Huawei celebrates Ugandan winners of its ICT competition

The winners of this year’s Huawei ICT Competition have been celebrated during a function held at the Ministry of Education and Sports headquarters in Kampala.
The colorful ceremony brought together some of the brightest minds in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), their tutors and the respective university Vice Chancellors as the students received gifts and awards worth shs40 million.
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The event celebrated groundbreaking ideas and innovations exhibited by the Ugandan participants at the global finals held in May this year in Shenzhen, China, having previously been successful in their respective national and regional competitions.
The 8th Huawei ICT Competition 2023–2024 global final was held in Shenzhen.
This year’s competition attracted more than 170,000 students from over 2,000 universities and colleges across more than 80 countries and regions, making it the largest offline competition since its launch.
The Ugandan teams emerged victorious with the grand prize going to network track team one( Gulu and Muni Universities) while the first prize went to network track team two which had Kabale University.
On the other side, the second prize went to computing track team one(Muni University) and the women in teach award went to network team two ( Kabale University).
Speaking on Monday, the Minister for Higher Education, Dr.J.C Muyingo who represented First Lady, Janet Museveni encouraged the winners and all the young people who are privileged to be skilled in this field, to build on to and leverage ICT training, with innovation which is today’s competitive advantage in every sphere of society.
The minister applauded the Chinese Embassy in Uganda under the leadership of Zhang Lizhong and the management and staff of Huawei Technologies Uganda Limited, for their significant contribution to the development of Ugandans and their communities through initiatives like the Huawei DigiTruck, the Huawei LEAP Digital Talent Training Program and the Huawei Internship Program.
Dr. Kedrace Turyagyenda, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Sports expressed gratitude to Huawei Technologies and the Chinese Embassy for the long-standing friendships and strategic partnerships over the years.
She said this has paved way for various channels of collaboration and fostering development across various sectors in the country.
The Chinese ambassador to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong applauded the winners but also thanked Huawei Technologies for their devotion to education as part of the cooperate social responsibilities in Uganda.
“It fully demonstrates the efforts and achievements in China’s business community supporting Uganda’s ICT infrastructure construction, contributing to digital transformation,” Lizhong said.
He further noted that over the next three years, China will work closely with Uganda to implement the Ten Partnership Actions for modernization to deepen China Uganda cooperation.
He encouraged more Chinese companies and investors to carry out more diversified CSR programs towards youth and women.
Mr. Ssali Gao, the Deputy Managing Director of Huawei Technologies Uganda applauded the students for their remarkable achievement which is a testament to their dedication, hard work and innovative spirits.
He extended his appreciation to the Ministry of education and Sports for their unwavering support without which the success of nurturing and supporting young talents would not have
been possible.
“Your encouragement and vision have been instrumental in creating an environment where our students can thrive,” said Mr. Gao.
The Huawei ICT Competition is a global initiative that aims to encourage young talent to excel in Information and Communications Technology through structured training, industry-level exposure, competitions and driving digital transformation.