CAIRO: Intel partnered with Egypt’s Cyber Peace Initiative, part of The Suzanne Mubarak Women’s International Peace Movement, to hold a Youth Camp bearing the theme Forming Young Digital Citizens in Sharm El Sheikh Nov. 13-16; to run on the sidelines of the proceedings of the Internet Governance Forum 2009, company said in a statement.
The Youth Camp is attended by 25 students, aged between 12 and16 from Egypt, the Arab world and Europe. Intel said it’s a capacity-building effort set to assist in developing future-savvy youth, as well as providing the participants the chance to engage in panel discussions during the IGF 2009. “Intel believes that young people are the key to solving global challenges. That is why we get directly involved in education programs, advocacy, and technology access to enable tomorrow’s innovators, said Taha Khalifa, Intel Country Manager Egypt.
As part of the Cyber Peace Initiative activities, Intel also announced the provision of Intel Learn training to over 20,000 students in CPI in Egypt, thus helping the students develop learning skills and understand their responsibility in cyber space. -Daily News Egypt
