Li Jiangli, a network security expert, delivers a speech at the network security forum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Forums on network security and technological cooperation along the Silk Road were held in Karamay, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on July 22, playing host to domestic high-tech experts as well as those from countries along the Silk Road.

The two-day event facilitated cultural exchanges, regional network cooperation and space governance, further enhancing informatization construction and promoting China as a country with powerful networks.

Participants attend the scientific and technological cooperation forum for the Silk Road Economic Belt held in Karamay. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

At the network security forum, as well as network and data safety, solutions in the big data era, information security challenges and countermeasures for energy enterprises were discussed.

Du Yong, member of the standing committee of the Communist Party in Karamay, said that the city will strengthen its communication with the participants and promote network security and the construction of the Silk Road.

A foreign participant listens to the report on scientific and technological cooperation among the Silk Road Belt area. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The second forum focused on technological cooperation along the Silk Road and saw experts discuss issues on science and technology, talent exchanges, and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements with countries along the economic belt.

Tong Zhonghua, vice mayor of Karamay, said that the forum promoted a good cooperation foundation with countries in fields such as agriculture, oil and gas, the petrochemical industry, high technology, and informationization construction