拉美数字鸿沟消弭与中拉共建“数字丝绸之路”

Bridging the Latin American Digital Divide for a China-Latin America Digital Silk Road

中国提出"一带一路"倡议不仅是对联合国关于构建全球发展伙伴关系的积极回应,也是为解决国内和全球发展不平衡问题开出的"中国药方"。"数字丝绸之路"建设是信息技术快速发展赋予"一带一路"的新内涵,是打造"丝绸之路经济带"的重要抓手。进入21世纪以来,拉美与发达国家的数字鸿沟在量上有了很大改善,但在质上仍有较大提升空间。中拉共建"数字丝绸之路"对拉美地区缩小数字鸿沟,满足信息技术发展的需求,促进中拉经贸合作的转型升级都具有重要作用。在中拉"数字丝绸之路"建设过程中,不仅面临来自欧美发达国家的竞争,也面临中拉在该领域政策、法规制定和对接滞后等问题。当前,中拉正在通过官民并举的路径建设"数字丝绸之路",其中官方层面的交流与合作对促进中国互联网企业走进拉美发挥了引导性作用。尽管中拉"数字丝绸之路"未来仍将面临多方面挑战,但是中国作为"数字丝绸之路"建设的倡导者,应该对此进行整体规划和全面推动。

Emerging with the rapid development of Information and Communications Technology(ICT),the Digital Silk Road adds a new dimension to the Belt and Road initiative,which drives the development of the Silk Road Economic Belt.ICT cooperation between China and Latin America helps bridge the digital divide in Latin America and meet its need of IT development.In building the“Digital Silk Road,”China and Latin America have to face not only the competition from the Western countries,but also problems such as policy formulation and inefficient communications.At present,the China-Latin America“Digital Silk Road”is being built by both the governments and the private sector;exchanges at the government level have encouraged many Chinese Internet enterprises to cooperate with their counterpart in Latin America.Last but not least,both sides still have to address challenges in building the“Digital Silk Road”.As the initiator,China should plan systematically for the“Digital Silk Road.”