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December 6, 2024
"During the forum speech session, Thorsten Hülsmann, Director General of IDSA , gave a speech entitled "Towards a global standard for interoperable data spaces with trust", interpreting the theory, standard setting, application scenarios, etc. of international data spaces."
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Thorsten Hülsmann,
Director General of IDSA

China Telecom officially joins IDSA and jointly establishes the "International Carrier Data Space Working Group" with WBBA

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On December 3, the 2024 Digital Technology Ecosystem Conference Data Elements Cooperation Forum with the theme of "Digital Gathering, Coexistence and Intelligent Future" was held in Guangzhou, China.

During the forum, IDSA (International Data Space Association) and WBBA (World Broadband Association) signed a strategic cooperation agreement.China Telecom officially joined IDSA (International Data Space Association) and jointly established the "International Operator Data Space Working Group "with China Telecom and WBBA  to jointly promote global data space cooperation and innovative development. Li Jun, Deputy General Manager of China Telecom Group Co., Ltd., Xiong Xiong, Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Government Service and Data Administration Bureau, Shan Zhiguang, Director of the Information Technology and Industrial Development Department of the National Information Centre of the National Development and Reform Commission, and Han Qi, Deputy Director of the Planning Division of the Policy and Planning Department of the National Data Administration, attended the forum and delivered speeches. More than 600 guests from more than 100 units including provincial and municipal data management departments, enterprises, universities and scientific research institutions across the country attended the meeting.

Thorsten Hülsmann, Director General of IDSA  , Liu Zhiyong, Deputy Chief Engineer of China Telecom and Rotating Chairman of the Executive Committee of WBBA , and Zhang Xin, Deputy Director (in charge of work) of Data Development Centre of China Telecom, attended the relevant ceremony on site.

During the forum speech session, Thorsten Hülsmann, Director General of IDSA , gave a speech entitled "Towards a global standard for interoperable data spaces with trust", interpreting the theory, standard setting, application scenarios, etc. of international data spaces. He also warmly welcomed China Telecom to join IDSA and looked forward to working together to establish global standards for trusted data sharing for the world .

In the future, IDSA will firmly fulfil its mission and responsibility to promote the development of the global data space and facilitate data circulation and sharing. The IDSA China Capability Center will work hand in hand with ecological partners from all walks of life to jointly build an open data space network and prosper the data space ecosystem.

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