Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. led by Mr. David Li, CEO, received the second consecutive prestigious "Prime Minister Awards: Thailand Cybersecurity Excellence Award 2023" from Mr. Prasert Jantararuangtong, Minister of Digital Economy and Society. The awards were given to government agencies, private sector entities, and other organizations in Thailand that prioritize the development of cybersecurity and promote awareness of cyber threats throughout all sectors of Thai society.
This prestigious award reflects the value and dedication of these organizations in continuously improving their cybersecurity capabilities and expected to inspire further efforts to enhance cybersecurity measures in Thailand. Huawei is recognized as one of the organizations supporting cybersecurity operations in the country with its effort to drive the ecosystem of intelligent technology and innovation to enable Thailand to be ready for digital economy and become the digital hub of ASEAN in the future.
In this year's award ceremony, the Minister congratulates all the winners and expresses his appreciation for Huawei in elevating the cybersecurity standards and its continued efforts on providing valuable knowledge to Thailand by working with various partners from both public and private sector.
"The National Cyber Security Agency aims to make the Thailand Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2023 a crucial part of driving awareness and preparedness among organizations and their personnel, as well as society as a whole, in dealing with the 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," said Mr. Prasert Jantararuangtong, MDES Minister.
AVM. Amorn Chomchoey (center), Secretary General, NCSA congratulated David Li (right), CEO, and Mr. Edison Xu (left), Board Director, Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd., on the occasion of winning the “Prime Minister Awards: Thailand Cybersecurity Excellence Award 2023” for the second consecutive years.
AVM. Amorn Chomchoey, Secretary General at National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) also congratulated Huawei for receiving this year's prestigious award: "The NCSA has appointed a committee of 9 highly qualified experts in the field of cybersecurity to evaluate and select deserving organizations for the Thailand Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2023. The evaluation committee has also entrusted TRIS Corporation, a central agency with expertise in this area, to collect and analyze data for the awards. And cybersecurity and data protection are one of the priorities in the national agenda. 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. 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. David Li, CEO, Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. said: "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. Those activities were designed to incubate the next generation of digital talents in the country and to elevate the knowledge and understanding for cybersecurity. We are honored to be presented with the best '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 to become the digital hub of ASEAN. This is in line with our missions "In Thailand, For Thailand" and "Lead Everyone Forward, Leave No One Behind".
The Prime Minister Awards: Thailand Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2023, now in its second year, has improved its criteria to be more precise and expanded the award categories beyond Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) organizations to include other types of organizations that prioritize cybersecurity development and support operations in the current digital world. This recognition truly reflects Huawei's efforts to drive the nation's digital ecosystem to fully connected everyone, every household, and every organization with intelligent technology to support Thailand's digital sustainable future.
