Huawei Successfully Concludes 'Huawei ICT Competition APAC' to Foster Talent in Asia-Pacific

Huawei held a competition to foster digital talent and advance the information and communications technology (ICT) ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific region.

Team from National University of Singapore awarded in the Innovation category. Huawei.

On May 14, Huawei announced that it hosted the "10th Huawei ICT Competition APAC Finals and Awards Ceremony" at its ASEAN headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia.

This year, more than 8,600 students from 14 countries, including Korea, participated in the competition. Participants competed in the Innovation category and the Practical category, which consists of Cloud, Network, and Computing tracks. In the finals, approximately 160 students from 13 countries advanced.

In the Innovation category, the National University of Singapore won the top prize. In the Practical category, the University of Posts and Telecommunications of Vietnam received the top honor in the Computing and Cloud tracks, while Bulacan State University of the Philippines was awarded first place in the Network track.

Including the top prize-winning teams, a total of 16 teams will represent APAC at the global finals to be held in Shenzhen, China in June, where they will compete against more than 100 teams from around the world.

The event was attended by Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN; Fauzan Aziman, Director-General of Research and Development at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of Indonesia; and Boni Pujiyanto, Director-General of Human Resources Development at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs of Indonesia.

Meanwhile, a white paper co-developed by Huawei, IDC, the OpenAtom Foundation, and the Global Intelligent IoT Consortium was also released at the event. The white paper outlines the changes in ICT job roles, core competencies, and educational directions in the intelligent era. The Huawei ICT Academy also plans to revamp its curriculum by introducing artificial intelligence (AI) courses and providing AI educational content.

Peter Pan, Vice President of Huawei Asia-Pacific, stated, "To mark the 10th anniversary of the Huawei ICT Competition, we will continue to expand innovation and cooperation, and actively support the cultivation of next-generation digital talent in the Asia-Pacific region."

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