During the Huawei Northern Africa Night event recently, Terry HE, President of Huawei Northern Africa (North, West & Central Africa), revealed the company’s renewed strategy to guide Africa towards a “smart and connected future”.
The eighth edition of Huawei Connect has opened its doors in Shanghai post the global health crisis. This year’s spotlight is on artificial intelligence (AI), reflecting Huawei’s key focus for the African continent. During the Huawei Northern Africa Night, Terry HE, President of Huawei Northern Africa (North, West & Central Africa), revealed the company’s renewed strategy to guide Africa towards a “smart and connected future”.
This strategy, entitled “Accelerate Intelligence for New Africa”, is not just a mere roadmap, but a comprehensive blueprint for Africa’s digital and technological future. Given the continent’s young population, with 60% aged 25 or younger, digitalization is emerging as a major catalyst for growth in African nations. Huawei’s new strategy is built around the integration of smart technologies, particularly AI, into vital sectors that shape and influence the daily lives of Africans, including health, education, transportation, finance, agriculture, and mining.
This grand five-year investment initiative, totaling $430 million, is allocated as follows: $200 million to establish the region’s first public cloud center, offering over 200 cloud services, and an additional $200 million to support 200 local software partners and empower 1,300 channel partners. In terms of talent development, Huawei will invest $30 million to train 10,000 local developers and educate 100,000 digital professionals, creating a skilled workforce to drive intelligent transformation in the region.
“Every technological evolution is characterized by perseverance, exploration, and investment. To expedite intelligent transformation in Northern Africa, Huawei will intensify its investments in technologies, ecosystems, and talent. He stressed the critical importance of close collaboration among governments, businesses, educational institutions, and communities to realize these ambitions,” stated Terry HE, President of Huawei Northern Africa (North, West & Central Africa).
For Huawei, Africa represents a pivotal element of the company’s growth ambitions, underscoring its unwavering commitment to the continent’s digital transformation.
