The Libyan Economy Minister, Mohamed Al-Hwaij met with the Director General of Huawei in Libya, Li Wenliang. They discussed the implementation of the transformation plan toward a digital economy.
The meeting was held at the Ministry’s office in Tripoli, on Wednesday. The two sides “reviewed Libya’s digital transformation plan, and ways to implement it with the participation of specialized local and foreign companies,” according to a statement issued by the ministry.
The meeting touched on the “importance of developing infrastructure in the communications and information technology sector in Libya, to build the digital economy.”
Al-Hwaij encouraged Huawei to “cooperate with institutions affiliated with the Ministry in implementing training and development programs for local staff.”
Last month, the Libyan Minister of Labour, Ali Al-Abed said that he “encourages more fruitful cooperation between Libya and China in the technology field.”
During the closing ceremony of the annual celebration of the Huawei Academy of Information Technology in Tripoli, Al-Abed praised the “strategic partnership between the Chinese company and Libyan state institutions.”
The ceremony was attended by the Chargé d’Affairs of the Chinese Embassy in Libya, and the Sub-Regional Director of Huawei in Libya and Tunisia.
The Libyan minister stressed the importance of activating the memorandum of understanding signed in February between the Huawei Academy, and the Human Resources Development Fund. This is to train and qualify job seekers in ICT-related disciplines.
In August, Huawei organized a workshop entitled “Fixed Broadband 2022”. The event came in partnership with the Libyan Post Telecommunications & Information Technology Company (LPTIC)
In June, the European Union announced that it would launch a new project ‘E-NABLE’, in Libya. The project aims to support key economic institutions in introducing digital economic governance tools and improving digital services for businesses.
In a statement, the EU said that the three-year project (2022 – 2025) aims to promote an investment-friendly and conducive business environment, strengthen the private sector, and thus contribute to economic growth in Libya.