Stepping into intelligent future: Huawei’s tech carnival opens in Uzbekistan

Doha, Qatar: Huawei opened its flagship Middle East and Central Asia Tech Carnival Partner Summit 2025 in Tashkent, marking the first time this majo...

Doha, Qatar: Huawei opened its flagship Middle East and Central Asia Tech Carnival & Partner Summit 2025 in Tashkent, marking the first time this major regional event has been held in Uzbekistan. Under the theme “Accelerating the Intelligent World,” the event brings together over 1,500 industry leaders, government officials, and technology experts to explore how intelligent technologies can accelerate the region’s digital transformation.

“Uzbekistan stands at a crucial junction of ancient heritage and modern innovation,” said Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzod Shermatov during the opening ceremony. “This event represents our commitment to becoming a regional hub for digital excellence. By partnering with global technology leaders like Huawei, we are building the infrastructure needed for a prosperous digital future.”

 In his keynote address, Phillip Gan, Senior Vice President of Huawei and President of Huawei Middle East and Central Asia Region, outlined the company’s vision for the region’s intelligent transformation. “Over the past 30 years, we’ve witnessed three major technological shifts – from All IP to All Cloud, and now to All Intelligence,” said Gan. “ We aim to leverage Huawei’s expertise in ICT to help global customers and partners seize this strategic opportunity and jointly drive intelligent transformation across industries in ME&CA.”

Gan emphasized that successful digital transformation in the region requires five key pillars:Connectivity, Computing, Cloud platforms, which form the foundation ofdigital infrastructure, followed byGreen development as the fourth pillar, and the cultivation of a prosperous ecosystem. He highlighted that for every dollar invested in digital infrastructure, countries can generate $8.3 in digital economic output, according to Huawei’s Global Digitalization Index.

Yang Chaobin, Huawei’s Senior Vice President and President of the ICT Business Group, delivered a speech, stating: “In the era of inclusive AI, Huawei is committed to innovating in network technologies and advancing network-based computing to enhance the efficiency of large model training and inference.