Huawei Middle East president Charles Yang highlighted the company’s unique contributions in Bahrain throughout the past 15 years and stressed the company’s commitment and promise of ‘In Bahrain, for Bahrain’.
Speaking during the celebration of the company’s 15th anniversary of operations in Bahrain, Mr Yang said c
The celebration was held under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister and Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology chairman Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Also present were Deputy Prime Ministers Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa and Jawad Al Arrayedh, other ministers and senior business executives in Bahrain.
“Huawei’s vision is to bring digital to every person, home and organisation for a fully-connected, intelligent world. We are committed to bringing the latest technologies and resources to Bahrain, and will continue to invest in joint innovation with our customers and partners as well as local ICT talent development to support Economic Vision 2030,” said Mr Yang.
He also addressed the three top areas of focus for Huawei’s efforts in enabling the kingdom’s future digital transformation – development of key technologies, joint ecosystem development and nurturing local talent were highlighted as top priorities:
Build Bahrain as a safe, efficient and intelligent kingdom:
As an industry pioneer, today Huawei is at the forefront of innovation and is a leading provider of safe city solutions globally. So far, Huawei has supported over 700 cities in more than 100 countries around the world to build safe cities.
The company is committed to working together with the government to help Bahrain in building a safe, efficient and intelligent kingdom aligned with the national vision.
Enable Bahrain to be a global digital hub:
5G and AI will enhance the ways in which future societies live, work, and interact with the world.
In today’s digital economy, information, technology and talent development are the key priorities to realise the full potential of digital transformation and create a digital hub.
Huawei will continuously support the kingdom to become a digital hub through joint innovation projects that provide the latest and next generation ICT technology.
Support ICT Talent Development:
ICT talent is crucial for creating future jobs and supporting sustainable development in realising the national vision.
Huawei has led various initiatives within Bahrain to support the next generation of ICT talent, including Seeds for the Future talent development programme, ICT Competition, and various work-readiness initiatives run in partnership with the Labour Fund ‘Tamkeen’.
According to Mr Yang, nurturing talented young Bahrainis and empowering them with the skills required to carry on their country’s digital legacy is one of our key priorities for the future.
Huawei plans to cultivate more than 100 youth as Huawei Seeds, cover 800 students in the ICT competition, and provide ICT certification to more than 2,000 technical talents over the next three years.
During the past 15 years, Huawei has made significant local investments including hiring of 500+ employees, creating 800+ jobs, developing 50+ local partners, cultivating 40+ future talent seeds, and knowledge transfer to 10,000+ trainees.