Eng. Yasser ElKady, CEO, ITIDA said: "The new center is a new milestone for Egypt as it represents that knowledge we are keen to share with our partners in the Gulf region. The center will greatly help in creating and sustaining digital identity as well as implementing nation-scale projects that require the public key infrastructure (PKI). I am truly proud of the center, its certified workforce, the scope of projects it has carried out and the ones that we anticipate."
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The Government launched a project to spread IT houses with focus on the distant and neglected areas especially the Bedouin and desert areas to establish different types of community services centres for the benefit of all segments of society.
Bringing the MCIT priorities into life, set as a work cycle during the coming period, and in accordance with the directives of the minister of ICT, Mohamed Salem stresses on the importance of providing IT services to be extended to all Egypt’s governorates especially in Sinai and Nuba in order to raise awareness and technological development all over Egypt.
The conference was promoted as an open discussion on the first steps toward how ICT can be a stepping-stone for democracy and freedom in future Egyptian elections.
As the Egyptian government undergoes a series of transformations, upcoming policy measures applied to the ICT sector will be paramount in spurring innovation and securing consistent growth for the future.
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The conference was promoted as an open discussion on the first steps toward how ICT can be a stepping-stone for democracy and freedom in future Egyptian elections.
Wednesday’s session looked at how e-platforms can help improve democratic institutions in Egypt to create a more open voting and educational platform for the country’s citizens.