In recent days, in order to promote the innovation and development of the world new economy and society and build a smart world where everything is interconnected, the World Internet of Things Convention (WIOTC) has established the Department of International Business and Cooperation. Leaders of WIOTC have led delegations to visit the embassies of Germany, France, Japan, Spain, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Israel, Brazil, Maldives, Greece, Benin, Lesotho, Uruguay, etc.

So far, WIOTC has forged partnership with embassies of many countries. During the visits, leaders of WIOTC detailed the development of WIOTC, shared the new concepts of IoT and new economic model of IoT demonstration bases with relevant leaders and representatives, discussed issues related to 2021 WIOTC National Special Forum and Exhibitions and presented the first World IoT White Paper as gifts to relevant embassies. Ambassadors, counselors and persons in charge of numerous embassies have given active response. Simon Pierre Adovelande, Ambassador of Benin highly praised the development of WIOTC in the past five years, noting that “I truly appreciate the efforts and contributions that WIOTC has made for promoting the global development of IoT and introducing new concepts to the global construction of it.” Dr. Mohamed Elbadri, Ambassador of Egypt and Dr. Palitha Kohona, Ambassador of Sri Lanka expressed their willingness to attend the convention and to strengthen communication and cooperation.

Leaders of WIOTC were well received by Dominik Bohnen, First Secretary of the Office of Information of the Embassy of Germany, Axel Demenet and Antoine Moisson, Economic Counselors of the Embassy of France, Mizutani Jun, Economic Counselor of the Embassy of Japan, Dr. Mohamed Elbadri, Ambassador of Egypt, Dr. Palitha Kohona, Ambassador of Sri Lanka and K.K. Yoganaadan, Deputy Head of the Embassy, Simon Pierre Adovelande, Ambassador of Benin, Yair Albin, Minister of Commerce of the Embassy of Israel, Jose Roberto, Counselor of Science and Technology of the Embassy of Brazil, Dimitrios Pitsidimos, First Secretary of the Embassy of Greece, Abiel Monare, First Secretary of the Embassy of Lesotho, Carlos J. Tortola, Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of Spain, Sobah Rasheed, Deputy Ambassador of Maldives, Federico Lage, Deputy Head of the Embassy of Uruguay and officials from other embassies. At present, WIOTC is on its way to work with all these partners to further detailed work and plans.

We sincerely welcome embassies, national institutions, and enterprises from all over the world to participate in the annual conference of WIOTC in 2021 and relevant activities. Let’s work together to promote the development of IoT construction and industrial economy and usher in the smart era of all things interconnected!

Axel Demenet and Antoine Moisson, Economic Counselors of the Embassy of France

Dr. Mohamed Elbadri, Ambassador of Egypt

Simon Pierre Adovelande, Ambassador of Benin

Dr. Palitha Kohona, Ambassador of Sri Lanka and K.K. Yoganaadan, Deputy Head of the Embassy

Jose Roberto, Counselor of Science and Technology of the Embassy of Brazil

left: Mizutani Jun, Economic Counselor of the Embassy of Japan
right: Yair Albin, Minister of Commerce of the Embassy of Israel

left: Dimitrios Pitsidimos, First Secretary of the Embassy of Greece
right: Abiel Monare, First Secretary of the Embassy of Lesotho

Carlos J. Tortola, Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of Spain

Sobah Rasheed, Deputy Ambassador of Maldives

Federico Lage, Deputy Head of the Embassy of Uruguay