During his presence in the pavilion of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology at Cairo ICT’24, the Egyptian International Technology Exhibition and Conference for the Middle East and Africa, the Prime Minister listened to a presentation on the most prominent efforts made to achieve digital transformation, and was briefed on the Digital Egypt platform, which provides a group of digital government services from various sectors. .
Dr. Mustafa Madbouly also reviewed the electronic litigation services for economic courts, and the services of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones platform, including electronic company establishment services, free zone services, and the investment map.
The projects of the Applied Innovation Center concerned with using artificial intelligence and modern technologies to create technological solutions and applications with broad social impact and high economic feasibility in the sectors of health, justice, agriculture, security, education, etc. were also reviewed, and the center’s most prominent initiatives in the medical field.
Meanwhile, the efforts of the Information Technology Industry Development Authority (ITIDA) were highlighted to advance the information technology industry, comprehensively strengthen the entrepreneurship system, support the emerging technology companies sector in various governorates, and enhance the growth of the outsourcing industry. Egypt is one of the most prominent locations in providing outsourcing services. The Ministry’s efforts were also mentioned in spreading Egypt’s Digital Creativity Centers in the governorates, and Egypt’s Digital Generations initiatives that provide specialized training programs for various age stages. Starting from the fourth grade of primary school to university students and graduates from various academic backgrounds, to prepare Egypt’s digital generations and qualify young people for future jobs and self-employment. With the aim of enhancing their competitive capabilities in the digital labor market.
During the inspection tour, information technology institute programs and grants were mentioned to provide training for employment in various technological specializations in the governorates. The employment rates for graduates of these programs reach 95% before graduation. The Institute’s programs to develop youth skills in the field of self-employment, especially in Upper Egypt, and partnerships with companies to design and implement a training program, which is the first of its kind in the Middle East, were also addressed, as well as Android Automotive. Efforts to reach new segments by designing a training program for lawyers and making it available on the institute’s electronic platform “Maharah Tech”.
The training programs provided by the National Telecommunications Institute to build the capabilities of young people in the fields of fifth generation networks, data network architecture, cloud computing, network security, embedded systems, and artificial intelligence were also highlighted, in addition to the programs that aim to qualify them to deal with freelance platforms. The distinguished technical laboratories included in the National Telecommunications Institute were noted, which are specialized, high-tech laboratories, including: 7 optical fiber laboratories and the mobile laboratory in its various generations, in addition to the electronic circuits laboratory.
Reference was also made to the achievements of the Misr University of Informatics in 3 years to provide specialized education in the fields of communications and information technology and the fields affected by it, and the work areas of the National Academy of Information Technology for People with Disabilities, whose headquarters in the Knowledge City in the New Administrative Capital is considered a center of excellence to support research, development and entrepreneurship in the field. Assistive technologies and tools to integrate and empower people with disabilities by working on two axes: innovation to support and localize assistive technologies in cooperation with academic and research bodies and technology companies, and digital integration and technological empowerment to achieve digital access; Some of the academy’s relevant programmes, projects and activities were reviewed.
Dr. Mustafa Madbouly listened to examples of trainees and graduates of the Ministry’s and its affiliated entities’ training initiatives, and success stories of two emerging companies, one of which specializes in data analysis and artificial intelligence, and the other specializes in information security and cybersecurity.
The Prime Minister held a dialogue with a number of trainee models from the “Egypt Digital Cubs” initiative, of varying ages, who confirmed that they had received specialized training that gave them the opportunity to design and implement electronic games, raise their ability in this field, and also allowed them to implement multiple applications, in addition to… To learn the arts and basics of programming, communication capabilities and artificial intelligence, in addition to training in the field of data engineering, which qualified them to receive suitable job opportunities in the labor market, as well as providing them with opportunities to study remotely in prestigious foreign universities.
The tour included a visit to the pavilion of the Egyptian Postal Authority, where the most prominent achievements of the Egyptian Post were reviewed in applying digital transformation and financial inclusion mechanisms to improve the services provided to citizens, the efforts made to automate postal outlets, the Egyptian Post’s contribution to the “Decent Life” project, and the postal services that contribute Significantly in e-commerce and facilitating the transport of documents and parcels across various parts of the Republic, government services and Egypt’s digital services provided by the Egyptian Post, in addition to many financial services and digital printing press services for the Egyptian Post, through which unique capabilities and advantages are provided in the field of inkjet printing. “In terms of accuracy, quality, speed, and efforts to deploy ATM machines.
During his visit to the Telecom Egypt pavilion, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly also listened to an interactive presentation about the company’s projects in the field of international connectivity, the extended network of submarine cables of Telecom Egypt, and its role in supporting the localization of content and strengthening the local infrastructure, by delivering fiber optic cables to homes. And supporting national projects, including developing digital infrastructure in villages included in the national project “A Decent Life.”
The Prime Minister also inspected the pavilion of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. He listened to an interactive presentation about the device’s achievements during the past period in several areas, the most prominent of which was the introduction of a number of new services and licenses in the Egyptian market, such as fifth generation mobile phone services, the issuance of call center licenses, and the provision of the feature of showing nuisance promotional calls, in addition to Internet of Things services and center services. Data and cloud computing, targeting investments estimated at approximately $5 billion in the coming years.
The role of the device in improving the quality of service, raising the efficiency of measurement and frequency spectrum monitoring systems, expanding the establishment of mobile stations, and the device’s contribution to enhancing coverage and disseminating telecommunications services in various regions of the Republic was also reviewed, by financing a group of national projects such as the project to cover the Egyptian countryside and agricultural reclamation areas and the project The national plan to cover main roads, with a total investment of 4.8 billion pounds, covering 1,441 villages, 103 geographical areas, and 82 roads, in addition to the agency’s partnership with the International Telecommunication Union in the field of infrastructure development in smart cities and communities. Egypt was chosen as the first country in which the project to adopt a code for designing and constructing communications infrastructure for smart sustainable cities and communities was implemented.
