WINDHOEK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese company Huawei on Thursday announced a sponsorship of 110,000 Namibian dollars (7500 U.S. dollars) for the hosting of the forthcoming Namibian Information and Communication Technology (ICT) annual summit.
The sponsorship makes them a platinum sponsor to the annual event.
The company presented their sponsorship to Namibian ICT Minister Stanley Simataa.
Simataa said Namibia has fully embraced ICT and the drive for a fourth generation economy in keeping Namibia at pace with other countries in achieving economic growth through ICT.
"As a country we have done tremendously well to embrace ICT and I appeal to all ICT players in the country regardless of size to play their meaningful role in improving ICT access to a citizens," he said.
Simataa added that Namibia has made significant inroads to compete with many other countries in Africa and the world in adopting the latest ICT trends.
