Huawei 2016 West Africa Forum on Cloud Computing was held on the 7th in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. Hundreds of industry elites, technical experts and government representatives from the West African region heated up the development of the communications cloud computing in West Africa at the forum to discuss the transition plan for the cloud era in the subregion.
Yang Hebin, general manager of Huawei Côte d'Ivoire, said in his speech at the opening ceremony of the forum that IT technologies represented by cloud computing and big data have penetrated into all walks of life and have become the driving force behind the change in the industry and created entirely new value. Since pioneering the West African market, Huawei has continuously pushed forward innovation in technology and applications. In the future, Huawei will release a cloud strategy aimed at different industries such as telecommunications, government affairs, education, energy and transportation in the West African subregion.
Speaking at the forum, Ibrahima Diabat, Special Technical Adviser at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Communications of Côte d'Ivoire, said that the technology of communications is changing with each passing day. It has no national boundaries but is of great geostrategic significance. "We are testimonials of major innovations in ICT, which not only change the world, but also allow us to re-recognize the real world."
"How our African countries emerge in the highly competitive cloud era and quickly capture valuable business opportunities is one of the most discussed issues," Diabart said.
Yang Hebin said that although sub-Saharan Africa, including Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Guinea, made progress in the field of information and communication technologies, their own independent research and development due to their limited capacity, lack of infrastructure and capital, , The information industry is still in a weak phase.
"Huawei will continue to work together with government agencies and industry partners in West Africa to provide credible IT solutions and services to local users and to promote the social and economic development in the subregion through the application and innovation of communications technologies such as cloud computing and big data And progress, "Yang Hebin said.
Huawei has been exploring the telecommunications market in West Africa since 1999 and currently has 13 representative offices in West Africa, including Cote d'Ivoire, Benin and Cameroon. Its products and services are widely used in this region.