USG Amandeep Singh Gill
World Internet of Things Convention 2026, Beijing-China

联合国副秘书长兼秘书长数字与新兴技术事务特使 阿曼迪普·辛格·吉尔
——2026世界物联网大会，中国·北京

Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
尊敬的各位阁下、各位嘉宾，女士们、先生们：

It's a pleasure to greet participants of the World Internet of Things Convention, and the Conference on Sustainable Development of the Global Intelligently Interconnected Digital Economy.
很高兴向世界物联网大会暨全球万物智联数字经济可持续发展大会的各位与会者致以诚挚问候。

I thank the organizers for bringing together leaders from government, industry, academia and international organizations at an important moment for the future of digital cooperation.
感谢大会组织方在数字合作未来发展的重要时刻，汇聚来自政府、产业界、学术界和国际组织的各位领导和代表。

As the convention marks its 11th anniversary, it continues to provide a valuable platform for dialogue on emerging technologies and their impact across economies and societies.
值此世界物联网大会创办十一周年之际，大会继续为各方围绕新兴技术及其对经济和社会的影响开展对话提供了宝贵平台。

The theme of this year’s gathering—— “A World of Smart Interconnection, A Future of Win-Win Cooperation” captures both the promise and the challenge of our time.
今年大会的主题是“智联世界，共赢未来”。这一主题既体现了我们这个时代的发展机遇，也揭示了我们所面临的挑战。

Connected devices, artificial Intelligence, data and digital infrastructure are increasingly a part of our daily lives. They power our cities, support our industries, improve health care, strengthen agriculture and create new opportunities for innovation and growth.
互联设备、人工智能、数据和基础设施正日益融入我们的日常生活。它们为城市运行提供动力，支持产业发展，改善医疗卫生服务，促进农业发展，并为创新和经济增长创造新的机遇。

Yet technology alone does not determine the future.
然而，技术本身并不能决定未来。

Digital transformation is not something that simply happens to us. It's something we shape together.
数字化转型并非发生在我们身上的被动过程，而是需要我们共同塑造的未来。

We have choices and those choices will determine whether emerging technologies deepen divides or expand opportunity, fragment societies or strengthen cooperation.
我们拥有选择的权利，而这些选择将决定新兴技术究竟会加剧数字鸿沟，还是拓展发展机遇；会加剧社会分化，还是促进合作。

Today, as the internet of things evolves alongside artificial Intelligence, we were entering a new phase of digital transformation.
如今，随着物联网与人工智能协同发展，我们正迈入数字化转型的新阶段。

Billions of connected devices are generating data, enabling automation and supporting decision making at unprecedented scale.
数十亿台互联设备正在产生海量数据，推动自动化进程，并以前所未有的规模为决策提供支持。

The opportunities are significant, but so, too, are the questions and the risks. Who gets to shape these technologies, who benefits from them and how do we ensure they serve people everywhere?

其中蕴含着巨大的机遇，但与此同时，我们也面临诸多问题和风险：谁来塑造这些技术？谁能从中受益？我们又该如何确保这些技术服务于世界各地的人民？

These are questions of inclusion, of development and of international cooperation.
这些都是关乎包容性、发展以及国际合作的重要问题。

Two years ago, member states adopted the global digital compact, establishing a shared framework for advancing an inclusive, open, sustainable, fair, safe and secure digital future for all.
The compact calls on us to close digital divides, broaden participation in the digital economy, strengthen trust and security, and enhance cooperation across borders.
两年前，各会员国通过了《全球数字契约》，为推动建设一个包容、开放、可持续、公平、安全且有保障的数字未来确立了共同框架。《全球数字契约》呼吁我们弥合数字鸿沟，扩大数字经济参与度，增强信任与安全，并加强跨境合作。

These priorities are particularly relevant as connected technologies become increasingly embedded in our economies and societies.
随着互联技术日益深度融入经济和社会生活，这些优先事项显得尤为重要。

When we talk about IoT, it is easy to focus on the technology itself: the sensors, the networks, the platforms and the data.
谈到物联网，人们很容易将关注点集中在技术本身，例如传感器、网络、平台和数据。

But the real question is what kind of digital future these technologies enable.
但真正值得思考的问题是：这些技术将为我们创造怎样的数字未来？

The value of IoT lies not simply in connecting billions of devices, but in creating connections that improve lives, strengthen resilience and advanced sustainable development from smarter cities and cleaner energy systems to more accessible health care and resilient infrastructure.
物联网的价值不仅在于连接数十亿台设备，更在于通过建立有意义的连接来改善民生、增强韧性并推动可持续发展。从更加智慧的城市、更加清洁的能源系统，到更加普及的医疗卫生服务和更具韧性的基础设施，物联网都能够发挥重要作用。

Connected technologies can help address some of our most pressing challenges.
互联技术有助于应对我们当前面临的一些最紧迫的挑战。

At the same time, smart interconnection should not become another source of inequality.
It should be a force for inclusion, enabling every community to participate in and benefit from digital transformation.
与此同时，万物智联不应成为下一个不平等问题的根源，而应成为促进包容性发展的力量，使每一个社区都能够参与数字化转型，并从中受益。

Ladies and gentlemen, achieving this requires investment not only in technology but also in trusted infrastructure, interoperable standards, secure data governance and international cooperation across borders.
女士们、先生们：

要实现这一目标，我们不仅需要投资技术，还需要建设可信赖的基础设施，制定互操作标准，完善安全的数据治理体系，并加强国际合作。

No country, company or institution can realize these opportunities alone.
没有任何一个国家、企业或机构能够独自实现这些发展机遇。

The interconnected nature of digital technology means that cooperation is not an option. It is essential. 

