The rapid development of wireless enterprise networks, diverse technologies, and complex applications require network professionals to continuously improve their skills and mindset to accommodate more innovative and integrated network technologies. Huawei cultivates network talent through its leading certifications and talent development system, and promotes learning through the Huawei ICT Competition.

On Huawei Cloud, we offer six ecosystems — Kunpeng, Ascend, Harmony, HMS, Euler, and Gauss — to help developers develop applications for various industries. Through the Huawei ICT Competition, Huawei aims to assist students in accumulating knowledge, developing practical skills, realizing personal value, and contributing to the digital transformation and economic development of their countries in the future.

The rapid development of the digital economy requires the support of basic software. Huawei has been actively engaged in the field of basic software root technologies and collaborates with partners to build a world-class basic software open source community to accelerate the digitalization of industry. For the first time, the computing track has been added to the Huawei ICT Competition, with the aim of training more basic software professionals to build a robust basic software ecosystem.

The organizing committee of the Huawei ICT Competition receives a lot of entries each year from college and university students in different countries and regions. While many of the entries integrate underlying ICT, we've also observed numerous entries incorporating the latest R&D technologies. What is even more commendable is that they are converting these innovative concepts into reality through technologies and engineering practices. We hope that their practices in using ICT to resolve real-life issues will bring more positive changes to the digital world and life, benefit more people worldwide, and build a more equitable and sustainable future.

As digital technologies become more intertwined with the electric power industry, there is increasing and urgent demand for ICT talent. As a result, we need to improve the digital literacy and talent and build talent pipelines to ensure the healthy development of the industry. To this end, Huawei has set up a new track – the Electric Power Digitalization track – for this year's ICT Competition, to help students exchange and showcase their talent on electric power scenarios. This will inject a digital impetus into the electric power industry.

In the coming decade, the global power industry is poised to experience a fresh wave of rapid growth and transformation, powered by the combination of emerging energy and digital technologies. The Huawei ICT Competition focuses on cultivating scientific and technological talent, strengthens exchanges in both education and science, and highlights practices and real-life issues of multiple industries. This helps guide students to cultivate themselves through technological innovation. I sincerely hope that the students can continue enhancing their competencies towards building an intelligent world, change our lives using technologies, and build a better future through innovation.

Huawei never stopped improving the ICT talent ecosystem even during the pandemic. In the future, Huawei will bring ICT education resources to more schools around the world to train ICT talent and drive digital transformation. We are projected to build 7000 Huawei ICT Academies in total by 2026, train more than 1 million students every year, greatly improving students' digital literacy and skills for a more dynamic and inclusive digital world.

Huawei ICT Competition not only improved students' digital skills, but also explored feasible solutions for the sustainable development. She expressed that UNESCO fully supports Huawei's efforts in the education industry to improve global connectivity and digital skills.

Huawei for its active role played in promoting educational digital transformation. He said that Huawei has cooperated with organizations such as UNESCO and participated in the white paper project on education in 10 Middle East countries and the establishment of the International Institute of Online Education. By leveraging its ICT Academy network resources, Huawei has greatly helped developing countries develop ICT curricula and train digital experts.

Huawei is building a robust ICT talent ecosystem and accelerating the digitalization progress of the world by launching more Huawei ICT Academies, releasing talent white papers, and holding the Huawei ICT Competition.

ICT has a key role to play in harmonizing the sustainable development triangle of economy, environment, and society. While digital technology will help to boost productivity and growth, facilitate productivity and economic growth, and strengthen inclusiveness and cooperation. The Huawei ICT Competition encourages students to innovate and make critical breakthroughs that help achieve balanced, inclusive, and green growth globally.

Huawei has developed an ICT talent strategy and Huawei ICT Academy project to open up platforms and offer resources for people around the world. Through the ICT Competition, Huawei has set an example in terms of connectivity and innovation. In the future, we hope that this competition can play a greater role, lead global cooperation, and achieve technological innovation.

Huawei has set up the Women in Tech Award to encourage female contestants, promoting gender equality in the ICT industry and social inclusion. This year, the proportion of female contestants in the global final exceeded 21%, 8% more than three years ago.