Huawei Hu Houyi said that he will train 500000 ICT talents in the Asia-Pacific region in the next five years, and cloud services will cover more than 170 countries and regions by the end of the year.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the clues delivery. CTOnews.com September 19 news, today, Hu Houkun, the rotating chairman of Huawei, delivered a keynote speech entitled "releasing Digital Productivity" at the 7th Huawei full connection Conference.

Hu Houkun said: "the urgent need for digital transformation in various industries and the rapid iteration and innovation of ICT capabilities have pushed global digitization into the fast lane. It is time to release digital productivity.

He summed up the common challenges and concerns of digitization:

First, the digital infrastructure still needs to be strengthened.

Second, advanced technology (such as AI, big data, etc.) is difficult to land in the industry scene.

Third, with the deepening of digital transformation, the demand for industry applications has increased rapidly.

In response, Hu Houkun shared three suggestions: developing infrastructure, firmly embracing the cloud to achieve great-leap-forward development, and promoting the development of local digital ecology.

Finally, it is announced that Huawei will join hands with countries / enterprises to develop local digital ecology in three areas. Since 2011, Huawei has cooperated with universities in 12 European countries, including Britain, France and Germany, to train more than 4000 ICT talents. In Asia Pacific, through Huawei's ASEAN Academy and Future seed Program, another 500000 ICT talents will be trained in the next 5 years.

CTOnews.com learned that Zhang Ping, CEO of Huawei Cloud, also made a keynote speech at the conference. Zhang Ping announced that Huawei Cloud will start service in Indonesia and Ireland in the near future. By the end of 2022, Huawei Cloud will distribute 29 regions and 75 availability zones around the world, covering more than 170 countries and regions. At the same time, Huawei Cloud Joint partner released the "Go Cloud,Go Global" ecological plan, focusing on "everything is service".