Thailand.com reported that Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Supapong, as the chairman of the event, represented the Office of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee and Huawei. "Talent Ecosystem" Memorandum of Understanding, Chris, Secretary-General of the EEC Policy Committee, Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, and Mr. Abel Deng, CEO of Huawei Thailand, attended the signing ceremony.
Suphapong said that the signing of the MOU and the implementation of EEC’s first Huawei ASEAN academy will become an important driving force for the effective development of the Thai digital economy. Private companies and educational institutions cooperate with three parties to create new digitalization talents in the 5G era and enhance Thailand's digital development capabilities.
Yang Xin said that despite the current epidemic, they are very happy to see the booming development of science and technology during this period, and it has also promoted the cooperation between China and Thailand. He said that Huawei has been trying to promote Thailand to become the first ASEAN country to use 5G commercial technology. He believes that the establishment of EEC Huawei ASEAN Academy in Thailand will cultivate more talents for Thailand and promote Thailand to become an ASEAN information center. The new model of China-Thailand cooperation promotes the development of digital economy. It is reported that the Thai government plans to train 6,000 digital talents in 2021 through EEC Huawei ASEAN Academy, and increase to 30,000 in 2024. (Source: posttoday)
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