STORY: Huawei leveraging smart technologies to advance Kenya's sustainability agenda
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 25, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2024
LENGTH: 0:02:07
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Huawei Kenya exhibition
2. various of banners
3. SOUNDBITE (English): STEVE KAMUYA, Executive director, Huawei Kenya
4. various of roundtable talks hosted by Huawei Kenya

STORYLINE:

The 41st edition of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation World Congress 2024 is being held in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.

Key topics for discussion at the four-day conference include the role of technology in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, youth entrepreneurship, and fostering the growth of the digital economy.

Steve Kamuya, executive director at Huawei Kenya, said the firm is committed to helping local organizations adopt smart grids and digitize their value chains to lower carbon footprint and eliminate waste.

SOUNDBITE (English): STEVE KAMUYA, Executive director, Huawei Kenya
"Of course, Huawei is well-renowned as an ICT equipment supplier globally, a global leader. But we have taken a broader view to look at how we talk about urban digitization. The purpose and objective of this is to ensure that we empower digital, we empower cities with a digital solution that streamlines operations, enhances service delivery, and of course, ultimately improves the lives of citizens. And we do this by leveraging on cutting-edge technologies, which brings in the improvement which are the key driving forces for economic development."

He added that Huawei has invested in supportive infrastructure for establishing smart cities whose foundation is green mobility, ecological conservation, and sustainable waste management.

The conference runs until Friday.

Xinhua news agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)