Huawei has reportedly signed an AI technology deal with Peru that will see the Chinese tech giant train thousands of Peruvians in the latest technologies, as well as teach them how to apply AI in a variety of jobs.
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte recently visited Huawei’s headquarters and spoke about AI technology. Another objective of the visit was to attract more investment and assistance from the Chinese region for Peru’s further growth and development.
During her visit, Dina signed a contract with Huawei to train 20,000 Peruvian youth in the field of AI, a group that includes women, professionals, and businesspeople from small and medium-sized enterprises. She further confirmed this information via China Daily.
The President believes that this visit will contribute to expanding investment and strengthening cooperation between Peru and China in the future, and will benefit Peru in various fields such as infrastructure, digitalization, AI, clean energy and stronger relations.
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte visits Huawei headquarters and signs contract for AI training (Image credit: Wikipedia)
Besides AI, Dina was also scheduled to discuss electric vehicles with the tech giant — she is looking to build a dedicated electric vehicle factory in Peru — and then she visited the Inca cultural exhibition, where she browsed 150 items from the pre-Columbian era.
China and Peru had previously partnered on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which aims to connect Asia, Africa and Europe through land and sea routes, helping to improve conditions and boost economic growth in the region.
Peru already received $2.9 billion for this initiative last year, making it the third-highest investment in the world. Lima’s Chancay port has been a controversial part of the investment. Information has revealed that Peru granted some port exclusivity to COSCO in 2021 due to an administrative error and is now trying to change that decision.
Amid these tensions, Peru is reaching out to Huawei in hopes of better development. The Peruvian Prime Minister said the following about this:
“I don’t think friendly countries like the U.S. will be upset that we’re bringing Chinese investment to Peru.”
[Source – SCMP]
