导读:当地时间7月19日，华为在南非约翰内斯堡揭牌成立了非洲地区首家ICT创新体验中心。中国驻南非大使田学军、驻约翰内斯堡总领事阮平、南非通信与邮电部部长奎莱以及当地企业、高校代表等百余人出席开幕仪式。
Johannesburg July 20- Africa’s first Huawei Innovation & Experience Center is launched on Tuesday in Sandton, Johannesburg. 5 million USD has been invested by Huawei into the Innovation Center, which is equipped with cutting-edge technologies like 5G/4.5G wireless communication, VR and 4K Video, Mobile Money solution, Smart Home solutions, Safe City solutions, Cloud Service, Data Center and wearable devices amongst others. It will also serve as an open lab to South African institutions of higher learning such as University of Johannesburg and Tshwane University of Technology.
约翰内斯堡 7月20日电——星期二，华为非洲地区首家创新体验中心在约翰内斯堡桑顿开幕。该中心总投资约为500万美元，客户可以在此体验到包括5G/4.5G无线通信技术、虚拟现实/4K视频、智能手机、智慧家居、平安城市、云服务、数据中心、可穿戴设备等前沿研发成果。它还将成为南非约翰内斯堡大学和茨瓦内理工大学等高等学府的开放实验室。
“It is very exciting for us as industry leaders to provide a community environment for big players to witness the potential of our offerings, and for small, micro and medium enterprises to gain opportunities to share their ideas in spaces like gaming, video, and APP development etc., where they can test and advance their solutions and gain exposure to various partnership opportunities.” says Li Peng, Huawei’s President of the East and Southern Africa Region.
华为东南非地区部总裁李鹏说，“作为行业先锋，我们很高兴能为大型参与者提供这样一个平台，以见证我们的潜力，并为小型、微型和中小型企业争取机会，在游戏，视频和应用程序开发等方面分享他们的理念，在那里他们可以测试和改善他们的解决方案，并获得各种合作伙伴机会。”
Showcasing futuristic products and solutions, the Innovation center will also serve as an incubation platform for upcoming ICT enterprises. According to the Cooperation Contact signed with South Africa’s Department of Telecommunications and Postal Service (DTPS) on Tuesday, Huawei will work closely with the DTPS to fulfill the target of 1000 ICT talents trained by Huawei by 2021.
创新中心展示了一些未来主义的产品和解决方案，还将为当地的ICT企业提供技术孵化平台。根据星期二开幕仪式上华为和南非电信与邮政部签署的ICT战略合作协议，华为将与南非邮电部紧密合作，在未来5年内为南非培训1000位ICT人才。
The Minister of the DTPS, Dr. SiyabongaCwele says “The Cooperation Contract signed between us is a start of bigger things to happen in the industry, and it is through such partnerships between the public and private sectors that we can achieve a better connected South Africa.”
南非电信与邮政部长奎莱表示，“双方合作协议的签署，是加快实现南非数字化转型、消除南非数字鸿沟的新起点。通过这种政府和私企的合作，我们期待一个连接更畅通的南非。”
The Chinese Ambassador to South Africa, TianXuejun appreciates Huawei by highlighting “The seed from last year’s FOCAC is being harvested. ICT is truly the driving tool of any economies development. The Chinese government always encourages excellent enterprises from China like Huawei to work closely with South Africa to a achieve a win-win result.”
中国驻南非大使田学军高度赞扬华为，他表示，“去年在中非合作论坛上播下的种子如今已结出了丰硕的果实。ICT是所有经济体的动力工具，中国政府一向鼓励和支持以华为为代表的优秀中国高科技创新企业扩大对南非的投资合作，实现互利共赢。”
Huawei has planned to launch ten global Innovation Centers around the globe. So far there are six other operational Innovation Centers. Among them are centers in Shenzhen (China), London (UK), Dusseldorf (German), Moscow (Russia), Warsaw (Poland), and Sao. Paulo (Brazil).
华为计划在全球建立10个创新体验中心。迄今为止已建立了7个，除南非外，其他6个分别位于中国深圳，英国伦敦，德国杜赛尔多夫，俄罗斯莫斯科，波兰华沙以及巴西圣保罗。
