Shanghai (China) - 20-9 Kuna – Citra's Chairman and CEO, his excellency Eng. Salim Al-Ozainah, confirmed that he is keen to turn the Kuwait into a regional center for data storage and preservation.
This was made in a statement made by the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on the chairmanship of the Delegation of the State of Kuwait at the events of the Conference (Huawei Connect 2019) which is held in the Chinese city of Shanghai entitled "Smart Development" from September the 18th to the 20th and that is to announce the strategy of the Chinese company (Huawei) and its future partnerships.
Al-Ozainah added that Citra, in the framework of its future strategy, is working to transform Kuwait into an economic center for the environment, in order to implement the vision of His Highness the Amir of the country, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah (New 2035)in the fields of communications and the technology of information.
He revealed the project of the general corridor for communications, which will link Kuwait to Iraq, passing through Turkey to Europe. Thus, making it easy for the movement of infrastructure from east to west, showing that the environment is in the process of signing an agreement that is "very close" with the Iraqi Ministry of Communications, as well as the presence of a strategy in the environment to build A free zone for the country. He stressed the establishment of a national center for information and evidence in accordance with international standards, which includes government agencies, institutions and government ministries besides the private sector, stressing the urgent need for Kuwait to have such an important center.
As for his participation in the conference (Huawei Connect 2019), Al-Ozainah stated that his participation and the accompanying delegation came at the invitation of the International Chinese Company (Huawei) to identify aspects of joint cooperation in various fields, especially in the technologies of 5G networks and their applications, artificial intelligence and smart cities.
Al-Ozainah added that during his visit to Shanghai, he held several meetings with several officials and leaders of Huawei and discussed ways of cooperation in the fields of research, development and application with Citra, representing Kuwait.
He explained that he reviewed the regional communications corridor project with Huawei officials, which Citra is working on according to its strategy and how to benefit from it.
Al-Ozainah quoted Huawei officials as praising the telecommunications and information technology sector in Kuwait, especially regarding the provision and use of 5G networks, stressing that Kuwait is the second largest in the use of this service after South Korea.
Moreover, among the topics discussed were the mechanism of deploying 5G networks in Kuwait as well as optical fibers, especially in areas where there are no fiber-optic extensions, as part of the plan set by Citra in cooperation with mobile operators in Kuwait.
In addition, on July 2018, Citra signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei to implement the country's Smart City Strategy, which is divided into four phases: Smart Infrastructure Network, Equipment Security, Virtual Networks, and Digital Transformation of Various Industries and Centralized City Management.
Kuwait participated in this conference with a delegation headed by Chairman and CEO Eng. Salim Al-Ozainah and included the Board of Directors of Citra, Waleed AlQallaf, Saud Alzaid and Ahmad Ibrahim, in addition to the Consul General of the State of Kuwait in the northern city of Shanghai Meshal Al-Shemali.