華爲將與帝國理工聯合開發"大數據"
Imperial College London and Chinese telecoms provider Huawei are planning a research partnership in which academics and business experts join forces to pursue developments in “big data” technology.
倫敦帝國理工學院(Imperial College London)與中國電信設備供應商華爲(Huawei)計劃結成研究夥伴關係，來自學術與商業領域的專家將攜起手來，共同尋求發展“大數據”技術。The venture, which has UK government backing, was formally announced on Tuesday with the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Sir Keith O’Nions, president of Imperial College, and William Xu, chief executive of Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group.
這一合作計劃得到了英國政府的支持，並於週二正式公佈。帝國學院院長基斯•奧尼恩斯爵士(Sir Keith O’Nions)以及華爲企業業務(Enterprise Business Group)首席執行官徐文偉(William Xu)簽署了合作諒解備忘錄。The two parties will spend a year working on the outline for a joint research and development hub, based at Imperial’s new campus in White City, west London. The research centre could also be used for public demonstrations of data science innovations, which are expected to focus on energy, healthcare and life sciences.
雙方將用一年時間制定出聯合研究與開發中心的框架，該中心將設在倫敦帝國學院位於倫敦西區白城(White City)的新校區。研究中心還可被用於向公衆展示數據技術創新，預計這些創新將集中在能源、醫療保健以及生命科學等領域。
News of the collaboration comes in spite of concerns raised by a parliamentary committee last month about Huawei’s close integration in the UK’s telecommunications infrastructure.
上月英國議會某委員會對華爲在英國電信基礎設施建設方面的深度參與表示擔憂，但這並未對華爲與倫敦帝國學院的合作造成影響。The intelligence and security committee found no evidence that Huawei was being used as a vehicle for cyber espionage, but said British authorities were not doing enough to manage the potential risks from systems sourced from abroad. A US House of Representatives intelligence committee had already said Huawei presented a risk to national security.
英國議會情報與安全委員會(Intelligence and Security Committee)未能找到華爲被用作網絡間諜活動載體的證據，但表示英國政府未能採取足夠措施管理由海外承包開發的系統中存在的潛在風險。美國衆議院情報委員會此前已經聲稱華爲對美國的國家安全構成了威脅。Announcing the plans, Huawei’s Mr Xu said he was “very excited” about the partnership, which he hoped would “reinforce” the company’s commitment to the UK.
華爲的徐文偉在合作計劃宣佈以後表示，與倫敦帝國學院的合作使他“感到非常激動”，他希望此舉能夠“進一步強化”公司開拓英國市場的決心。Sir Keith also welcomed what he said would be a “long-term collaboration” with Huawei.
基斯爵士也對該項目表示歡迎，並將其稱作與華爲的一項“長期合作”。
