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in global ICT challenges. Huawei will world.” Zhang Yuxin, the CTO of HUAWEI development of technologies, and embrace
continue to open up its research platform CLOUD, also shared expectations for the the digital world of the future,” Zhang
and world-class challenges. Together, we event. “The future will be a fully connected, added. The ICPC is the world’s largest and
can build a better connected, intelligent intelligent world. Cloud is the cornerstone most influential university programming
of the intelligent world and serves as competition. Since 1970, more than 60,000
the ‘fertile soil’. The cross-industry university students from 115 countries
scenarios, large-scale distribution and regions have participated in the
computing, massive data, cross-device- competition every year. To date, more
edge-cloud, and full-stack features of than 400,000 ICPC alumni have gone on
the cloud introduce brand-new technical to become the core elite of various high-
challenges from chips to applications. tech companies, universities and research
We share these technical challenges with institutes, and start-ups around the world.
global programmers, hoping to stimulate
innovative thinking, drive the rapid

ISESCO, Huawei Morocco Sign Agreement to Support Remote Education

To support the continuation of remote cultural projects and training programs meeting to review the 14 ICT Academies
education, the headquarters of the World across Morocco. Cui noted that Huawei that Huawei had established in Moroccan
Islamic Educational, Scientific, and has been in Morocco for 20 years, during universities in efforts to enhance the quality
Cultural Organization (ISESCO) organizes which time it has implemented numerous of Morocco’s ICT education. Huawei’s
an agreement signing ceremony in projects and programs in a number of Academy program, which encourages
partnership with Huawei Morocco in regions of the kingdom and sponsored Moroccan students to become Huawei-
Rabat. The ceremony, which was held at thousands of Moroccan students. Huawei certified for global industry chains, trains
ISESCO’s headquarters in Rabat, saw the Morocco’s chief also stressed that the over 700 students per year. Amid the
presence of several prominent figures company is eager and poised to contribute COVID-19 pandemic, Huawei’s Academy
of the educational sector in Morocco. its experience and resources to making a also adopted Morocco’s remote education
The agreement includes 200 tablets notable success out of its cooperation with policy and launched a campaign called
that will be distributed in a number of ISESCO. In April 2020, ISESCO launched “Go Digital.” By June of this year, 1,300
Moroccan schools to facilitate and ensure its “ISESCO Digital Platform” to raise Moroccan students had participated in
the effectiveness of remote learning, awareness about COVID-19. The initiative Huawei’s contests, events, and roadshows,
according to a press release from Huawei allows users to learn about prevention including 100 who have been certified,
Morocco. press release. During the measures, health, and education issues the company revealed in a press release.
event, the Director-General of ISESCO in while bringing credible knowledge and Huawei Morocco has also donated 172,000
Morocco, Dr. Salem Ben Muhammad Al- technological tools to both ISESCO medical masks, along with an integrated
Malik, reaffirmed the organization’s desire member states and international users. system of equipment and programs for
to cooperate and establish a partnership The organization has also announced its the organization of remote meetings in
with its member states’ civil society plans to launch an educational platform three administrative sites. According to
organizations. He said ISESCO wants to help Moroccan parents and families to the company, its system has helped the
this cooperation to operate within the better raise their children by developing a Moroccan health sector to speed up and
framework of its new vision and strategy healthier approach to education culture. In improve the analysis of certain medical
to help member states develop technology June 2020, Morocco’s minister of Education examinations.
and innovation. Al-Malik also expressed Saaid Amzazi chaired a progress update
happiness ISESCO’s partnership with
Huawei Morocco. He argued that modern
technology is the way to overcome the
challenges the world is facing today. The
COVID-19 pandemic, he explained, has
revealed the importance of technology in
confronting present and future challenges.
Al-Malik concluded by citing distance
learning as an instance of how technology
h For his part, the Managing Director of
Huawei Peng Cui, expressed the company’s
pride in collaborating with ISESCO. He said
that the company has put considerable
efforts in promoting educational and

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