The CEO of Huawei Europe spoke to Euronews’ enterprise editor, Angela Barnes, in Davos concerning the pending Trump-era tech challenges and whether or not the group is ready to sort out them.
At an unique roundtable lunch in Davos this week, Kenneth Fredriksen, the CEO of Huawei Europe, spoke to Euronews Enterprise concerning the return of Donald Trump to the White Home and the way the group plans to navigate any potential geopolitical tensions within the tech sector whereas contributing to Europe’s competitiveness.
Fredriksen famous the way it had already been a turbulent interval and consequently mentioned the group is nicely ready.
“I might say we’re very nicely ready. And I feel what we want to do is to form of be a substitute for Europe in some ways. And naturally, clearly persevering with what we’ve been doing for the final twenty years, contributing to Europe’s digitalisation and I feel additionally assist Europe to mainly put together for AI, grow to be AI prepared. AI is not only an utility layer, it is rather more, it’s good to have the infrastructure from finish to finish so as to have the ability to realise the total potential of AI.
“An organization like us with such a diversified expertise portfolio, we’ve quite a bit to contribute with when it comes to each the information about what it means to have the ability to compete in AI and learn how to realise the functionalities and the potential of AI, and likewise learn how to, you realize, be a great associate within the completely different layers of expertise, mainly,” he mentioned.
Fredriksen additionally famous that Huawei has all the time seen Europe as a strategic market due to its revolutionary angle and place.
“And we consider, you realize, with open markets, well-regulated markets, it is attainable for for us to proceed to contribute in a constructive approach. And that is that is mainly what we’ll give attention to.”
Addressing considerations round belief and safety
As Europe seeks to reinforce its digital sovereignty and management in essential applied sciences, the Huawei boss was requested concerning the function it will possibly play in supporting this imaginative and prescient – and the way it’s addressing considerations round belief and safety in such partnerships.
“I feel our most vital contribution is our competitiveness by being current in Europe. We are going to assist European corporations to keep up competitiveness as a result of they might want to compete in opposition to us and we might be a great associate in numerous areas, serving to them to be aggressive as nicely. So I feel that may be a actual vital contribution as a result of in case you are not aggressive within the expertise business, you are not going to be sustainable. So that’s extraordinarily vital.
“And in relation to belief and safety, clearly dialogue, communication is essential. And I feel sadly it has been a really slim dialogue round safety, cybersecurity and belief. And I consider by extra understanding, higher information about what expertise is de facto about and and learn how to steadiness safety competitiveness and likewise belief in a extra wholesome and nicely thought by means of approach, it is attainable to really navigate by means of this in a extra balanced approach than we’ve seen up to now,” Fredriksen added.
He additionally famous that from what he’d been listening to in Davos, throughout panels and discussions, there is a feeling that persons are realising the significance of getting a greater and deeper understanding of issues to strike extra balanced selections.
“And I hope Europe will try this as nicely,” he mentioned.
Watch the interview above.