Get ready to witness the biggest shake-up in South Africa’s digital landscape as Huawei Cloud’s inaugural South Africa Cloud Summit threatens to disrupt the status quo on 24 October at the Gallagher Conference Centre in Johannesburg. The event is set to be a hotbed of controversy and debate as experts gather to dissect the impact of the National Policy on Data and Cloud on the country’s digital transformation.
Already a key player in the South African market, Huawei has been making waves since its entry in 2018 and its 2019 opening of a datacentre region or availability zone in the country. But with the value of South Africa’s cloud market expected to surge to over R113 billion by 2028, the stakes have never been higher.
At the center of the storm is Steven Chen, MD of Huawei Cloud South Africa, who is leading the charge against the status quo. “This gathering will focus on South Africa’s digital transformation and unpacking the role a cloud-first approach plays in achieving this change,” he warns. “Gone are the days of fragmented and siloed systems – the future is all about seamless integration and open data.”
The National Policy on Data and Cloud, released in June, has set the tone for a new era of digital disruption. The policy’s key principles – accelerating the rollout of digital infrastructure, ensuring data privacy and security, promoting open data and data interoperability, and adopting a cloud-first approach – are set to send shockwaves through the industry.
But what does this mean for South Africa’s service delivery? Will the country’s much-vaunted “digital spring” finally arrive, or will it remain stuck in the slow lane? The answers will be revealed at the Huawei Cloud Summit, where the industry’s leading experts will gather to unravel the mysteries of the cloud and chart a course for a brighter, more connected future.
Join the conversation on 24 October and find out how you can be part of the revolution.
