For companies, the lab could showcase AI applications in specific sectors and gather industry players to work together.
"For example, we may have one week for the medical industry where we can invite hospitals to share their practices in AI," said Mr Deng. He hopes to use the lab to roll out projects in environmental protection, disaster management and pollution prevention. Speaking at the summit, Infocomm Media Development chief executive Tan Kiat How said cloud services, higher speed broadbands and next-generation networks are some of the crucial components for digital transformation here.
He said:"It is important for Singapore, which is a small and open economy, to work with all partners. And we are very pleased to invite all cloud service providers and important technology players from around the world to be part of our ecosystem."Huawei's expansion in Singapore and the region comes as it faces accusations in the West of spying and intellectual property theft.