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New Huawei Chair Puts Focus on Digital Strategy

in this new digital era, she suggested. “The
time is right to thrive with digital. Digital
technology is redefining productivity and
driving a shift from quantity to quality, grad-
ually becoming the key for social economic
development.” Huawei estimated that by
2025, around 55 per cent of global econom-
ic growth will be driven by the digital sector.
Meng cautioned the digital shift is an op-
portunity and a challenge for the industry,
insisting any successful transformation
must be driven by strategy, not technology.
Since data creates value only when it flows
across an organization, she said method-
ical governance is vital. Meng explained
Huawei aims to provide customers with
digital infrastructure with “the simplest
possible architecture, the highest possible
quality that delivers the best possible ex-
Huawei CFO and deputy chair Sabrina Meng the reorganization of resources, the re- perience at the lowest possible costs”. She
used her first presentation as rotating chair structuring of the global economy and the closed by noting Huawei is strengthening
to highlight the huge upside of digital trans- changing competitive landscape. “The prin- cooperation with industry organizations,
formation and called for continued cooper- ciples we have come to know and trust are opening up hardware for integration and
ation across value chains, but warned dis- being disrupted or revised, which will have making software open source, which brings
ruptions to resource supplies could impact a direct impact on industrial innovation and more partners and developers into the fold
innovation and economic growth. In a key- economic development.” Industries are and drives joint innovation.
note, Meng explained the digital economy working to redefine productivity, supported
is growing into a key driving force behind by data analytics, and bringing fresh vitality

Huawei and Cloud Security Alliance UAE Chapter to Jointly Promote
Industry Standards in Cloud Security and Accelerate UAE Cybersecurity
Capability and Ecosystem

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) UAE Alliance UAE Chapter president, said, “It is celerates its digital transformation journey.”
Chapter, a non-profit professional organi- recognized that collaboration among cloud H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, said, “This
zation dedicated to defining and raising industry stakeholders to promote cloud MoU signing marks strategic cooperation
awareness of best practices to help en- security awareness is key to a safer UAE’s between both sides to promote UAE cloud
sure a secure cloud computing environ- cyberspace. As the world’s leading organi- security knowledge transfer and education
ment, and Huawei, have signed an MoU zation involved in promoting cloud secu- and nurture a strong cloud security talent
to promote cloud security awareness, pro- rity awareness, professional training and pool. This will support national cybersecu-
fessional training and certification. The certification, CSA supports this mission by rity capacity building and proactively align
MoU was signed during Gulf Information continuously providing innovative research with the UAE government’s efforts in po-
Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) Glob- results and excellent best practices for the sitioning UAE as a globally trusted digital
al 2023 by Shivani Jariwala, President of industry. Our partnership with Huawei will hub.” The world faces an acute cyberse-
Cloud Security Alliance UAE Chapter, and significantly expand our capabilities and curity talent shortage, with 56% of security
Frank Dai, President of Huawei Cloud Mid- contribute to the industry’s ability to foster professionals globally saying that cyberse-
dle East & Central Asia, on behalf of Hua- a safer cyberspace for all.” Frank Dai, Presi- curity staff shortages are putting their or-
wei and witnessed by H.E Dr. Mohamed Al dent of Huawei Cloud Middle East & Central ganizations at risk. It is, therefore, impera-
Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security, UAE Gov- Asia, said, “Huawei remains committed to tive that all stakeholders work together to
ernment. Shivani Jariwala, Cloud Security supporting UAE’s efforts as the country ac- enhance capacity and skills development

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