Abstract
I recently visited China and Qatar to attend international conferences of
equal importance as far as security, governance and criminology are concerned.
Both events had support of the respective governments, and the vision of their
national leaders and rulers was behind the theme and realization of such successful
mega events in Wuzhen, China and Doha, Qatar. The first was the 6th World
Internet Conference being held in the beautiful and fascinating small city of
Wuzhen on 20th ―22nd October 2019. The World Internet Conference (WIC), with
more than fifteen hundred (1500) participants from more than eighty (80)
countries, was focused on the vision of the Chinese President XI Jinping, which he
expressed in the second WIC in 2015 as "jointly building a community with a
shared future in cyberspace". Today's world is undergoing a colossal development,
adjustment and transformation. A new kind of technological and industrial
revolution is rapidly overcoming every aspect of life, right from e-banking and egovernance
to e-shopping. Emerging markets and developing countries are
experiencing unthinkable changes at every level. The exponential growth of
Internet has created unprecedented opportunities for the progress of human
civilization. However, problem of unbalanced development, inadequate rules,
inequitable order, protectionism, hegemony and power politics have become more
evident in the field of Internet in cyberspace. Like the economic divide, now the
digital divide among countries and regions is widening. Privacy infringements,
violation of intellectual property rights, rise of racism, spread of dis-information,
internet fraud, cyber-terrorism, pornography and other criminal and illegal
activities have become a global scourge, as stated in a leaflet of the 6th WIC. In
this scenario, it has become imperative to strive for building a community with a
shared future in cyber space, which further means to make cyberspace a
community where we can jointly advance development, safeguard security,
participate in governance, and share the benefits. Some of the fundamental
principles to achieve this goals are: Respecting sovereignty in cyberspace;
upholding peace and security; promoting openness and cooperation; and building
a sound cyber-order, which is not beyond the rule of law.
Emilio C. Viano. (2019) Look to the East: Asianization of Criminology, Pakistan Journal of Criminology, Volume-11, Issue-3.
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