Huawei renews commitment to developing Qatar’s ICT talent ecosystem – The Peninsula

Huawei renews commitment to developing Qatar’s ICT talent ecosystem – The Peninsula

Doha: In line with Huawei’s commitment to enhancing Qatar’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) talent ecosystem, the company recently hosted its ICT Talent Summit to discuss opportunities in talent development, skills gaps, and challenges with academic experts and industry leaders.

The Summit brought together several experts, academics, and ICT leaders from the private and public sectors who discussed overcoming the gap challenges in ICT talents which are essential to driving innovation and social and economic development through advanced solutions and technologies.

Participants also discussed the best practices in partnerships and cooperation between sectors to provide ICT training for students, government employees, and other stakeholders who can play a key role in adopting advanced technologies to develop different sectors and industries in the State of Qatar.

Huawei highlighted the various programs it has launched to develop and support local ICT talent in Qatar as well as the wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region including Seeds for the Future program, ICT Academy, ICT competition, Huawei Talent platform, Huawei certification, and government training.

The Summit also saw the keynote speeches of Liam Zhao, CEO of Huawei Gulf North, Captain Engr. Abdulrahman Mosfer Al Dawas Al-Hababi, LTE Core Officer – Wireless Services Section, Ministry of Interior - Telecom