Egypt’s Sisi gives directives to further communications and information technology sector

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi gave directives to the government to exert maximum effort to continue and increase that progress in all areas related to the communications and information technology sector, said Presidential Spokesperson Ahmed Fahmy in a statement on Saturday.

President Sisi’s comments came during a meeting with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Amr Talaat, on Saturday.

The Spokesman for the Presidency ,Counselor Ahmed Fahmy,said that Dr. Amr Talaat briefed President El-Sisi about efforts to qualify and train Egyptian human resources in the field of information technology, through the "Digital Egypt" strategy.

The strategy aims to maximize digital exports and increase the number of people working in the  sector, including freelancers or those in the outsourcing industry, through the establishment of an accredited training educational track in communication sciences and information technology.

The President was also briefed on the developments of a number of initiatives and projects, including "Egypt's digital cubs" and digital innovation centers, as well as the development of Egyptian Post offices, real estate registry offices, technology parks, and schools of applied technology nationwide.