{"id":23375,"date":"2026-07-18T21:29:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/china-ai-summit-hears-global-south-needs-equal-access-to-avoid-digital-divide\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T21:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:29:39","slug":"china-ai-summit-hears-global-south-needs-equal-access-to-avoid-digital-divide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/china-ai-summit-hears-global-south-needs-equal-access-to-avoid-digital-divide\/","title":{"rendered":"China AI summit hears Global South needs equal access to avoid digital divide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/18\/13628c16-b695-469a-8e37-59ba348e3278_25f76e3c.jpg?itok=4ccY-YoF&amp;v=1784382584\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Greater global cooperation and development-focused AI regulations are urgently needed to prevent a widening digital divide, scholars and international figures said at China&rsquo;s premier AI conference on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"10.885714285714\">The message aligned with a broader pitch on display at the annual <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">World AI Conference (WAIC)<\/span> in Shanghai, where Beijing is courting the Global South with an artificial intelligence package centred on training, infrastructure and a bid for greater influence over global governance.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">&ldquo;We need to build international consensus,&rdquo; said Xue Lan, a prominent scholar of public policy and global AI governance and dean of the Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University, during a panel on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Xue called on international organisations to improve interoperability between national governance systems and prevent the fragmentation of global rules, while urging expanded cooperation between the Global South and the Global North.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Meanwhile, representatives from developing economies cautioned that AI governance risked stifling early-stage progress in emerging markets.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">&ldquo;Governance is not about regulating at the very beginning,&rdquo; said Nambaryn Enkhbayar, former president of Mongolia, adding that nations had to first be able to seize technological opportunities and participate in the global AI economy.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">&ldquo;We are ready to develop AI in Mongolia through cooperation with other countries, including China,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><sub>China AI summit hears Global South needs equal access to avoid digital divide<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greater global cooperation and development-focused AI regulations are urgently needed to prevent a widening digital divide, scholars and international figures said at China&rsquo;s premier AI conference on Saturday. 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