HUAWEI CONNECT 2022, Huawei’s 7th annual flagship event for the global ICT industry, kicked off in Bangkok on Monday. Huawei brought together industry leaders, experts, and partners from around the world to explore how to more effectively unleash digital productivity.
Initiatives to support all industries in digitization
Ken Hu, Rotating Chairman of Huawei, delivered a keynote, outlining three ways the ICT ecosystem can help break down common barriers in digital transformation:
- Increase digital infrastructure, including more robust connectivity and stronger, more diverse compute resources.
- Help organizations go beyond simple cloud adoption and get the most out of the cloud by focusing on advanced technology services that drive leapfrog development.
- Building local digital ecosystems, including partner development, strengthening the digital talent pool and providing more support to SMEs.
GDP growth has been unstable over the past two years. However, the digital economy has been growing steadily worldwide – more than 15% in 2021. This has prompted many companies to transform their operations and service offerings with next-generation digital technology.
“Digitalization is clearly the right choice,” said Hu. “The demand is there, and so are the technologies. The world is unleashing digital productivity, and it’s happening right now.”
HE David Almirol, Under Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology in the Philippines, addressed the event. He stated: “The Philippines is bringing and launching the government cloud soon. Not just to unify what we have, but to build more government cloud services in the country, and the government cannot do this without a very good partner. We need to unify everything we have and we need to ask many private entities for help. So our main intent is to find ways to create a foundation, to invite everyone to build on that foundation, so that government becomes a enabler for all.”
Building local ecosystems for shared success
At the event, Huawei reiterated its commitment to open collaboration and shared success. The company called on governments and businesses to work more closely together to cultivate local digital ecosystems that build innovation partners, strengthen the talent pool and support start-ups.
Simon Lin, the president of Huawei’s Asia-Pacific region, made the announcement Digital first economy White paper which deals with targeted policy proposals for the construction of digital infrastructures and the development of the digital economy in the Asia-Pacific region.
“The Asia-Pacific region is at the forefront of the global digital landscape,” Lin said. “Huawei aims to become a major contributor to the digital economy in the region. We will continue to support its efforts in digitization and sustainable development and expand the industry ecosystem.” “As countries in the region strengthen ICT talent to boost the digital economy, Huawei will continue to strengthen the talent ecosystem through leadership, skills and knowledge .”
From a technology provider’s perspective, Mr. Jeff Wang, President of Huawei Public Affairs and Communications said, “Connecting people and building the next generation of talent is more important than ever to drive digital transformation. For more than 20 years, we have worked closely with our partners in Asia Pacific to provide internet access to the internetless. We are now on track to meet our goal of training 500,000 ICT talents in the region by 2026.”
Huawei’s new cloud region in Indonesia and more than 15 new services
At the event, Zhang Ping’an, the CEO of Huawei Cloud, announced the launch of new Huawei Cloud regions in Indonesia and Ireland. By the end of 2022, Huawei Cloud will operate 75 availability zones in 29 regions around the world, improving services to more than 170 countries and regions.
Huawei Cloud and its partners also took this opportunity to launch the “Go Cloud, Go Global” ecosystem plan. Huawei Cloud focuses on Everything as a Service and is committed to building the industry-leading cloud innovation platform. As part of this effort, Huawei announced the global launch of more than 15 new advanced services.
The three-day conference in Bangkok is the first stop on HUAWEI CONNECT’s global tour in 2022. With two keynote sessions, six summits, and multiple breakout sessions and demos, this year’s event delves into the challenges facing governments and businesses at large are stages of its digital transformation, Huawei’s advances in digital infrastructure, and the company’s latest cloud services and ecosystem partner solutions.
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