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In Innovation 1.0, we have focused on innovations in
technology, engineering, products, and solutions to
address customer needs and challenges. This is about
going from 1 to N. The primary goal is to help our
customers and partners become more competitive,
increase their revenue or reduce their costs, and
enable them to achieve greater business success.
In the past, Huawei made many engineering and
technological innovations in wireless, optical networks,
and smart devices. These innovations generated a
large amount of commercial value for our customers
and tremendous social value.In Innovation 2.0, based on our vision for the
intelligent world we are entering, we will aim to break
the bottlenecks in theories and basic technologies
that have hindered the development of ICT. In this
stage, we will focus on theoretical breakthroughs and
inventions, which means going from 0 to 1.■ Philosophy: Open innovation and inclusive
development
Theoretical breakthroughs and inventions involve
many uncertainties, meaning innovation should
not be a closed-door activity. The philosophy
of Huawei’s Innovation 2.0 will bring together
universities and research institutes and connect
the academia with businesses, to allow all types of
global scientific research resources and talent to
come together in the pursuit of innovation.■ Methodology: Vision coupled with
technological breakthroughs
Driven by our shared vision for the future, we will
delve deep into the challenges the future intelligent
world may bring regarding the way we live, work,
play, and stay healthy. With these challenges
in mind, we will try to determine the business
opportunities and technological development
directions which we should pursue, and endeavor
to incubate new industries. On this basis, we
will make bold assumptions and plan our future
technological elements.■ Focus: Exploring disruptive technologies
throughout the information lifecycle
We have been exploring future-oriented
technologies that can be applied to the entire
process of information generation, storage,
computing, transmission, presentation, and
consumption. In addition, we have ramped up
efforts on research into disruptive technologies.■ Strategic initiative: Collaboration with
universities and technology investment
Collaboration between businesses and universities
can accelerate the commercial use of research
results. And with insights into the challenges, real-
world scenarios, and needs shared by businesses,
scientists can also better decide what directions
their future research should go in. To better
implement Innovation 2.0, Huawei will adopt a
number of approaches, including supporting the
research programs of universities and research
institutes, building its own labs, and investing along
multiple technological paths.Innovation has been the very foundation for Huawei’s
survival and growth over the past 30 years. We
will continue redoubling our efforts in exploring
future-oriented cutting-edge technologies and basic
research, with an annual investment of US$3 billion to
US$5 billion. Today, Huawei has approximately 15,000
employees engaged in basic research, including over
700 PhDs specializing in mathematics, over 200 PhDs
specializing in physics and chemistry, and over 5,000
PhDs specializing in engineering.Meanwhile, we have established research and
innovation partnerships with over 300 universities and
more than 900 research institutes and firms. Following
the principle of open innovation, we will leverage global
innovation resources and attract professionals from
around the world to collaborate on research. We will
consider the challenges facing businesses and academic
insights, as well as the confidence of venture capitalists
to jointly innovate. The concerted push for innovation
will allow our innovation accomplishments to be shared
across both our industry and society as a whole, lighting
the way forward for the world and Huawei.Research and Innovation
Looking to the future, Huawei’s innovation will transition as we move from an Innovation 1.0 era to an Innovation
2.0 era. In Innovation 1.0, we have focused on innovations in technology, engineering, products, and solutions to
address customer needs. In Innovation 2.0, driven by our vision, we will expand our efforts to seek breakthroughs
in basic theories and develop new basic technologies.Open Innovation: Aggregating Wisdom and Innovation of Humanity to Light the Way Forward
for the World and Huawei