Internet tech to help fix digital divide

Experts hail China's development as a global leader in online innovation

China is expected to provide new impetus for the development of internet technologies across the world, according to industry experts and entrepreneurs who participated in the 4th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province.

"China presents possibility of what we can do in our countries for eliminating the digital divide and how internet technologies can help us to gain an edge," said Thomas Kwesi Quartey, vice-chairman of the African Union, in his speech at the closing ceremony of the 4th World Internet Conference on Tuesday.