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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Huawei Sustainability Forum 2023 and its regional sessions concluded yesterday. Under the theme "Prosper together with technology: Making sustainable development a reality", the event featured five regional sessions in China, Italy, Ghana, Pakistan and Brazil, showcasing sustainability best practices from Huawei and its partners.
In Brazil, Huawei is collaborating with local operator Veloso Net to provide stable connectivity to more than 30% of the unconnected population in the state of Amazonas. Huawei also announced its plans to cooperate with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to launch a Tech4Nature project, which will protect biodiversity and promote the development of local communities.
At the main forum in Dongguan, China, Jeffrey Sachs, President of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Commissioner of the United Nations Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development and Professor at Columbia University , gave a keynote speech in which he talked about how global challenges are becoming more complex. "We live in a period in which the challenges are increasing and the need for cutting-edge technologies, such as those provided by Huawei, is increasingly urgent."
Sachs highlighted the vital role that digital technology must play. "Technologies, at least potentially, can reach all members of a society and even the poorest people in the world, as long as they are close to a base station, as long as they can get digital connectivity and as long as they have a device. "
Attendees highlighted that digital technology would help improve the resilience of both nature and humanity to risks and challenges and boost sustainability. Jeffrey Zhou, President of Huawei ICT Marketing, said: "Together with our partners, we are harnessing the power of digital technology to drive digital inclusion and enable an inclusive and sustainable digital world."
In Yunnan, China, improved connectivity thanks to Huawei's 5G solutions has increased the efficiency of coffee cultivation and the quality of the beans. Thanks to digital infrastructure, e-commerce and video streaming have exploded, elevating the local coffee industry and making local coffee a beloved brand among consumers.
In Italy, Huawei's TECH4ALL Nature Guardian project, in collaboration with WWF Italy, has deployed cloud- and AI-based acoustic monitoring systems in 16 organic farms and traditional farms. The project discovered that approximately 10% more species live on organic farms than on traditional farms.
In Gokina, Pakistan, Huawei and its partners have brought connectivity to the local community, enabling telemedicine and distance education. The inhabitants of this remote village can now access quality medical services when they need them.
In Ghana, Huawei worked with partners to build West Africa's first floating hybrid hydro-solar power plant. The plant will power a cashew factory in the Bono region and create employment for more than 800 citizens, including women.
The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Her Excellency Rebecca Akufo-Addo, appreciated Huawei's contribution to the sustainable development of the country.
He stated: "The world is going green and projects like the hybrid hydro-solar plant demonstrate that Ghana is on the right track, towards realizing a sustainable and environmentally friendly digital future."
"What I hope is that Huawei's enormous capacity in 5G, in home appliances, in system design, in content and platforms can be leveraged with other large-scale programs," said Sachs. "We have to make it clear to the world that we have the solutions, that we have the mechanisms to implement them at scale."
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