Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz (L) presents the King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness Award to Charles Yang, president of Huawei Middle East region, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 12, 2018. Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz awarded Chinese company Huawei with the first place of the King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness Award in Riyadh on Monday. (Xinhua/Saudi Royal Court)

RIYADH, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz awarded Chinese company Huawei with the first place of the King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness Award in Riyadh on Monday.

The King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness Award recognized Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, for its transformative impact in driving forward the kingdom's ICT sector in line with Saudi government's digitization goals, National Transformation Program and Vision 2030.

Charles Yang, president of Huawei Middle East region, told Xinhua that Huawei is determined to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected and intelligent world in Saudi Arabia.

He said Huawei will continue to play an active role in driving the development of the kingdom's ICT sector and collaborate with local partners to build a deeper pool of ICT talent empowered to enable the industry's digital transformation.

Launched in 2008, the King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness Award is the first and only award focused on responsible competitiveness and corporate responsibility in the kingdom, and Huawei is the first ICT company to win the first place in the award's history.

Established its subsidiary in the kingdom in 2002, Huawei now has established cooperative partnerships with Saudi Arabia's 14 government ministries and local major operators to provide enterprise ICT solution and lead the construction of telecommunication networks.