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The meeting dealt with a review of the most prominent investment interests of Lenovo in the coming period, the competitive advantages of the Egyptian ICT sector, and ways to expand the company’s investments in Egypt.
This conference is considered the supreme body that sets policies within the union and through which the strategic and financial plans for the union are set for the next four years.
The meeting tackled the progress of a project to raise the network efficiency in hotel establishments in Sharm El-Sheikh, in preparation for the 27th Conference of the Parties on climate change (COP27) next November.
Some jobs will be replaced by technology, however, new jobs will appear in their stead
The meeting highlighted the investment opportunities in the Egyptian ICT sector, the strategies launched to develop it, and the efforts made to provide facilities and incentives to foreign companies wishing to invest, with a focus on outsourcing services.
The area of ââthe new headquarters of Webhelp International in Egypt is about 20,000 sqm, and the company employs about 1,100 employees. The company plans to reach 1,600 employees by the end of this year and 3,600 employees by 2024.
More specifically, the meeting tackled mechanisms for attracting Spanish investments and cooperation in the fields of digital government, the electronics industry, support for technological innovation, and the implementation of joint R&D projects between the two countries.
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The initiative comes within the framework of the Decent Life Presidential Initiative, which aims to develop Egyptâs rural villages.
Furthermore, he said that the sectorâs development axes aim to achieve digital transformation, digitise services, foster creativity, and create a society capable of thinking creatively and developing itself.
This came during his participation in a session organised by the Arab Euro-Mediterranean Organisation for Economic Cooperation via the Internet under the title âDigitizing the Economy: Opportunities Across Sectors and Regions.â
The minister said that the launch of the application comes within the framework of the ministryâs strategy to build a digital Egypt, where Egypt Post plays a pivotal role in implementing the programmes and initiatives of this ambitious strategy.
The introductory meeting aims to review the chamberâs activities during the remainder of the fiscal year along with the most prominent features of its vision for the future. The meeting will also shed the light on the CIT role in aligning with the general vision of the ministry, which seeks to consolidate the position of Egyptâs industry on the global map and move towards the goals of the political leadership.
The project aims to build an information society through which support is provided to research and innovation in advanced technologies as well as to attract investments by global technology companies and provide technical training to build promising generations capable of implementing projects and building a digital Egypt.
The video conference meeting was also attended by Raafat Hendy, the Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Infrastructure Affairs.
The technology zone in Beni Suef includes the outsourcing building, the citizen service building, the training building that houses the Faculty of Engineering at Al-Nahda University, and the companies building.
During the meeting, the mechanisms for activating the proposed amendments to Law No. 114 of 1946 regarding the regulation of real estate registration were reviewed as soon as they were approved by the House of Representatives.
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The minister said that throughout history, Egyptian women have played a key role in society.
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