The 2021 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, one of the highest-level tech gatherings in China, is slated to be held from September 26 to 28 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, according to an official at a press conference in Beijing on Friday.

The summit will take place both online and offline, themed with "Towards a New Era of Digital Civilization – Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace", said Zhao Zeliang, vice minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China.

About 2,000 participants will exchange insights at the summit, including representatives from domestic and foreign governments, international organizations, industry agencies, global tech enterprises, university think tanks and research institutes.

Twenty sub-forums will be set up covering not only main topics such as cyberspace regulations and global collaborations, but also hot trends such as 5G technology, artificial intelligence, data and algorithms, as well as governance on data, charity in digital ages and communications in the COVID-19 era.

The summit attracted over 300 top tech enterprises to showcase their latest smart technologies and tech products that have changed the way of people's living and working in diverse aspects.

The conference will continue to release the blue books as its annual tradition – the China Internet Development Report 2021 and the World Internet Development Report 2021 – reviewing the highlights and the trends of Chinese and global internet development.