People communicate with a doctor through a smart home terminal at the Light of Internet Exposition of the fourth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen http://www.authentic49ersstore.com/49ers-Reuben-Foster-Draft-Jersey/ , Tongxiang City of east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2017. The expo, attracting 411 renowned internet enterprises from home and abroad, showcases the latest internet technologies and applications from around the world, highlighting artificial intelligence, cloud computing http://www.authentic49ersstore.com/49ers-Pierre-Garcon-Draft-Jersey/ , big data and other areas. (XinhuaLi Xin)
WUZHEN, Zhejiang, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The tucked-away river town of Wuzhen may not be an obvious site for the World Internet Conference, but the annual event shows that Internet connection is more important to modern life than location.


This year's conference, the fourth ever, featured a vision for the future of the east China town's century-old wooden houses: retrofitting with "smart home" systems that bring breakfast first thing in the morning and hail driverless cars to take residents to work after the morning meal.


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In China, there are more than eight million online shops on Alibaba's e-commerce platform, 62 percent of which are small shops. The percentage of female shop owners is growing, and the disabled already account for one percent of e-shop owners.


Other corners of the world have also benefited from the "digital dividend."


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However, there are still a lot of people who are not able to benefit from the digital revolution.


Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Administrative Officer, Shaolin Yang said there are six billion people without access to high-speed internet, and four billion of them don't have access to the internet at all.


"It is why here at this year's conference we must discuss how to bridge the digital divide," said Gambardella http://www.authentic49ersstore.com/49ers-Marquise-Goodwin-Draft-Jersey/ , who said China is capable of being a leader in this endeavor.


China leads the world in access to fiber optic broadband networks and boasts the largest 4G network. Its internet penetration has topped 72.5 percent.


Gambardella thinks that the Chinese government has efficient administration that leads to timely decision making.


"In China, the government-led deployment of fiber-optic networks in rural areas is a best practice in the digital economy and should be introduced to other countries," he said. "The conference is a perfect platform for China to share its experience in bridging the digital divide."


In Mexico, the government is leading an internet reform that aims to reduce the costs for mobile communication and prices of information services.


"Our internet access rate has grown to 20 percent. In the meantime, 61 percent of mobile users have access to broadband, which was only 6 percent in 2011," said Miguel Angel Margain http://www.authentic49ersstore.com/49ers-Malcolm-Smith-Draft-Jersey/ , Director General of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property.


The unprecedented information revolution will be more meaningful when all people in the world can benefit from it, Yang added.




Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani formally withdrew from consideration for a post in President-elect Donald Trump's administration Friday, putting an end to his ill-fated bid to lead the State Department. Trump is now seriously considering Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson for the post.


Giuliani's prospects to serve as secretary of state had already dimmed, in part because of questions about his overseas business ties.


Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential candidate, is still in the mix.

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The deliberations have divided Trump's senior advisers, with some bluntly warning in public that tapping Romney would anger the president-elect's loyal supporters. Trump himself has sent mixed messages about Romney in recent days, according to people who have spoken with him http://www.authentic49ersstore.com/49ers-Kyle-Juszczyk-Draft-Jersey/ , suggesting in some conversations that Romney isn't getting the job and saying in others that he is still in contention.


The president-elect is said to be intrigued by the prospect of filling the diplomatic post with an international businessman. Tillerson has led Exxon since 2006, a period when record high oil prices and record corporate profits helped make it the most valuable public company in the world. He rose to prominence through the company's Russian energy business and was awarded Russia's Order of Friendship last year.


Giuliani, a loyal Trump supporter throughout the presidential race, quickly emerged as a top contender for secretary of state. But his financial ties, as well as his public campaigning for the job, are said to have given Trump pause.


The former mayor said he removed himself from consideration on Nov. 29.


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