The Ministry of Manpower (MoM) and Huawei honoured nine winners of the Huawei Middle East ICT Skill Competition 2018 last week. The ceremony was held at the MoM office in the presence of H E Hamad bin Khamis al Ameri, Undersecretary for Labour Affairs in MoM, H E Dr Muna bint Salim al Jardaniyah, Undersecretary for Technological Education and Vocational Training in MoM, and Robin Chen, CEO of Huawei Tech Investment (Oman).
Speaking to Muscat Daily, Malik al Wahebe, director of Administration & External Relations at Huawei Tech Investment (Oman), said, “Huawei launched the competition in the sultanate in partnership with MoM and the Higher College of Technology. The Huawei Middle East ICT Skill Competition aims to nurture local ICT talent and develop the next generation of ICT leaders in Oman. It aims also to increase national ICT competitiveness and promote innovation and creativity, a staple to build a knowledge-based economy.”
According to Wahebe, 800 students from 24 educational institutions registered to participate in the competition. “We selected 100 students from among those who registered and conducted a workshop for them over four days. Nine students won the competition who we honoured. Six of them are participating in a competition in Huawei’s global headquarters in China. The competition is being held from November 24 to 27,” Wahebe said.
Last year, 500 students participated in the ICT competition and Oman claimed the third place, Chen informed. “This year, two of the three winning teams are taking part in the finals in China. I hope the Oman teams perform well and win the first prize,” Chen said.
Khalifa al Balushi from Shinas College of Technology, winner of the first place in the competition in Oman, said, “I am proud to win this competition. I gained knowledge and experience in the latest ICT technologies through course material on advanced Intellectual Property and information technology.”
Huawei designed the competition to promote a generation of future ICT leaders to lead the sultanate’s digital transformation and help achieve the Oman Vision 2020 and Future Vision (2040) to move into the intelligent fully connected world.
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