Huawei pledges ICT support for Sri Lanka to fight against COVID-19

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Secretary to the Prime Minister Gamini Senarath and Huawei 

Sri Lanka CEO Liang Yi, Deputy CEO Yao Duoni, Public and Government Affairs Director Christophe Lee and Public and Government Affairs Manager Jithendra Antonio were present during the event

Huawei, the global leading ICT solution provider, stepped up efforts and pledged support to Sri Lanka to fight against the coronavirus epidemic through a donation of a range of cutting-edge ICT solutions.

Accordingly, five sets of Huawei high definition video conference systems were provided to help the Government sector to make decisions with less risk by minimising personal contacting. Further this donation includes six high precision thermal cameras which will be deployed to key spots, to aid fast locating potential risks on high accuracy standard. The total value of this ICT equipment is worth nearly Rs. 50 million.

“We have only one common enemy at the moment and it is the coronavirus, the Government fulfils its solemn responsibility to maintain the normal life of the people. The difference between life and death is how we battle this together with efforts from all the sectors,” said Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

“I’m glad to see ICT sector contributing their unique values during this challenging time, and we appreciate Huawei’s timely support to help us to fight against the coronavirus with cutting-edge technological solutions, to improve the efficiency of remote communication for the Government sector,” Prime Minister Rajapaksa said. 

“I hope in the future, more ICT companies such as Huawei, together with the whole nation, can continuously boost the digital transformation in our country, and improve the prosperity and healthy life our people.”

He went on to address that the Government has imposed strict health directives which have been formulated to safeguard the health of Sri Lankan people and nation. The right and timely measures adopted by the Government and together with solidarity of all Sri Lankans had paved the way in combating this challenge in which Sri Lanka have overcome many in history.

Huawei Sri Lanka Chief Executive Officer Liang Yi said: “We believe emerging ICT technologies such as 5G, IoT, AI, and cloud, play important roles during this prevailing situation. Huawei will continuously support Sri Lanka with cutting-edge technologies to help this beautiful island to win this epidemic battle and bring joy and contentment back to people’s life.”

Huawei recently launched the digital inclusion initiative TECH4ALL in Sri Lanka, to expand the scope of digital inclusion beyond connectivity to include applications such as related to health which could be utilised during times of emergency. As part of TECH4ALL, today’s initiative is supported by Huawei’s local business partner Softlogic for deployment.