“Collaboration, the key for future industry-wide innovation“ – Huawei

“Collaboration, the key for future industry-wide innovation“ – Huawei

David Shi, President of Huawei Enterprise Business Group, Middle East, has claimed that collaboration is key to accelerating industry-wide innovation, in a candid interview with CNME Editor Mark Forker.

Huawei's Enterprise Business Group has been responsible for pioneering innovation and growth since entering the ME region. Can you give us a comprehensive overview of the group's future strategy for the next 'digital decade'?

Digital transformation is the biggest trend at present, which will continue for the foreseeable future. The world around us is embracing next-generation technologies more and more, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated the process.

Things have changed rapidly since early 2020; there was a sudden shift towards remote working and learning, and many industries had to evolve practically overnight in order to meet the needs of a socially distanced world. Some are still evolving. The ICT ecosystem has never been more in the spotlight as a result of this.

Huawei believes in the importance of collaboration, and we've been an early advocate for open ICT ecosystems, collaboration, and transparent industry standards that can facilitate industry-wide innovation.

Companies need to implement a collaborative, ecosystem-based innovation strategy if they are to emerge as global technological leaders through digital transformation. As a leader