華爲在尼日利亞投資600萬美元建創新中心
Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei last Saturday launched an Innovation and Experience (I&E) center in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub with an investment of six million US dollars.
中國電信設備巨頭華爲上週六在尼日利亞的經濟中心拉各斯宣佈投資600萬美金來打造創新體驗中心。The center, being the first in West Africa, is set up to be an experience center where people can witness global best practice, exchange ideas, explore business solutions through innovation and also a platform to develop win-win information and Communications technology (ICT) eco-system.
作爲西非的首家創新體驗中心，人們可以在這裏接觸到全球的最前沿科技，交流思想，通過創新探索到業務解決方案。該中心也爲發展信息與通信技術生態系統提供了一個互利共贏的良好平臺。"Huawei will continuously adhere to its strategic focus, investment, and the relentless pursuit of strategic breakthrough to face all challenges together with its partners," Frank Li, the Managing Director of Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Ltd., said at the ceremony.
華爲技術公司尼日利亞有限公司總經理李北方表示：“華爲將繼續堅持其戰略重心、投資、以及對戰略突破的不懈追求，與合作伙伴共同面對所有挑戰。”
The company, which has cover 16 years of experience in the Nigerian market, said it is dedicated to investment of industry innovation driven by both customer needs and new technologies.
華爲在尼日利亞市場已有16年經驗，一直致力於在受客戶需求和新技術驅動的產業創新方面的投資。Huawei officials told Xinhua that the center will also serve as a training platform to nurture more ICT talents thus Huawei Technologies Nigeria Limited will sign a Joint Innovation MOU with the University of Lagos for this purpose.
華爲高層向新華網透露，該中心還將作爲一個培訓平臺，用以培養更多的ICT人才，爲此，華爲尼日利亞技術有限公司與拉各斯大學簽訂了《聯合創新諒解備忘錄》。Nigeria's Minister for Communications, Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, said the government is leveraging the benefits of the digital revolution with strategic partnership with Huawei as a leading global supplier of ICT products, solutions and services.
尼日利亞通訊部長阿卜杜勒-拉希姆·阿德希圖表示，尼日利亞政府將藉助數字革命的優勢，與戰略合作伙伴華爲一道共同研發ICT產品，解決方案和相應服務。He lauded the company's contribution in empowering Nigerian youths in ICT and the plans to establish a world class ICT center in the country.
他稱讚了華爲公司爲增強尼日利亞青年在ICT方面的能力以及在該國建立世界級ICT中心的計劃所做出的貢獻。The Chinese Consul General in Lagos, Chao Xiaoliang, said that the Chinese government has always encouraged Chinese companies to engage in corporate social responsibility wherever they invest.
中國駐拉各斯總領事巢小良表示，中國政府一直鼓勵中國企業，無論在什麼地方投資，都要盡到企業的社會責任。
