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ICT will Enable a More Sustainable Future. Openness,

Collaborations and a Sense of Shared Success are Key

to Achieving it

The information and communications technology (ICT) sector
has a vital role in building a more resilient, sustainable future.
Innovation within this realm is about more than just addressing
the challenges we face as local and even global communities – we
innovate in order to create a brighter tomorrow. While COVID-19
is our priority for today, the post-pandemic world will need an
innovative approach towards economy recovery and improving
quality of life, making businesses smarter, and creating a more
inclusive world in which everyone has the opportunity to thrive,
thereby enabling greater prosperity. However, to create the most
value in a society empowered by connectivity, it is essential that
innovation is focused on not only means of achieving economic
growth and strength, but on bridging the gap between the haves
and have-nots by fostering digital inclusion on a national, regional,
and even global scale.

To create the most value in a society
empowered by connectivity, it is essential
that innovation is focused on not only
means of achieving economic growth and
strength, but on bridging the gap between
the haves and have-nots by fostering digital
inclusion on a national, regional, and even

global scale.
Charles Yang
It’s impossible to deny that COVID-19 has had a massive impact on President
individuals, businesses, and countries across the world, however, Huawei Middle East
the positive side is that technology has played a significant role
in enabling businesses and public services as close to usual
in many situations via accelerated digitalization initiatives, as
well as in combatting the disease itself through innovation in
healthcare and scientific R&D. The past year has emphasized
just how important a solid ICT foundation can be, but it has also
created new requirements for digital infrastructure. According to
a recent study by the market intelligence and advisory company
IDC, various senior executives highlighted that the COVID-19 have
positively led to an impressive 76% of manufacturers in the Middle
East, Turkey and Africa (META) region to engage in or about to
start, a formal Digital Transformation (DX) program, and that 65%
of Global GDP will be digitalized by 2022, driving Over $6.8 Trillion
of Direct DX Investments from 2020 to 2023 .
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