Huawei Offers ICT Training to Over 600 Students

Huawei Offers ICT Training to Over 600 Students

Emma Okonji
Huawei has successfully trained more than 600 students through the ‘Seeds for the Future’ program in 14 sub-Saharan African countries covering emerging ICT technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), helping them get job ready for the digital economy era, the company said in.a statement.

‘Seeds for the Future’ is Huawei’s global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) flagship program.
Launched in 2008, it aims to help nurture local talent, promote knowledge transfer, increase people’s understanding and interest in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry, and encourage countries and regions to participate in the digital community building.

By 2021, the program has been implemented in 131 countries and territories worldwide, with nearly 9,000 students participating. Since 2014, the program has been held in sub-Saharan African countries. So far, 25 countries in Africa, including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Ghana, have participated in the training, which has so far benefitted more than 1,000 students.

In this year’s training, Huawei has paid more attention to bridging the gender divide in science and technology training. More than one-third of the total number of ‘Seeds for the Future’ candidates were women.

According to the Mobile Economy in sub-Saharan Africa 2020 report, released by the Global Association for Mobile Telecommunications Systems, sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest growing region in the world, and African countries have entered a rapid development of the digital economy era. In this process, ICT technologies are an important engine that drives countries’ development, and mastering of ICT technologies is the engine’s key.

Through programs such as Seeds for the Future, Huawei cultivates ICT knowledge and skills for local youth. During COVID-19 pandemic, the program took place via online learning, and in person where possible. Students were offered the flexibility to access several ICT courses online at their own pace. They were invited to participate in science and technology roundtables, and interact with youth around the world in real time. Through 5G live broadcasts, students were able to join guided tours of Huawei exhibition halls and historic cultural sites in China.

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