Redefining Inclusion

Michael McDonald

Chief Digital Officer

Huawei Southeast Asia

Tobolo Ajelanwa,

Nigeria

Nigerians have no internet access

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Source: Reuters

Source: GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index 2018

3.8 billion

1 billionno mobile coverage

are offline

Connectivity:

The bedrock of digital inclusion

Source: Huawei MI

Rural deployment challenges:

• Transmission

• Power supply

• Logistics and installation

100+ million peoplenewly connected

Expanding the definition of digital inclusion

Think applications, not just connectivity

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34 milliondeaf children

10 languages

Source: World Health Organization

~90%of companies

are SMEs

~70%of all job

opportunities

~70%SMEs in EU

don’t use cloud

Think businesses, not just people

Source: International Trade Centre & Commerzbank

Think skills, not just coverage

~17%have no

digital skills

~43%EU residents lack

basic digital skills

~90%EU jobs will require

digital skills (2020)

Source: EU's Digital Progress Report

Building skills at all levels of society

Business CommunityGovernment

• Enable developers

• Build platforms

ApplicationsInnovation

• Reduce costs

• Increase coverage

Connectivity Skills

5 years, 500 million people

Ecosystem Collaboration

• ICT Academy

• Seeds for the Future

Bring digital to every person, home and organization

for a fully connected, intelligent world