Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Union(AU) during the Summit 2015, regarding jointly enhance ICT literacy and capability and ICT infrastructure development.
Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of African Union Commission and David Harmon, Senior Vice President of Global Government Affairs Dept signed the MoU together, and both pledged to deepen bilateral cooperation in ICT development and promoting commercial progress of the continent through ICT innovation.
AU’s Deputy Chair said: “ICT development will drive tremendous transformation in different industries, and we are looking for partners that can work with us. Huawei as an active role and a leader in the industry must have a lot of experience to share. I appreciate the efforts that Huawei has been taken in knowledge transfer, and I am happy to have Huawei in this project. ”
Global Government Affairs Dept, Vice President said:” Huawei is committed to promoting global ICT industry development through “customer-centric” and innovative solutions to bring value to its customers. At the same time, we understand the governments’ urgent need for further development of its ICT industry to support the strengthening of local infrastructure. Furthermore, knowledge transfer has also become our engagement during the operation in Africa.”