Co-building a Digital South for inclusive growth

With the expanded BRICS+ framework now representing over 50 percent of the world's population, how can governments and stakeholders bridge the AI divide and transform digital potential into shared prosperity? This special roundtable, presented by CGTN and the Global Development Promotion Center (GDPC) of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), explores how the Global South can co-build a more inclusive "Digital South" under the Global Development Initiative (GDI), following the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The roundtable, hosted by Wang Guan, brings together diplomats, scholars, industry leaders, and youth innovators to discuss what a more equitable and inclusive digital future could look like for the Global South.