Huawei Cloud accelerates AI adoption to power a smart ASEAN

Huawei Cloud is deepening its collaboration with ASEAN nations. It aims to seize AI opportunities, boost economic growth, strengthen competitiveness, and improve social welfare across the region.

Aka Dai, Director of Huawei Cloud Marketing, described ASEAN as a vibrant, forward-looking innovation hub. “This region is not just a dynamic growth engine. It is a land of pioneers, eager for innovation,” he said.

AI for industries: Real-world impact

Huawei has operated in ASEAN for 26 years, with Huawei Cloud serving the region for the past seven. Guided by the principle “In ASEAN, For ASEAN,” the company has made significant local investments in infrastructure and technology. Over the last five years, Huawei Cloud’s business in ASEAN has grown thirtyfold, with annual market growth surpassing 40%. Its cloud services support public agencies, financial institutions, telecommunications providers, and internet companies.

Through its “AI for Industries” strategy, Huawei Cloud has developed over 500 use cases across 30 sectors. These range from R&D and manufacturing to supply chain, customer service, and operations. In ASEAN, AI-powered solutions are already improving public services, finance, telecommunications, and transportation.

Lowering barriers to AI

Huawei Cloud’s technology framework is designed to make AI adoption faster and more accessible, offering:

• Global infrastructure spanning 34 Regions and 101 availability zones (AZs), including 5 Regions and 17 AZs in ASEAN for high scalability and low latency.
• Open model ecosystem with more than 160 leading open-source models.
• Pangu models enabling industry-specific AI solutions through a full-range, multi-modal, three-layer decoupling architecture.

Ecosystem and talent development

Under its “Cloud for Good” initiative, Huawei Cloud uses AI and cloud technology to advance sustainability, societal progress, and inclusive growth. In Malaysia, the company has partnered with 49 institutions since 2021 and has trained over 54,000 individuals. Additionally, it aims to prepare 30,000 AI professionals in the next three...