Huawei has recently added to the list of laureates of the prestigious Corporate Startup Star Awards, which has been held for the sixth year in a row. This event was launched in 2016 by the innovation consulting firm Mind the Bridge as part of the European Commission's Startup Europe Partnership initiative. Subsequently, the award gained international recognition through a partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce.
The Corporate Startup Star Awards was launched by Mind the Bridge as part of the Startup Europe Partnership initiative of the European Commission in 2016
In total, 50 companies from around the world were honored with this award, including 25 in the nomination "International Stars of Corporate Startups" and 25 in the nomination "International Candidates for Open Innovation".
"We highly appreciated Huawei's work with startups. The company's approach to the ecosystem, according to which it not only "takes", but also "gives", deserves special attention. Huawei uses cloud infrastructure and its own mobile services to support the development of startups, develop new products and enter new markets. Proximity to numerous startups in the field of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data and other leading technologies gives Huawei significant advantages.” - commented Alberto Onetti, head of Mind the Bridge.
Catherine Chen, President of Public Affairs
and communications of Huawei, speaks at the award ceremony
Catherine Chen, President of Public Affairs and Communications at Huawei, said: “Huawei started 34 years ago with a start-up capital of US$5. Then we took advantage of the generosity of large companies that were ready to take a risk and invest in a promising startup. Today, we also want to contribute to the development of the industry by supporting more startups. We believe that the idea of "paying it forward" is critical to the development of the ecosystem. For example, over the past eight years, our Digital InPulse program in France has helped more than 000 startups enter the international market. With initiatives like Shining Star and the Huawei Developer Program, we want to increase the number of startups in the market and support entrepreneurs and developers."
"Huawei supports open innovation and small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Europe. Our 23 different research centers in Europe work closely with the SME sector. We support open source governance frameworks, which are the perfect tools for technology development.” - noted Tony Jin Yong (Tony Jin Yong), the main representative of Huawei in the EU institutions.
