KATHMANDU, JUNE 22

CEO of Huawei Nepal, William Zhang, has remarked upon common need for ICT development and has assured that Huawei is ready to serve for the benefit of Nepali citizens.

Addressing Vice President of Nepal Nanda Kishor Pun, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, secretaries and dignitaries from Nepal, and other stakeholders related with telecom, ISP, enterprise and cloud business groups, media, CEO Zhang shared his ideas and intentions to help Nepal in the Huawei Digital Nepal Conclave 2022.

The event was jointly organised by Huawei and ICT Foundation Nepal.

In the programme, he explained how ICT is driving economic development across nations. And not just any ICT development but that which is accompanied by green revolution – where reducing CO2 emissions is the main motive in every steps.

Sharing that the post-pandemic recovery was possible due to digital economy, he added, 'In 2020, the world's GDP fell by 2.8% but ICT investments increased by 5%. It is expected that by 2025, 50% of the world's economy will be converted to digital economy'.

For the upcoming efforts, Huawei plans on bringing technology to every person, home and organisation in Nepal where 'connectivity and computing will be the cornerstone of the digital economy that will be powered by 5G, F5G, IoT, Cloud and AI'.

'We are excited at the prospect of introducing these advancements in the Nepalese market. We aim to partner with all ICT stakeholders to build the foundation for the Nepalese digital economy through broadband connectivity, data centers, cloud and computing and every new innovation that our global R&D team is introducing to the world.'

He also hoped that Nepal could introduce data industry strategies and policies governing cross-border information flow and a special focus on data security and data privacy so that Nepal can take care of its own data center.

'This afternoon, at our 'Lighting up the future' exhibit, we are exploring solutions that help make life better, businesses smarter, and society more inclusive. We are very happy to be sharing how our ICT technology is helping make the world a greener, more sustainable place. My colleagues are demonstrating the practical applications of all of Huawei's latest offerings at our exhibit and will happily entertain your queries. We are delighted to be jointly organizing Huawei Digital Nepal Conclave 2022. Lastly, I'd like to say that Huawei is 'In Nepal, For Nepal' and ready to serve all 30 million Nepalese citizens,' he said.