustainable and healthy development of China's digital economy.

At the event site, Xu Huili, Xue Kan, Huang Chengqing, Yang Haijun, and Dai Bin jointly launched the "Digital Yangpu · New Digital Life Experience—2024 Digital City Experience Week Yangpu" activity.

Xu Huili and Xue Kan unveiled the nameplate for the "Shanghai Yangpu District Digital Economy Data Innovation Laboratory."

The "Digital Yangpu" Chief Data Officer Empowerment Project was officially launched. Liu Jinyuan and Liu Yingfeng, Director of the Data Element Division of the Shanghai Big Data Bureau, presented certificates to representatives of the first batch of chief data officers from "Digital Yangpu" focused industry chain enterprises.

Zhang Zhe, Deputy Dean of the Shanghai Cyber Research Institute, Gao Yifeng, Leading Partner of Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection Consulting Services at Ernst & Young (China) Enterprise Consulting Co., Ltd. in Greater China, and Cui Jiuqiang, General Manager of Shanghai Digital Certificate Authentication Center Co., Ltd., jointly released the "Data Circulation Security and Compliance Series Reports."

At present, the wave of global digital transformation is surging. Technologies represented by blockchain, privacy computing, and artificial intelligence, as well as their industrial applications, are profoundly changing the pattern of productive forces and the face of social development, promoting the development of a digitalized social economy. The "2024 Global Digital Merchants Conference Security and Compliance Themed Forum" takes "promoting the efficient, secure, and compliant circulation of data elements" as its core topic, focusing on cutting-edge topics such as "secure circulation of data elements," "AI governance and data security," and "blockchain and privacy computing." It deeply explores the security risks and challenges in the digital era and helps build a new ecosystem pattern that can lead the wave of urban digitalization and intelligent transformation while ensuring the secure and compliant circulation of data elements. At the forum, guests from Internet Society of China, Fudan University, Shanghai Information & Data Security Solutions Co., Ltd., China Information Technology Designing Consulting Institute Co., Ltd., Cyber Research Institute, and other organizations jointly explored new ideas for the development of artificial intelligence and data security, blockchain and privacy computing, and other fields.