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new generations of ICT solutions. LEAP finance, and education. The company’s to intelligently upgrade through HUAWEI
has served as an important international carrier business group meanwhile CLOUD. The role of technology in
forum to build consensus and deepen focused on strategies for creating future- supporting carbon neutrality was also in
collaboration in areas that will create new oriented networks, cooperating with the spotlight at LEAP. The Huawei Digital
economic and social value for all.” Under telecom carriers to enable Saudi Arabia's Power business focused on the intersection
the theme of “Dive into Digital”, Huawei’s digitalization transformation and achieve between digital and power electronics
exhibition at LEAP demonstrated the full Vision 2030. Visitors to LEAP further technologies to help create zero-carbon
end-to-end capabilities of its ICT expertise, explored eight experience zones from ICT infrastructure in the Middle East, and to
with representation from its enterprise, Huawei consumer business group looking support zero-carbon electricity generation
carrier, and consumer business groups, as at the future of smart devices and mobile in line with recent national sustainability
well as its cloud and digital power business services ecosystems. Cloud computing commitments. Huawei showcased the
units. Huawei’s enterprise business was another important domain at this latest green energy-saving products, some
group explored scenario-based solutions year’s LEAP, with Huawei displaying the of which have shown to save 30% on power
across five major industries including latest cloud-native, AI capabilities for consumption compared to traditional
government, energy, transportation, supporting governments and enterprises products.

Saudi Digital Academy and Huawei to Cooperate in Nurturing Future Digital
Talent Through Huawei ICT Academy Program

Expanding its own capabilities, SDA will
engage Huawei in a variety of knowledge-
sharing activities. The latest memorandum
outlines plans for Huawei to train and
certify 100 Saudi trainers from SDA
through its Huawei Train the Trainer (TTT)
program, focusing on areas such as AI,
cloud, security, data center and 5G. Huawei
will also conduct a digital leadership camp
for SDA and MCIT leaders.
In the area of job creation, SDA and Huawei
have also confirmed an ambition to host a
joint ICT job fair by the end of 2022 that
expands opportunities for local talent in
the Kingdom.
Mohamad Alsuhaim, CEO of Saudi Digital
Academy, said: “SDA has a legacy of working
The Saudi Digital Academy (SDA) has launch of new projects within the Huawei with prestigious academic institutions and
signed a memorandum of understanding ICT Academy Program that involves private sector leaders in the development
with Huawei to cooperate in developing building a talent supply chain covering the of its programs. This memorandum with
local talent within the technology domain, entire process of learning, certification, Huawei will open up new opportunities
supporting the Kingdom’s digitization and talent promotion. Through such for Saudi digital talent to both develop
goals outlined in Vision 2030. The projects, SDA and Huawei aim to support cutting-edge skills and to be leaders of
memorandum was signed between SDA 8,000 Saudi trainees through the Huawei the future digital economy.” Eric Yang, CEO
CEO Mohammed Alsuhaim and Deputy ICT Certification Program. The two of Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia,
CEO of Huawei in Saudi Arabia Steven parties will also collaborate in upcoming said: “Local talent is constantly required to
Liu in the presence of HE Eng. Haytham editions of Huawei’s annual Middle East drive digital transformation on a national
AlOhali, Vice Minister of Communications ICT Competition, which in 2021 was run level. Through partnerships like this with
and Information Technology, Eng. Faris in partnership with the Saudi Ministry the Saudi Digital Academy, we are able to
AlSaqabi, Deputy Minister for Future of Communications and Information create an even stronger digital ecosystem
Jobs and Capabilities, Shunli Wang, Vice Technology (MCIT). SDA and Huawei that serves both recent graduates and ICT
President of Huawei Middle East, and Eric further plan to collaborate in supporting professionals, contributing towards the
Yang, CEO of Huawei in Saudi Arabia, at the the ‘Attaa Digital’ initiative, empowered by progress of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
global technology conference LEAP.The MCIT, including the delivery of trainings for which places a strong emphasis on the
two organizations will work together on the Huawei HMS developers in the Kingdom. potential of the ICT sector.”

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