Huawei Connect 2021 discusses prospects of technological advancement in Nepal

November 17, Kathmandu: Telecommunication Company Huawei Nepal on Tuesday hosted its annual event “Huawei Connect 2021” as a platform to discuss technological advancement and their prospects in Nepal.

Addressing the event in JW Marriot hotel in Kathmandu, Huawei Asia Pacific Vice President and Huawei Nepal Chairman of the Board, Zhang Zhengjun said that digital technology and connectivity had become a necessity for everyone and advanced connectivity and computing would play an important role in fueling post-Covid-19 economic recovery and growth.

“I have great faith in Nepal’s ability to develop digital talents and hoped for Nepal to grow as a data centre hub for the region,” Zhang said.

Meanwhile, Huawei has also formally begun its co-operation with Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering (IoE).

“As part of its Digital Talent Development Ecosystem initiative, Huawei hopes to develop 10,000 digital talents over the next 5 years. Cooperating with IOE, Huawei will build Huawei Nepal ICT Academy, a state-of-the-art ICT lab where students will have access to the latest technologies and Huawei’s certification programs while also getting to attend classes delivered by Huawei experts,” according to a statement by Huawei Nepal.

  Acting Dean of IoE, Prof. Dr Chintamani Pokharel and Huawei Nepal CEO, William Zhang signed the MoU during the event on Tuesday.

The event was attended by the Joint Secretary from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Anil Kumar Dutta, ICT industry stakeholders from the telecom and ISP sectors, and professors from Tribhuvan University and Kathmandu Univerity.

The event saw discussions on the practical applications of technologies like mobile & fixed broadband, data centre, digital solar power, cloud service, and 5G.

International speakers from Huawei and Huawei’s business partners in Nepal shared their presentations at the event.