PH wins top prizes at Huawei ICT Competition Regional Finals
THE winners of the eighth Huawei ICT (information and communications technology) Competition Asia-Pacific 20232024 were announced at an award ceremony, organized by Huawei and co-hosted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Foundation, at the Asean Headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Two Filipino teams made waves, clinching two out of four categories. Cebu Institute of Technology — University, represented by Thomas Danjo Manulat, Adrian Sajulga, Tristan James Tolentino and Instructor Eugene Busico, secured the Grand Prize in the Innovation Track, marking a historic milestone as it was the first time the Philippines advanced for the regional round. Their innovative project, WEI Care, tapped on the potential of technology to integrate heart attack monitoring system, utilizing Huawei smart watch technology and Huawei AI (artificial intelligence).
Meanwhile, iAcademy’s Ryan Caezar Itang, Nicholas Barilea, Justine Benedict Umali and Instructor Jayson Viernes, represented by School of Computing Dean Francisco Napalit, emerged as the regional champion in the newly added Computing Track.
These exceptional talents would showcase their prowess as they represent the Philippines at the Global Finals of the Huawei ICT Competition in Shenzhen, China in May 2024.
With the theme “Connection, Glory, Future,” the competition was participated by more than 15,000 college students from the Asia-Pacific, exhibiting their skills and talents in the field of information and communications technology, and developing innovative solutions that place value to what the world needs.
Huawei ICT Competition served as dynamic platform for students to engage in healthy competition and idea exchange, bolstering their ICT knowledge and practical skills.