Huawei And ASEAN Foundation Successfully Holding Asia-Pacific Digital Talent Summit 2024

Asia-Pacific Digital Talent Summit 2024 (photo: Huawei)

JAKARTA - The Huawei and the ASEAN Foundation successfully held the Asia-Pacific Digital Talent Summit 2024, which will discuss the future of digital talent development in the fast-growing digital economy landscape.

This event will unite government leaders including the Secretary-General of ASEAN, the Minister of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education of Brunei Darussalam, industry experts, academics, and more than 130 young talents from 18 countries throughout ASEAN.

The purpose of this conference to be held in Nanning, China is to encourage collaboration, innovation, and digital growth for a connected, digital, and intelligent future.

The collaboration between the Huawei and the ASEAN Foundation to make this event a real example of the huge impact of government-private partnerships in improving digital skills among young people throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary General of ASEAN.

Kao also added that ASEAN is actively developing policies to facilitate the mobility of digital talent between member countries that allows joint recognition of the qualifications it has and encourages collaboration in talent development.

In line with this vision, the President of Huawei Asia-Pacific. Simon Lin emphasized that Huawei is building a digital talent development program through three main pillars, namely Partnership (Partnership), Commitment (Commitment), and Empowerment.

We are always committed to fostering future leaders of the Asia-Pacific digital economy. Together with our partners, we will continue to build a bigger stage for young talents to develop with technology," Simon said.