Huawei won the International Telecommunication Union Artificial Intelligence Excellent Innovation Case Award

The Pangu Big Model application in the steel industry, jointly developed by Huawei and Xiangtan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hunan Iron and Steel Group, won the Excellent Artificial Intelligence Innovation Case Award launched by the International Telecommunication Union during the 2024 Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence for Good in Geneva, Switzerland.

 

 

[Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2024] Recently, Huawei and Xiangtan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hunan Iron and Steel Group, jointly developed the Pangu Big Model Application for the steel industry. During the 2024 Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence for Good, held in Geneva, Switzerland, Huawei successfully won the Excellent Artificial Intelligence Innovation Case Award initiated by the International Telecommunication Union and solicited globally.

 

Xianggang's large-scale model application stands out from hundreds of cases in 38 countries around the world. The Deputy Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union, Thomas Ramanauskas, said that the various award-winning cases clearly demonstrate the synergy with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the impact of artificial intelligence on goal achievement, and adherence to the scope of work of the International Telecommunication Union.

 

Huawei and partners such as Xiangtan Iron and Steel Group have won the International Telecommunication Union Global Artificial Intelligence Excellent Innovation Award for their application of Pangu Big Model in the steel industry

 

Li Jianyu, Chairman of Hunan Iron and Steel Group, said, "The Pangu Model of the steel industry is an innovative practice for Hunan Iron and Steel to accelerate the development of new quality productivity and promote the deep integration of traditional industries and artificial intelligence."

 

Cao Jibin, Senior Vice President of Huawei and President of the China Region, stated that Huawei will continue to work with partners and customers in the three major areas of network infrastructure management, computing infrastructure, and data circulation infrastructure. Through system architecture innovation, Huawei will carry out large-scale innovative application practices and build artificial intelligence applications.

 

Cao Jibin said, "The biggest advantage and potential of large models are their model generalization ability and low threshold development in assembly lines, which help enterprises build endogenous and sustainable AI development capabilities, enhance the efficiency of enterprise technology innovation investment, and thus form a sustainable and healthy innovation ecosystem."

 

The annual Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence for Good, organized by the International Telecommunication Union since 2017, focuses on exchanging and showcasing how innovation in the field of artificial intelligence can help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and assist in addressing long-term efforts to address global development challenges. The 2024 summit will be held in Geneva from May 30th to 31st, with over 6000 participants.

 

Huawei Saudi Telecom's SmartTruck project won the WSIS+20 award

 

On May 30th, during the twenty year review (WSIS+20) high-level event of the International Telecommunication Union World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva, the SmartTruck project initiated by Saudi Telecom in collaboration with Huawei aimed at bridging the data gap in the elderly population by providing digital skills training programs was also awarded the WSIS Champion Award certificate.

 

Thomas Ramanauskas, Deputy Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union,

presented the WSIS Champion Award certificate to China as a representative

 

More than 2100 people have benefited from the 150 training sessions organized by the first phase of the SmartTruck project. SmartTruck is one of the projects of Huawei TECH4ALL Digital Inclusion Initiative, which is committed to promoting a more equal and sustainable development of the world through digital technology and multi-party cooperation.

 

Huawei Announces Challenge Questions for Global Solicitation

 

During the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence for Good, Huawei also released a series of global competition questions, such as a green energy supply AI dynamic optimization competition aimed at solving the uncertainty of hybrid energy supply, and the first AI/machine learning competition for large language models in the communication industry.

 

The former aims to promote energy conservation and emission reduction of daily site energy through the development of machine learning models, construct optimal energy supply strategies, and support energy supply needs in different scenarios. The best solution will be showcased during the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, in November 2024.

 

Another competition for the next-generation telecommunications industry GPT model was jointly proposed by multiple partners, including Huawei, UAE Institute of Technology Innovation, University of Khalifa, GenAINet-IEEE Communications Association Emerging Technology Initiative Committee, and the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence for Good.

 

Collaboration is the Key to Standardization in Artificial Intelligence

 

International Telecommunication Union Secretary General Dorian Bergdan Martin stated that one of the outcomes of this conference is to strengthen standard cooperation and collaboration.

 

She said that interoperability and security are necessary conditions for responsible artificial intelligence, but at the same time, it is also necessary to promote inclusivity, especially in developing countries.

 

International Telecommunication Union Secretary General Dorian Bergdan Martin delivers a speech during the AI for Good Summit

 

"Global efforts will ensure the effective translation of AI governance principles into practical and actionable standards," said Bergdan Martin.

 

During the summit, a roundtable meeting on world standard cooperation was also held. Bilel Jamoussi, Deputy Director of the Telecommunications Standardization Bureau and Director of the Telecommunications Standardization Policy Department of the International Telecommunication Union, thanked United Nations agencies, representatives from various countries, and corporate members including Huawei. "Everyone agrees that we will collaborate and coordinate on standards, and continue to work together to develop artificial intelligence standards," he said.

 

Huawei Vice President Xiao Ran stated that the process of discussing standards with multiple stakeholders and the standards that ultimately carry consensus play a crucial role. He said that for the next stage of artificial intelligence standard work, it is necessary to strengthen the collaboration between application scenarios and product services, organically combine with existing standards, and fully consider diversity in cross-cultural contexts.