Speaking to audiences during its recent participation in the third Women鈥檚 Enablement Summit hosted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Huawei stressed its support for more talent development programs for women in 海角直播鈥檚 information and communications technology (ICT) industry as a means to close the gender gap. The summit itself seeks to enhance female participation in the technology field, increase dialogue with specialists in the sector, boost knowledge-sharing opportunities for women, and stimulate technology innovation and entrepreneurship locally.聽
Afke Schaart鈥揟aghzout, senior vice president of global government affairs at Huawei, was part of this year鈥檚 summit to review best practices and share the company鈥檚 own expertise through dialogue sessions, workshops, and other consultations.
鈥淲e can see that the Kingdom has ramped up its efforts to empower women in the field of communications and information technology. At Huawei, we believe this ultimately comes back to empowerment through education. Joint talent development programs that combine theoretical and practical applications, and which take learning out of the classroom and into the real world, will prove fundamental in helping women have an even greater impact on the region鈥檚 ICT sector,鈥 said Schaart鈥揟aghzout.
Huawei has previously stated its commitment to developing talent within the Kingdom鈥檚 ICT industry in line with the goals of Vision 2030. Through its Saudi Talent Enabling Program (STEP), for example, Huawei aims to benefit 10,000 local talents by 2023.
鈥淭he women of 海角直播 want to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to not only navigate the future digital economy, but to become its pioneers and leaders,鈥 added Schaart鈥揟aghzout.
This week, Huawei also officially launched its Huawei Women Developers (HWD) program, which aims to empower women developers internationally to create applications and tools that can change the world.聽
Huawei, a global provider of ICT infrastructure and smart devices, offers an end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services across four key domains 鈥 telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services. The China-headquartered technology giant has 194,000 employees in more than 170 countries and regions.
