Founded in 1987 , Huawei is a global provider of information and communications technology ( ICT ) infrastructure and smart devices . The vendor has more than 197,000 employees and operates in more than 170 countries and regions , serving more than three billion people around the world . At LEAP 2022 held in Saudi Arabia , Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding ( MoU ) with Saudi Digital Academy that includes initiatives that span across the talent supply chain covering the entire process of learning , certification , and talent promotion .
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SAUDI DIGITAL ACADEMY AND HUAWEI TO COOPERATE IN NURTURING FUTURE DIGITAL TALENT THROUGH HUAWEI ICT ACADEMY PROGRAMME
The Saudi Digital Academy ( SDA ) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Huawei to cooperate in developing local talent within the technology domain , supporting the Kingdom ’ s digitisation goals outlined in Vision 2030 . The memorandum was signed between Mohammed Alsuhaim , CEO , SDA and Steven Liu , Deputy CEO , Huawei Saudi Arabia in the presence of HE Eng . Haytham AlOhali , Vice Minister of Communications and Information Technology , Eng . Faris AlSaqabi , Deputy Minister for Future Jobs and Capabilities , Shunli Wang , Vice President , Huawei Middle East , and Eric Yang , CEO , Huawei Saudi Arabia , at the global technology conference LEAP .
The two organisations will work together on the launch of new projects within the Huawei ICT Academy Programme that involves building a talent supply chain covering the entire process of learning , certification , and talent promotion . Through such projects , SDA and Huawei aim to support 8,000 Saudi trainees through the Huawei ICT Certification Programme . The two parties will also collaborate in upcoming editions of Huawei ’ s annual Middle East ICT Competition , which in 2021 was run in partnership with the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ( MCIT ). SDA and Huawei further plan to collaborate in supporting the ‘ Attaa Digital ’ initiative , empowered by MCIT , including the delivery of trainings for Huawei HMS developers in the Kingdom .
Expanding its own capabilities , SDA will engage Huawei in a variety of knowledge-sharing activities . The memorandum outlines plans for Huawei to train and certify 100 Saudi trainers from SDA
This memorandum with Huawei will open up new opportunities for Saudi digital talent to both develop cutting-edge skills and to be leaders of the future digital economy . through its Huawei Train the Trainer ( TTT ) programme , focusing on areas such as AI , cloud , security , data centre and 5G . Huawei will also conduct a digital leadership camp for SDA and MCIT leaders .
In the area of job creation , SDA and Huawei have also confirmed an ambition to host a joint ICT job fair by the end of 2022 that expands opportunities for local talent in the Kingdom .
Alsuhaim said : “ SDA has a legacy of working with prestigious academic institutions and private sector leaders in the development of its programmes . This memorandum with Huawei will open up new opportunities for Saudi digital talent to both develop cutting-edge skills and to be leaders of the future digital economy .”
Yang said : “ Local talent is constantly required to drive Digital Transformation on a national level . Through partnerships like this with the Saudi Digital Academy , we are able to create an even stronger digital ecosystem that serves both recent graduates and ICT professionals , contributing towards the progress of Saudi Arabia ’ s Vision 2030 which places a strong emphasis on the potential of the ICT sector .” •
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