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Thai representatives to the Cyber SEA Game
2021 competition this year as part of their
own initiatives to support cybersecurity
talent within Thailand. The Thai team won
first place in this competition and was
named the best cybersecurity team in the
ASEAN region. Earlier this year, Huawei
Thailand's Chief Information Security Officer
was invited to contribute to an executive-
level cybersecurity training conference
for Thai government agencies and other
private sector actors. On August 5, 2022,
the company also signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with the NCSA
to develop and accelerate cybersecurity
skills for Thai IT personnel. Plans are
underway for 4,000 trainees to benefit from
practice-based learning through Huawei’s
e-Lab online learning platform, which will
provide real infrastructure and hands-on Huawei Thailand on this achievement: open, transparent, and responsible manner
cybersecurity workshops over the course of "In today’s digital world, cybersecurity will enable everyone to enjoy all the benefits
3 years for basic, intermediate, advanced, and data protection are vital to Thailand’s brought by technological advances." When
and expert level learners. Thailand’s Cyber development and ensure our country’s receiving the award, Huawei's Deng said,
Security Awards were created to honor journey towards Thailand 4.0. Huawei "It is a great honor and privilege to accept
individuals and organizations who have has been a reliable and dedicated partner, this award on behalf of Huawei. At Huawei,
made a profound impact on the country’s sharing the experience, technologies, we continue to collaborate with partners
cybersecurity capabilities. They are and talent cultivation standards it has who share our vision of bringing Thailand
conferred to organizations in recognition gained over years of operations." General to the forefront of the digital age while
of their commitment, leadership in their Prachya Chalermwat, Secretary General ensuring the highest possible cybersecurity
field, and sound business practices and of the NCSA, also said: "Our collaboration protection levels. We will continue to help
strategies. Huawei Thailand has been with Huawei Thailand, a public-private raise awareness and share best security
recognized for its continuous efforts to partnership, is critical in order to establish a practices and procedures. In line with
address the challenges created by new globally trusted cyberspace in the country. our policy 'Grow in Thailand, Contribute
technologies and for updating and sharing We are honored to present the ‘Prime to Thailand”, we will make every effort
its innovative cybersecurity solutions with Minister Awards – Thailand Cybersecurity possible and use all available resources to
academic and government organizations, Excellence Awards’ to five excellent private help the country become a secure digital
as well as private partners. The Thai companies, including Huawei, as a leading hub in the Asia Pacific region."
Minister of Digital Economy and Society global ICT company and solutions provider.
Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn congratulated Collaborating with all stakeholders in an

The Entrepreneurial Nation Launches ‘Scaleup Digitize’ in Partnership with
Huawei to Support Digital Transformation of SMEs

The Entrepreneurial Nation, the national to compete in local and international for entrepreneurship, talent and FDI. The
project by the Ministry of Economy designed markets. ScaleUp Digitize falls under the Ministry further announced that only 15
to transform the UAE’s entrepreneurship ScaleUp program, which is one of the three SMEs will be selected to participate in the
landscape into a globally competitive main tracks of The Entrepreneurial Nation. first cycle of the program. Each selected
and innovative one, launched the ScaleUp The partnership with Huawei reflects the company will receive Huawei Cloud
Digitize program in partnership with UAE’s focus on ensuring the development training and vouchers valued at up to AED
Huawei. The program is aimed at promoting of its entrepreneurial sector as a major pillar 60,000. These vouchers can be redeemed
innovation and the digital transformation of the new economic model; enhancing its to purchase cloud computing services,
of both startups and SMEs in the UAE by sustainability and agility; and its alignment cloud storage, cloud network, and cloud
enabling them to enhance their digital with futuristic trends based on knowledge, database, in addition to receiving hands-on
infrastructure through the adoption of cloud innovation, technology, and digitization. training in Huawei Cloud technologies, AI,
technologies and services. The integration These efforts are in line with the Principles and big data tools.
of these services are set to expedite their of the 50 and the goal to strengthen the
growth to become Unicorns with the ability UAE’s position as a leading global hub
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