Huawei Technologies on Wednesdays announced they will invest $81 million in Southeast Asia country including Bangladesh for digitalecosystem. The announcement came on the fourth Huawei Asia-Pacific Innovation Day which was held in Bangkok 0n Wednesday.
Huawei Asia-Pacific Innovation Day Co-hosted by Huawei Technologies and the Thai Ministry of Science and Technology, the theme of this year's event is "Innovate for a Digital Asia-Pacific".
James Wu, President of Huawei's Southeast Asia Region, said Huawei will invest US$81 million in building OpenLabs, enabling cloud developers, and cultivating ICT talent in the Southeast Asia region.
At the event, Dr. SomkidJatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, delivered a keynote speech, in which he delved into Thailand's strategy of "going digital" and how it is driving the transformation and modernization of the Thai economy. Dr. SomkidJatusripitak reaffirmed the Thai government's commitment to create a favorable environment for digital innovation, stressing Huawei's role as an important contributor to the development of Thailand's ICT industry. He said that he would like to see more in-depth collaboration between Thailand and Huawei.
Mr. Guo Ping, Rotating Chairman of Huawei, highlighting the importance of digital ecosystem, said, "Many economies in the Asia-Pacific region have set out on their digital transformation journey. But growth has been uneven. The gap between developed and developing economies is widening, and we see the emergence of a Matthew effect where digitally advanced economies produce greater returns on their infrastructure than less-developed economies. However, we can work together to get ahead of this trend."
This year's event gathered top government officials in the region, including Dr. SuvitMaesincee, Minister of Science and Technology of Thailand; Mustafa Jabbar, Minister of Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technology of Bangladesh; BounsaleumsayKhennavong, Vice Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of Laos; and Dr. KanChannmeta, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication of Cambodia. At an off-the-record roundtable following the event, they gathered to discuss the role of government in digital transformation and share best practices.
