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The COVID-19 pandemic but to contribute to the digital future of the Future program, Huawei Academies, and
region, is therefore a necessity – not only
internship programs. This is preparing
has prompted governments to increase employment opportunities, but young talent for the career landscape of
to accelerate their plans to bridge the Middle East’s ICT talent gap. the not-so-distant future, in which the
for digitalization. 5G is a Promoting the development of ICT talent demand for skilled IT and ICT professionals
is a shared responsibility of the public and
will be critical in order to meet the needs of
priority, as it will introduce private sectors. It will ultimately lead to expanding economies and major national
a new digital frontier that benefits for society as a whole as we enter projects.
a new, intelligent digital era. Government
will enable technology authorities, telecommunications Huawei is committed to
to transform all aspects companies and ICT vendors should encouraging and fostering
of society, across every contribute to building the talent ICT talent in the Middle
ecosystem through open collaboration,
industry. With this comes targeted initiatives, programs, and more. East through initiatives
the creation of new jobs. Universities should adapt their curricula such as the Huawei ICT
to meet the requirements of ICT talent
cultivation. Competition, our Seeds
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted
governments to accelerate their plans Huawei is committed to encouraging and for the Future program,
for digitalization. 5G is a priority, as it will fostering ICT talent in the Middle East Huawei Academies, and
introduce a new digital frontier that will through initiatives such as the Huawei internship programs.
enable technology to transform all aspects ICT Competition, our Seeds for the
of society, across every industry. With this
comes the creation of new jobs. Promoting the development We can see great work being done across
of ICT talent is a shared the region, led by the public sector, but there
According to the Arab Youth Survey is still a considerable way to go in order to
2020, 87% of young Arabs are concerned responsibility of the public empower a new generation of ICT experts.
about unemployment, and the World Bank and private sectors. It will The private sector has as much of stake
estimates that the Middle East and North in the development of the ICT sector as
Africa will need to create 300 million jobs ultimately lead to benefits governments do, and therefore providing
by 2050 to meet the employment needs for society as a whole as local talent with the necessary tools and
of the region’s youth. Investing in training we enter a new, intelligent training to become future leaders in this
local talent in the skills that will enable field is as much in their best interests as it
them to not only find gainful employment, digital era. in everyone else’s.

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