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SHENZHEN, China, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Huawei Corporate Senior Vice President and Director of the Board Catherine Chen

delivered a keynote speech at the online Better World Summit 2020 today.

According to Chen, telecom regulators across many nations and industries must

work together to address the shared challenges that have emerged as a result of

the COVID-19 pandemic and create a more inclusive future for all.

Other speakers at the summit included representatives from the International

Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R), Global System for

Mobile Communications (GSMA), the European Competitive Telecommunications

Association (ECTA), the South African Department of Communications and Digital

Technologies, Thailand's Office of the National Digital Economy and Society

Commission, China's Academy of Information and Communications Technology

(CAICT), the Germany Association of the Internet Industry (ECO), and the ADL.

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A better future for all requires joint effort

Over the past 30 years, information technologies have advanced rapidly, making

people's lives and work much easier. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed though

that digital infrastructure has not kept pace with technological developments.

According to the ITU, over half of the world's population still does not have

Internet access nor access to other digital technologies. As economies across

countries slow, governments grow increasingly concerned with economic recovery

strategies. "We envision a more connected, intelligent, and innovative future,"

said Chen. "Above all else, we must ensure this is an inclusive, sustainable,

and better future by all, for all."

Top-down design; bottom-up creativity and vitality needed for economic recovery

As more countries and regions successfully implement infection control measures

to slow the spread of COVID-19, economic activity in certain countries has

begun to return to normal. Multiple governments have launched a variety of

stimulus plans, and ICT invariably has held a key place in these plans. In

China, the New Infrastructure plan has set aside over 140 billion US dollars to

be invested in 5G alone over the next five years. This is expected to grow

China's digital economy by more than 2 trillion US dollars and boost domestic

economic recovery. The EU has also announced a 1.1-trillion-euro package to

enhance economic recovery.

"To revive the economy, we need top-down designs, as well as bottom-up

creativity and vitality," noted Chen. "Supporting government policies coupled

with active digital transformation across the industry will bring the benefits

of digital technology to all industries, boost their efficiency, and restore

growth."

Seeds for the Future sows hope by leveraging ICT to enable a sustainable future

Referencing the recent World Bank report on the growing gap between the

fast-growing global digital economy and a lack of digital skills, Chen said,

"Huawei is continuing with its flagship Seeds for the Future program. This

program was launched in 2008, and is designed to develop local ICT talent. So

far, this program has benefited more than 30,000 students from over 400

universities in 108 countries and regions. Due to the pandemic, we are moving

the program online and opening it up to more outstanding students than ever

before. As more industries adopt digital technologies, they will drive the

United Nation's 2030 Strategic Development Goals, especially those related to

climate change."

The Better World Summit was broadcast live in Chinese, English, Spanish,

French, Russian, Korean, Japanese, and Arabic. For more information, click here

(https://bws2020.carrier.huawei.com/en/better_world_summit_2020_live.html).

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications

technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions

across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud

services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and

organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. Huawei's end-to-end

portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure.

Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for

our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire

innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes. At Huawei, innovation

focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating

on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have 194,000

employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. Founded in

1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees. For more

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