Egypt’s NTI Hosts Chinese Delegation to Explore AI and Digital Economy Cooperation
The engagement forms part of NTI's efforts to expand its international partnerships, strengthen technology cooperation and facilitate the exchange of expertise with global institutions.
Egypt’s National Telecommunication Institute (NTI) has received a high-level delegation from China’s Zhejiang Province to explore opportunities for cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), telecommunications and the digital economy.
The delegation, which represented Zhejiang Province’s Department of Economy and Information Technology, was led by Chan Jiaxiang, Deputy Director of the provincial department, and included officials responsible for industry, the digital economy and information technology. The visit took place on October 12, 2026, at NTI’s headquarters in Smart Village, Cairo.
The discussions focused on NTI’s experience in training and developing skilled professionals to meet the needs of Egypt’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector and support the industry locally and internationally. The meeting was chaired by Dr Ahmed Khattab, Director of NTI, who led discussions on strengthening cooperation and exchanging expertise in telecommunications and information technology.
Both sides also explored potential collaboration in AI research, technology development and deployment, as well as opportunities for partnerships in the digital economy and digital transformation. They exchanged views on how to leverage their respective expertise and resources to support innovation, knowledge sharing and technology transfer.
The discussions further examined opportunities for Chinese specialised training and qualification academies to operate through NTI, alongside other international academies hosted by the institute. The proposed cooperation would focus on training and professional development in advanced telecommunications and ICT technologies.
NTI currently hosts and collaborates with several international technology academies, including Cisco Academy, Huawei Academy, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Academy and Red Hat Academy. These programmes provide practical training in areas such as networking, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and cloud computing, while preparing participants for internationally recognised certifications.
The engagement forms part of NTI’s efforts to expand its international partnerships, strengthen technology cooperation and facilitate the exchange of expertise with global institutions.
