2025 BRICS New Connectivity Innovation Forum

Date: September 16, 2025  

Venue: Xiamen

This forum was co-hosted by the World WLAN Application Alliance (WAA), the International SparkLink Alliance (iSLA), the Network Innovation and Development Alliance (NIDA), and the Global IoT Innovation Consortium (GIIC). The event was organized by the BRICS New Connectivity Committee under the BRICS Partnership Innovation Base, together with the China Center for International Economic and Technical Exchanges (CIETC), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). At a pivotal moment of global digital transformation, the forum, themed “Innovation Transforms Life, Openness Drives Development,” brought together senior representatives from governments, industry, academia, and international organizations across more than 20 BRICS and partner countries, including Brazil, South Africa, Russia, Qatar, and Ethiopia. Participants exchanged views on frontier topics such as next-generation wireless networks and artificial intelligence, highlighting new opportunities for advancing digital economies and industrial upgrading.