Egypt Positions as Regional Hub for ICT Innovation in Talks with UK Officials
The meeting focused on strengthening partnerships, attracting British companies to Egypt’s offshoring industry, and expanding collaboration in digital transformation and skills development.
The Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Amr Talaat, hosted the British Ambassador to Egypt, Mark Bryson-Richardson, to discuss ways of enhancing joint cooperation and investment in the ICT sector between Egypt and the United Kingdom. The meeting focused on strengthening partnerships, attracting British companies to Egypt’s offshoring industry, and expanding collaboration in digital transformation and skills development.
Discussions also covered cooperation in emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, data centers, cybersecurity, FinTech, and digital infrastructure, with the goal of leveraging Egypt’s strategic position as a regional hub and gateway to African markets. The meeting emphasized fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and startup growth across both countries.
Dr. Talaat highlighted the breadth of ongoing cooperation between Egypt and the UK in ICT and expressed a desire to expand collaboration to academic programs. He proposed partnerships between the Egypt University of Informatics (EUI) and leading British universities, as well as initiatives to enhance digital capacity-building programs. The Minister also underscored Egypt’s competitive advantages, particularly its highly qualified ICT talent pool, to attract further investment from British companies.
The British Ambassador reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to strengthening ICT cooperation, encouraging investment, and supporting Egypt’s digital transformation efforts. Both sides discussed plans to organize an event showcasing the competitiveness of Egypt’s ICT sector in digital transformation and offshoring, with participation from leading Egyptian and British companies.
The meeting included key officials such as Ahmed Elzaher, CEO of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), Assistant ICT Minister Sherine El-Guindy, Khaled Taha, Advisor to the ICT Minister on International Relations, and representatives from the British Embassy in Cairo, including Rachel Giles, First Secretary for Development, and Senior Trade Advisor Ahmed Mohamed.
