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Charles Yang, President of Huawei Middle
Bocar BA, CEO & Board Member, stated: "The agenda of the East, added: “The post-pandemic world
SAMENA Council Leaders' Summit 2021 is most relevant will need an innovative approach towards

to our current needs as ICT Industry and as society. economic recovery and improving quality
of life; making businesses smarter and
Throughout the past year, our resolve and readiness to creating a more inclusive world in which
embrace accelerated change have been tested, and we may everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
The ICT sector thus serves a vital role
have observed certain set backs in being able to achieve in building a more resilient, sustainable
our globally-defined sustainable development goals. We future. Nevertheless, that opportunity
now need to propel digital-led economic growth to put life hinges on our commitment to open
cooperation and innovation. Now more
back on track... than ever, we must all work together to
forge new partnerships, and to bridge the
demonstration, and for defining future of the SAMENA Council Leaders' Summit digital divide by fostering inclusion on a
policy actions in order to thrive in the 5G 2021 is most relevant to our current needs national, regional, and global scale.”
business environment. as ICT Industry and as society. Throughout
the past year, our resolve and readiness to ICT Industry as well as cross-industry
Leaders' Summit 2021 will focus on embrace accelerated change have been efforts and innovation across policy,
the role of broadband networks and tested, and we may have observed certain regulatory, and business fronts needs to
advanced digital technologies, such as set backs in being able to achieve our be accelerated, to help fulfill the United
cloud communications, IoT, AI, with a globally-defined sustainable development Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
particular emphasis on understanding goals. We now need to propel digital- Development, while ensuring investment
their implementation in correlation led economic growth to put life back on sustainability for the Private Sector.
with emerging social and business track. This necessitates that we all work Following the events of 2020 and in the
value ecosystems as well as thriving together to champion the development wake of accelerated 5G developments,
digital application ecosystems. The of a sustainable Digital Economy. A key there is a particular need to catalyze and
structure of the Leaders' Summit 2021 step in this regard is to start by identifying sustain momentum around economic
thus encapsulates a multi-dimensional growth opportunities for enterprises and development opportunities, both in
agenda, ranging from policy statements, citizens alike in line with actual policy established and nascent market segments,
discussions on a complex subject and technology requirements. SAMENA from multiple sectors and verticals.
matter, to live insights from renowned Council's highly valued collaboration with Moreover, there is a need to leverage the
personalities in the world. Special focus Huawei in this regard builds on our shared role of broadband networks and advanced
will be casted on Intelligent Connectivity, legacy of addressing the Industry's needs mobile technologies to foster sustainable
Technology Demonstration, Global with a far-reaching objective of assisting growth of the newly emerging social and
Action & Collaboration, Vertical Industry in the development of sustainable digital business value ecosystems. The Leaders'
Segments, Interview Sessions with Media, economies in the South Asia - Middle Summit 2021 is being held at a time when
Digital Application & 5G Ecosystems, East - North Africa region and, under the the intrinsic value of 5G and other allied
Digital Sustainability, and the Internet leadership of its Chairman of the Board digital technologies are being assessed
Economy. of Directors, Eng. Olayan M. Alwetaid - against the social and business values
new GCEO of stc Group, the Council looks they create, and as the private sector seeks
Inviting industry stakeholders to join the forward to further driving collaboration new opportunities and incentives to invest,
virtual discussion on April 8th, Bocar BA, within and outside of the Industry." sustainably.
CEO & Board Member, stated: "The agenda

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