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Huawei honoured with Responsible
Competitiveness Award
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he King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness (RC) Award
has honoured Huawei. The leading global provider of ICT
infrastructure and smart devices was awarded with the first prize of
the prestigious King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness Award.
This announcement was made during the annual award gala which
took place at Al Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh.
During the event, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Charles Yang, President of Huawei
Middle East, recognised Huawei for its excellent sustainability
practices and responsible competitiveness leadership, as well as its
exceptional management capabilities and innovative social and
environmental initiatives.
Charles Yang, President of Huawei Middle East, said: “We are
deeply humbled to receive such recognition from Saudi Arabia’s
leadership. In the Kingdom, Huawei is determined to bring digital
to every person, home and organisation for a fully connected,
intelligent world.
“The improvement is endless on the road to providing customers
with high quality products and services. Today’s award is a milestone
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and
Charles Yang, President of Huawei Middle East
for us to continue to surpass ourselves. We will continue to play an
active role in driving Saudi Arabia’s ICT sector development and
grow together with our local partners, openly collaborating to build
an ever-deeper pool of ICT talent empowered to enable the industry
Digital Transformation.”
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Minister praises move towards
Digital Transformation
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government minister has praised the
rulers of KSA for supporting the future
development of the country. Eng. Abdullah
Al-Swaha, the Minister of Communications
and Information Technology, lauded the
contributions of King Salman bin Abdulaziz
Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman
bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince.
The minister, speaking at the launch of the
Investment Future Initiative (FII), noted
their support for raising the standard of life
to a level worthy of the aspirations for the
Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and its three pillars: a
thriving economy, a vibrant community and
an ambitious nation.
The event featured ICT experts, specialists
and leaders, and highlighted investment
opportunities in KSA.
The minister stressed that FII would help
highlight investment in transformation
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and technology as opportunity to enable
Digital Transformation.
Al-Swaha pointed out that the Ministry
of Communications and Information
Technology is working through its strategy
for strengthening the capabilities for
government entities using technological
tools with the aim of making the Kingdom
a regional technology hub. The minister
also revealed that women’s engagement
in the ICT sector was increasing,
mentioning ministry projects such as
‘Women Enablement.’
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