Cancun (Mexico), Jun 23 (EFE).- With the challenge of facing the economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic, promoting digital transformation in the region and contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions, it began this Thursday in Cancun the LATAM ICT 2022 Congress, an event organized by Huawei and supported by ITU and GSMA Intelligence.During the opening of the meeting, which takes place in the Mexican resort of Cancun, Mexican Caribbean, with the participation of experts in the sector, the vice president of Huawei Latin America and the Caribbean, Michael Xue, said that the region is going through a " rapid transformation" towards digitization and innovation.He spoke of cases such as Brazil, Ecuador, Chile and Honduras, countries that are creating their own strategies to increase Internet coverage."The digital age is growing thanks to the constant activity of the sector," he noted.Xue highlighted Huawei's commitment to drive digital transformation, aiming to build a "fully connected, intelligent and sustainable" future."Digital technologies have the potential to make our lives smarter and our industries more efficient. The estimated 20% carbon offset by 2030 from various industries will be 10 times greater than the energy used by the ICT sector itself." "He added during his speech.For his part, Carlos Lugo Silva, Innovation and Development officer of the UN Agency for Digital Technology (ITU), during his speech stressed the need to ensure that the entire world can be connected to the year 2030.The agenda of the LATAM ICT 2022 Congress includes activities focused on the conservation of the environment and the reduction of carbon emissions, since one of the main objectives of the industry is the reduction of energy consumption from polluting sources.Three issues stopped through the referendums in the votes in Switzerland on May 15.In this sense, Xue said that the sector is looking for a more ecological development, since it is clear that the trend points towards the use of clean technologies.Efforts to reduce energy consumption from polluting sources and enable greener development have become a trend in the ICT industry, which includes telecommunications and information technology and is often referred to as the digital sector.Huawei is displaying its comprehensive line of products and solutions for telecommunications operators and business customers at the LATAM ICT Congress.Among them, artificial intelligence stands out, which is becoming an accelerator for the adoption of intelligent and cutting-edge solutions for various industries.In his turn, Joaquín Saldaña, vice president of strategic marketing for Huawei Latin America and the Caribbean, referred to the "Green Development 2030" report, which points out that sustainable development will be a key concept for their businesses to advance."The trends are very clear. Everything is getting smarter and greener. We can say that it is a sustainable development in the coming decades," he said.EFE� EFE 2022. The redistribution and redistribution of all or part of the contents of EFE services is expressly prohibited, without the prior and express consent of Agencia EFE SASWI swissinfo.ch - business unit of the Swiss radio and television company SRG SSRYour data is used to fill in some fields of the form.A confirmation email has been sent to your mailbox.Click on the link included in the email to activate your account.Enter your email address.You will receive a link to reset your password.An email to reset your password has been sent to your mailbox.Please click the link in the e-mail to reset your password.