ABOUT US
Introduction
Technology in the service of humanity.
Digital technology is improving multiple aspects of people's lives. However, it is also introducing issues for individuals and societies, creating new imbalances and eroding overall trust.
Digital Civilization Conference (DCC) exists to facilitate solutions to the most pressing challenges brought about by technology towards a more balanced future.
Brand Story
The DCC brand combines circles with squares to represent a variety of meanings.
Firstly, the circle represents the atom, one of the smallest unit that makes up the physical world, while the square represents the bit, the smallest unit of information that makes up the digital world, suggesting a blending of the physical and digital worlds.
MANIFESTO
DIGITAL CIVILISATION: A MANIFESTO
from Prof. Bill Roscoe, University of Oxford, UK
Digital technology is advancing at a fantastic, some would say alarming, rate. It is taking over so much of how we interact with the world and each other. However, it more reflects commercial opportunities and disconnected attempts to streamline government services than a proper digital civilisation. It offers the chance for a smoother and easier life while threatening a loss of personal privacy. We believe that society should develop ways of making all this technology more cohesive, more ethical and more respectful of the individual. We think that society should come together and organise the rules by which it expects technology to play, and the technological tools to allow a cohesive digital civilisation to grow.
2020 DCC Hainan
Digital Civilization Conference has chosen Hainan as its first annual conference location because Hainan has been continually improving on supporting talents, capital and information exchange via not only international tourism, but also technological innovations, digital finance, digital trade.
For instance, it has implemented a 59-Country Visa-Free Entry Policy and launched the free trade accounting system. Hainan is set to become a new center of digital economy, supporting innovators to translate visions into reality.
The first annual conference will be held in Hainan, China. The conference will focus on "Trust-Based Digital Governance" to address innovations in digital governance, digital finance and digital healthcare.
Hainan is the southernmost province of Mainland China, located in the South China Sea. In 1988, Hainan was designated as one of China's first special economic zones. It is often referred to as "China's Hawaii" with a 1900 kilometers long coastline. In the past, Hainan was a major stop on the ancient Maritime Silk Road. Now it is an important point on the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It is essentially a vital gateway to China as well as China's gateway to the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
On April 13th, 2018, China's President, Xi Jinping, announced the establishment of the Hainan Free Trade Zone to mark the 30th anniversary of the country's reform and opening-up policy. According to the plan, the entire island of Hainan will be transformed into a free trade zone and steadily develop into the first Free Trade Port in China.
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