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Thursday, May 27, 2021

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We talk with Thomas Xu, Huawei’s President of Global Government Sales, about cloud-first strategies for cities.

This interview was part of the program “Focus Sessions #2 – DATA CHANGES EVERYTHING: SMART(ER) INFRASTRUCTURE RULES OUR WORLD”.

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President, Global Government Sales, Huawei Technologies

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