习近平向世界数据组织成立致贺信

新华社北京3月30日电　3月30日，国家主席习近平向世界数据组织成立致贺信。

习近平指出，当今世界正在加速迈入智能时代，数据的基础资源作用和创新引擎作用日渐显现。世界数据组织以“弥合数据鸿沟、释放数据价值、繁荣数字经济”为宗旨，为深化数据国际合作、完善全球数据治理提供了有益平台。

习近平强调，中国将秉持共商共建共享理念，支持世界数据组织发挥作用，同各方一道凝聚数据治理规则共识，推动数智技术创新，促进数据安全有序流动和高效开发利用，服务全球数字经济健康发展，让数据红利更好造福各国人民。

世界数据组织成立大会当日在北京举行，主题为“共建数据合作平台·共享数字发展机遇”。该组织会员包括全球数据领域相关企业、高校、智库、国际组织、金融机构等。

Xi congratulates World Data Organization on its inauguration

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to mark the inauguration of the World Data Organization (WDO).

The world is accelerating into the intelligent age, and the role of data as fundamental resources and an innovation engine is increasingly evident, Xi said.

"The WDO, with the mission of bridging the data divide, unlocking data's value and powering the digital economy, provides a valuable platform for deepening international cooperation regarding data and improving global data governance," Xi said.

He stressed that China will uphold the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and support the WDO in playing its role. He noted that the country will work with all parties to forge consensus on data governance rules; promote innovation in digital and intelligent technologies; facilitate the secure, orderly flow and efficient development and utilization of data; serve the healthy development of the global digital economy; and ensure that the dividends of data better benefit people of all countries.

The inaugural assembly of the WDO was held in Beijing on Monday, with the theme of jointly building a data cooperation platform and sharing digital development opportunities. The organization's members include enterprises, universities, think tanks, international organizations, financial institutions and other entities from the global data sector. ■