The World Internet Conference Digital & AI Academy (WICDA) will host the Capacity Building on AI and Cybersecurity program during the 2026 WIC Asia-Pacific Summit in Hong Kong. 

The program will run from April 12 to 14 and aims to enhance core capabilities in these critical fields and provide a professional platform for learning, collaboration and skills development.

Officials, tech experts and industry representatives from across the globe, especially from developing countries, will take part in the program to share knowledge and explore solutions for narrowing the global digital intelligence gap.

Participants come from countries and regions including Ethiopia, Tanzania, the Gambia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Turkey and Uruguay. 

Why focus on AI and cybersecurity?

The WICDA, focusing on building AI capabilities to tackle shared challenges in the development of global digital intelligence, has found that countries worldwide face similar needs and uncertainties in AI development through its research and exchanges with international experts.

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Three key highlights of the program

Expert-led learning will help participants build a systematic knowledge framework from technology to governance to practice.

The program covers three core areas:

● AI technology trends and inclusive development: Examine the latest AI technologies and explore strategies to balance innovation with fairness and inclusivity, ensuring benefits reach a broad user base.

● AI risk and governance practices: Learn about cutting-edge risks in models, embodied AI and intelligent agents, alongside governance and evaluation frameworks. Participants will assess AI security readiness worldwide and strengthen governance across countries at different development stages. 

● Frontier applications and risk mitigation: Focus on low-altitude and intelligent agent security, combining real-world cases and tools like Secbot to examine risk identification and mitigation during practical deployments.

Highlight from lecturer

Immersive field study will allow participants to explore Hong Kong's tech innovation ecosystem. 

Participants will visit Hong Kong Cyberport, a hub for the city’s top tech companies and innovative teams — including the Cyberport ABC Service Centre, the Digital Tech Centre and the Low-Altitude Economy Hub — and also representative enterprises such as iFLYTEK (Hong Kong). 

They will experience AI, LLMs, big data and cybersecurity applications first-hand — gaining insights into digital economy trends in Hong Kong, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and beyond.

Dialogues and roundtables will be held to share practical insights and seek solutions.

● April 12: Industry leaders from Topsec Technologies, China Telecom Global, Huawei International and ThreatBook will share best practices in a roundtable discussion. 

● April 14: The WICDA and the Hong Kong Cybersecurity Professional Association will co-host an AI Security-themed Salon on “AI × Cybersecurity: Humanity and Intelligent Agents — Building the Future Cybersecurity Framework”. It will explore AI integration and collaborative security strategies.

If you’re interested in the program, please contact:

Ms. Ge 

Phone: +86-10-87931750 / +86-13621103386

Email: digitalacademy@wicinternet.org