Egypt mulls boosting ICT cooperation with Germany

Egypt is considering further cooperation with Germany in the field of digital transformation, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced in a statement on March 28th.

In a meeting, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat and the German Ambassador to Cairo Frank Hartmann discussed current and future cooperation projects between the two countries, including the ongoing cooperation between the ministry and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

The talks also covered Egypt’s digital strategy for the outsourcing industry and training qualified youth to export IT services.

Talaat highlighted the importance of extending cooperation with German companies to make use of the outsourcing services provided by Egypt, adding that the German side can benefit from the skilled freelance youth working in the IT field.

Hartmann expressed his country’s keenness to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the field of communications and information technology, highlighting Germany's interest in benefiting from young experiences from other countries, including Egypt.