Kampala, UGANDA- Huawei Technologies has finalized the sending of 10
ICT talents from public universities in Uganda, an initiative that was lauded
by Frank Tumwebaze the Minister of ICT and National Guidance.
The initiative is known as to the 2017 Seeds for the Future program.
Tumwebaze said recently that the program is in line with the ‘Digitization
Uganda Strategy’ that is to be completed and launched soon.
“I thank Huawei
for the great contribution to
the ICT sector.
Seeds for the Future program helps
cultivate and pool together ICT professionals and students that are crucial to
industry development, thus boosting ICT industry growth, driving the
development of different sectors and contributing to lower unemployment rates
over the long term. To the beneficiary students, please don’t take such
opportunities lightly but rather maximize them to become better by gathering
useful experiences’’, he said.
The program that was flagged off by H.E. Yoweri Museveni began in Uganda in 2016 with
10 ICT talents visiting China in Beijing and Shenzhen.
These were trained in the Chinese culture such as language, calligraphy,
painting learning, historical tour in Beijing and cutting-edge ICTs lessons,
enterprise management experience sharing, lab practices, Huawei exhibition hall
visit and solutions demonstration in Shenzhen, where Huawei’s headquarter is located.
The Assistant Commissioner Information and Communication of the
Ministry of Education and Sports Mr. Patrick Muinda commended Huawei for the
program and noted that the Minister of Education approved to partner with Huawei for the
activities under the Seeds for the Future 2017.
“The Ministry of Education and Sports is a partner of the Seeds for
the future program 2017. This program was introduced to the Minister Hon. Janet Museveni earlier
this year, which she welcomed and approved all the said activities and
timelines to take place. On this note I thank Huawei for allowing us to be a
part and parcel of an initiative that can only add to Uganda’s education sector
through knowledge transfer, enhancement of teaching and scientific research
capabilities and provision of high quality courses and opportunities for
hands-on practice”, he said
The Deputy Chief of Mission Chinese Embassy to Uganda Mr. Chu Maoming noted that Chinese companies
like Huawei are committed to the wellbeing of all Ugandans and affirmed that it
is a policy for all Chinese enterprises to give back to the locals.
The Seeds for the Future program was initiated in 2008 by Huawei with
over 2700 talents from
all over the world for study
trips in China.