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Africa Should Get Into Semiconductors Business -Huawei

Africa needs to have a share in the semiconductor industry to secure its technological future, says a Huawei executive.

Edison Xie, director of media affairs, Huawei Southern Africa region, told ITWeb that the semiconductor business offers Africa opportunities.

“With a massive growth in technology hubs across the continent growing over 50% in the last several years, Africa needs to have a share in the global semiconductors industry, to secure its competiveness in the future,” said Xie.

‘The semiconductor industry is widely recognised as a key driver and enabler for the whole electronics value chain,” added Xie, “ with an expanding tech industry and a growing innovation culture, Africa has proved its potential to be a competitive force in technology in the future.”

As a result, he says, the proposed move will create more uncertainties in the global semiconductor sector, “which we see as the centrepiece of ICTs that transform society for the better”.

According to Xie, AI, 5G and the IoT have been playing a critical role in Africa’s socio-economic development.

“When the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, ICTs and digital economy will play a crucial role in economic recovery,” said Xie, “with an expanding tech industry and a growing innovation culture, Africa has proved its potential to be a competitive force in technology in the future.”

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source: electronicsweekly

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