PUBLISHED : 26 Dec 2023 at 04:00
Huawei Thailand has won the “Prime Minister Awards: Thailand Cybersecurity Excellence Award 2023” for the second consecutive year, reflecting the company’s dedication to enhancing Thailand’s cybersecurity standards.
Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co Ltd, led by Chief Executive Officer David Li, received the prestigious award from the Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Prasert Jantararuangtong, yesterday.
The awards are given to government agencies, private sector entities, and other organisations in Thailand that prioritise the development of cybersecurity and promote awareness of cyber threats throughout all sectors of Thai society.
The award reflects the value and dedication of these organisations in continuously improving their cybersecurity capabilities in Thailand. Huawei is recognised as one of the organisations supporting cybersecurity operations in the country, with its effort to drive the ecosystem of intelligent technology and innovation that has enabled Thailand to be ready for the digital economy and become the digital hub of Asean.
Mr Prasert expressed his appreciation for Huawei’s efforts in elevating the country’s cybersecurity standards and its continued push to provide valuable knowledge to Thailand by working with various partners from both the public and private sectors.
“The National Cyber Security Agency aims to make the Thailand Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2023 a crucial part of driving awareness and preparedness among organisations and their personnel, as well as society as a whole, in dealing with increasing cyber threats that have severe economic and social impacts. This will lead to a creative and supportive force that elevates Thailand’s competitive capabilities,” the minister said.
AVM Amorn Chomchoey, secretary-general of National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) said the award winners were evaluated by a committee of nine highly-qualified experts in the field of cybersecurity. The evaluation committee has also entrusted TRIS Corporation, a central agency with expertise in this area.
“As partners, NCSA and Huawei Thailand agree that we need to drive those agendas both directly and indirectly through various campaigns in order to achieve those goals, which will result in an even stronger cybersecurity standard for the country and more digital talents to serve the demands from the industrial side,” said AVM Amorn.
“That is why the NCSA is partnering with Huawei to elevate the cybersecurity standards across every sector of Thailand. The NCSA would like to thank Huawei Thailand for its partnerships in many successful projects throughout the years and to congratulate Huawei for receiving this prestigious award.”
Mr Li reiterated Huawei’s commitment to enhancing Thailand’s cybersecurity standard.
“Throughout the years, Huawei has been partnering with various partners from both public and private sectors in order to enhance the cybersecurity standard for Thailand and to enable more data protection for everyone in the country through our leading innovations, various education platforms, and competition activities hosted by Huawei and our partners from the government sector,” he said.
“Those activities were designed to incubate the next generation of digital talent in the country and to elevate knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity. We are honoured to be presented with the award in the ‘Cybersecurity Supporting Awards 2023’ category, which is the result of our active commitment in digital talent incubation and to assist Thailand in its sustainable digital transformation journey, and becoming the digital hub of Asean,” he said, adding that this is in line with Huawei missions “In Thailand, For Thailand” and “Lead Everyone Forward, Leave No One Behind”.