Group 1 - The global demand for ICT talent is projected to reach 200 million by 2025, with a talent gap of approximately 60 million, particularly for professionals with AI skills [1] - Huawei's ICT competition aims to discover and cultivate ICT talent, reflecting the company's strategy to connect global educational resources to address the ICT talent challenge [1] - The 2024-2025 Huawei ICT competition attracted over 210,000 participants from more than 2,000 institutions across over 100 countries, marking a record high in participation [1] Group 2 - The education sector faces challenges in effectively training talent for the AI era, including slow curriculum updates, lack of practical teaching resources, insufficient faculty, and uneven educational resources across regions [3] - During the Huawei ICT competition, the "AI Accelerating Education Transformation Summit" highlighted the importance of industry participation in talent cultivation, integrating real-world demands and technologies into education [3] - Huawei announced the launch of the ICT Academy Digital Intelligence Platform, which aims to provide standardized AI teaching resources and online practical environments for global partner universities [3] Group 3 - The competition showcased the potential of global youth in applying ICT technologies to solve real-world problems, with examples including a disease prediction system in the Philippines and AI applications in agriculture and medical diagnostics from teams in Serbia and Morocco [4] - Huawei's competition design focuses on innovation, aligning with the "Smart World 2030" vision, enhancing students' skills in cloud computing, big data, and AI, while addressing real-life challenges in agriculture, healthcare, and education [5] - Huawei has partnered with over 2,200 universities in more than 170 countries through its ICT Academy project, aiming to create a comprehensive talent cultivation loop covering teaching, learning, practice, competition, and certification [5]