数字技术具有高度互联互通的特性，这意味着合作不是一种可有可无的选择，而是实现发展的必要条件。

We need practical mechanisms that allow diverse approaches to work together and transform diversity into a source of innovation, resilience, and shared progress. 

我们需要建立切实可行的合作机制，使不同的发展路径能够相互衔接，将多样性转化为创新、韧性和共同进步的源泉。

As discussion unfold during this convention, I encourage participants to focus not only on the technologies themselves, but also on the partnerships and the institution that ensure those technologies serve people everywhere.
随着本届大会各项讨论的深入开展，我鼓励各位与会者不仅关注技术本身，也要关注那些能够确保技术服务于世界各地人民的合作伙伴关系和制度安排。

Today, the internet of things and artificial Intelligence are becoming increasingly intertwined.
如今，物联网与人工智能正日益深度融合。

Connected devices are generating vast amounts of data, while AI is enabling new ways to derive insights and support decision making. As the UN independent international scientific panel on AI has noted advances in AI and increasingly interconnected with broader digital ecosystems and critical systems across society. 

互联设备正在产生海量数据，而人工智能则为挖掘数据价值、获取洞察和支持决策开辟了新的途径。正如联合国人工智能独立国际科学小组所指出的，人工智能技术的进步正日益与更广泛的数字生态系统以及社会各领域的关键系统相互交织。

Realizing their benefits while addressing risks will require international cooperation, inclusive governance and a shared commitment to ensuring that technological progress supports sustainable development and benefits all. 

要充分释放这些技术的效益，同时有效应对相关风险，我们需要加强国际合作，完善包容性治理，并共同致力于确保技术进步服务于可持续发展，让所有人从中受益。

Your conversations are also timely as we look ahead to the high level review of the global digital compact with the recent appointment of the co-facilitators for this review, preparations are beginning for a not important opportunity to assess progress, identify gaps and strengthen international cooperation for an inclusive digital future.
在我们展望即将到来的《全球数字契约》高级别审查工作之际，各位今天的讨论也恰逢其时。近期，相关审查工作的共同协调人已经获得任命，各项筹备工作也已启动。这为我们提供了一个重要契机，使我们能够评估现有进展、找出不足，并加强国际合作，共同建设一个包容性的数字未来。

The insights emerging from the IoT community can make an important contribution to that process, and I look forward to the ideas and recommendation will come from your discussions. 

物联网领域的各界人士所形成的真知灼见，能够为这一进程作出重要贡献。我期待各位在讨论中提出富有价值的观点和建议。

I also encourage you to participate in the next global dialogue on AI governance in may 2027 in New York.
我也鼓励各位积极参与将于2027年5月在纽约举行的下一届全球人工智能治理对话。

Ladies and gentlemen, As technologies increasingly converge, it's important that the communities shaping AI digital infrastructure and intelligent connected systems learn from one another and work towards shared solutions.
女士们、先生们，随着各项技术日益融合，推动人工智能、数字基础设施和智能互联系统发展的各界人士相互借鉴、携手合作，共同寻求解决方案，显得尤为重要。

The future of digital transmission will not be shaped simply by more devices, more data or faster networks.
数字化转型的未来，并不单纯取决于设备数量的增加、数据规模的扩大或网络速度的提升。

It'll be shaped by whether we can expand opportunity, advance sustainable development and strengthen cooperation across sectors, disciplines and borders. 

真正决定未来的，是我们能否拓展发展机遇、推动可持续发展，并加强跨行业、跨学科和跨国界的合作。

Over the years, the World Internet of Things Convention has brought together governments, businesses, researchers and international organizations around these shared objectives. At a time of rapid technological change, that spirit of cooperation is more important than ever.
多年来，世界物联网大会始终致力于汇聚各国政府、企业、研究人员和国际组织，围绕这些共同目标开展交流与合作。在技术快速变革的今天，这种合作精神比以往任何时候都更加重要。

Let us continue to work together to build a future in which emerging technologies expand opportunity, strengthen cooperation and help advance the Sustainable Development Goals for all. 

让我们继续携手努力，共同建设一个更加美好的未来，让新兴技术拓展发展机遇、加强国际合作，并助力实现全体人民共享的可持续发展目标。

I wish you productive discussions and every success at the convention.
预祝本届大会取得丰硕成果，祝各项讨论顺利圆满。

Thank you very much.
谢谢大家！