The World Internet Conference (WIC) held a meeting in Beijing on May 20 to discuss the plan for soliciting cross-border e-commerce practice cases for this year’s collection. The event brought together leading experts, scholars, as well as research institution and industry representatives from the cross-border e-commerce sector.

The research team introduced the case collection plan. Based on a thorough analysis of current industry developments, the initial plan outlines seven categories across all key segments of the industrial chain, namely government coordination, trading platform, platform merchants, logistics and delivery, comprehensive services, innovation and integration, and international cooperation, for case submissions, aiming to gather real-world cases from across the global cross-border e-commerce ecosystem.

In the discussion session, experts and scholars from the United Nations Network of Experts for Paperless Trade and Transport in Asia and the Pacific, Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, International Trade Centre of the United Nations, APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance Expert Committee, Qianhai Jiumi Information Technology Co. and the policy research center of the eWTP provided valuable insights and suggestions on refining the classification framework. The plan will be further improved based on their input to ensure professionalism, authority, and practical relevance of the collection.