ChainCatcher news, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Paul Chan, stated at the 2023 Caixin Summer Summit that Hong Kong is actively promoting the development of virtual assets. Regarding opportunities and risks, there are indeed some virtual asset service providers that operate improperly, such as mixing their own funds with clients' funds, and operators running platforms while also acting as traders."But the fundamental technology of Internet 3.0 is blockchain, whether you like it or not, blockchain will definitely continue to develop in the future," Paul Chan said. Blockchain can build open, secure, and low-cost platforms, and Hong Kong plans to introduce a suitable regulatory system to promote the responsible development of Internet 3.0 and virtual assets in Hong Kong. (Caixin)

ChainCatcher news, according to Caixin, at the Zhongguancun Forum - Internet 3.0: Future Development Forum of the Internet Industry held today, Yang Hongfu, director of the Chaoyang Park Management Committee, stated that starting this year, Chaoyang District will invest no less than 100 million yuan annually in special funds to support the construction of the Internet 3.0 industrial ecosystem.According to the "Chaoyang District Internet 3.0 Innovation Development Three-Year Action Plan (2023-2025)," the goal is to build Chaoyang District into a nationally leading Internet 3.0 industrial hub by 2025. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Sina Finance, at the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum parallel forum "Internet 3.0: Future Development of the Internet Industry" hosted by the Beijing Association for Science and Technology, the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Zhongguancun Management Committee officially released the "Beijing Internet 3.0 Innovation Development White Paper (2023)."The white paper believes that Beijing is in a leading position nationwide in terms of policies and measures for the development of the Internet 3.0 industry, innovative enterprises, and research foundations. Currently, Beijing is planning a series of work initiatives around key technologies, common technology platforms, application scenarios, innovation ecology, and regulation, accelerating the construction of an internationally influential Internet 3.0 innovation highland.At the same time, Beijing continuously strengthens city-district collaboration and promotes regional characteristic development. Currently, Haidian District is focused on creating a highland for original technology innovation, Chaoyang District is concentrating on cultivating innovative enterprises and developing enterprise clusters, Shijingshan District is fully committed to creating benchmark scenarios in science fiction and sports, and Tongzhou District is accelerating the promotion of cultural tourism, smart city scenario applications, and the construction of a metaverse innovation center. Beijing also supports districts like Dongcheng to leverage their own advantages and actively plan for the development of advantageous Internet 3.0 industries in their areas.However, the development of the Internet 3.0 industry in Beijing still faces challenges in terms of technological and talent support capabilities, the completeness of the industrial chain, and legal regulations. The white paper suggests that Beijing should strengthen policy support and organizational guarantees, accelerate technological breakthroughs and the establishment of common platforms, promote the construction of "Internet 3.0+" application scenarios, and improve risk regulation work to create a favorable ecological environment for the innovative development of Internet 3.0 in Beijing. (source link)

ChainCatcher News, the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, the Management Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park, and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology issued a notice on "Work Plan for Promoting the Innovative Development of Beijing's Internet 3.0 Industry (2023-2025)" to promote the innovative development of Beijing's Internet 3.0 industry.The notice points out that Internet 3.0, as a new form of future internet industry development, is accelerating under the impetus of information technologies such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, which will bring transformative impacts on future technology and industrial development as well as social and economic forms. In order to seize the opportunities of a new round of technological innovation and industrial transformation, this work plan is specially formulated to promote the innovative development of Beijing's Internet 3.0 industry.The plan proposes to promote breakthroughs in key underlying core technologies such as blockchain, support the research and development of technologies based on blockchain for digital identity, digital supervision, etc., and support the construction of a trustworthy virtual system for Internet 3.0; support the research and development of technologies for blockchain-based proof of rights, privacy protection, cross-chain collaboration, data identification, etc., to achieve interconnectivity and mutual recognition of Internet 3.0, and protect data security and privacy; support the research of smart contract technologies aimed at Internet 3.0, flexibly supporting programmable development for various application scenarios, enhancing the adaptability and flexibility of Internet 3.0 scenarios.Build a digital asset circulation service platform. Establish a digital trustworthy technology support platform based on the Chang'an Chain·Cooperation Network, legally explore services such as trustworthy identity, trustworthy proof, trustworthy data, trustworthy cross-chain, data identification, and privacy computing; research and develop functions for digital asset registration, custody, evaluation, etc.; conduct research on relevant regulatory policies for data classification and grading, digital asset registration and issuance in accordance with laws and regulations, and explore the construction of regulatory and governance models for the Internet 3.0 economic system. (Source link)

Chain Catcher News: The Blockchain Industry Innovation and Development Special Training Course, hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, recently opened in Kunming. Jiang Mingtao, Deputy Director of the Information Technology Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nie Lining, Deputy Director of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and An Enfa, Member of the Municipal Standing Committee and Vice Mayor, attended and delivered speeches.The purpose of this training course is to enhance the theoretical level and work capabilities of the cadre team in the national blockchain field, help various regions timely grasp the current status of industrial development in the field of national blockchain technology innovation, gain insights into the similarities and differences in domestic and international development, assess the opportunities and challenges brought by Internet 3.0, and accurately understand the connotation and trends of blockchain development.Relevant department-level officials in charge of blockchain from industrial and information technology authorities across the country, as well as well-known domestic experts and scholars, engaged in discussions and specialized lectures on the development of blockchain technology at home and abroad, the empowerment of the real economy and public services by blockchain, and the integration and application of blockchain with a new generation of information technology, providing strong support for various regions to accelerate the high-quality development of the blockchain industry. (Source link)