{"id":3221,"date":"2024-07-26T11:59:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T06:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/?p=3221"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:59:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T06:29:25","slug":"itu-huawei-digital-talent-program-gets-in-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/itu-huawei-digital-talent-program-gets-in-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"ITU-Huawei digital talent program gets in gear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The inaugural cohort of the Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme (GCYLP) fellows<\/a> completed their development week in Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GCYLP, an initiative launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with Huawei, supports 30 fellows each year for a period of three years. Aged 18-28, the fellows will receive mentorship and financial support in their projects to use digital technology to drive community development through the course of one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The week-long activities included leadership fireside chats, an intergenerational panel discussion, and visits to Geneva University, Palais de Nations, as well as Huawei Switzerland in Zurich. In addition to the initial development week, the program also provides online mentoring sessions, virtual \u201cfireside chats\u201d with industry experts, group projects with other participants, and other online programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program has generated high levels of interest. The 30 initial fellows<\/a> were selected by a global jury<\/a> from a pool of 5,249 applicants from over 200 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau, said he looks forward to having the fellows, who represent 28 countries spanning across five continents, bring their innovative ideas to life to impact people\u2019s lives around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeizing opportunities and creating new ones, being collaborative and resilient, as well as adopting a multi-disciplinary approach for a multi-sectoral world in which we find ourselves, will go a long way in helping you succeed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Omo, Secretary-General of the African Telecommunications Union, as well as GCYLP\u2019s global jury members Corinne Momal-Vanian, Executive Director of Kofi Annan Foundation and Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, Undersecretary, Department of Information and Communications Technology of the Philippines, encouraged the fellows to make their digital development ideas a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selina Wen, Chief Representative to the EU Institutions and Vice President of Public Affairs for Europe at Huawei, said young leaders \u201chave played and will continue to play an important role in the digital era, at a time when the enabling power of technology should be further harnessed to address the most pressing social challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe projects you have presented are exactly what the real world is calling for,\u201d she said. The fellows\u2019 project ideas cut across fields from inclusive healthcare, innovative digital skills training to efficient energy storage and circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program was announced<\/a> in November 2023 by Huawei Chairman Liang Hua and ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, and applications for the inaugural cohort opened<\/a> in February. Over the next two years, two more groups, totally nearly 100 young visionaries from around the world, will embark on a similar journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin meets the inaugural cohort of GCYLP fellows in Geneva, Switzerland<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dr Zavazava shares experiences with GCYLP fellows in a fireside chat<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Michael Yang, CEO of Huawei Switzerland, shares his journey with GCYLP fellows in Zurich<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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