The Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has organized the Swedish-Egyptian ICT Forum in Cairo at Smart Village, in cooperation with the Swedish Embassy in Cairo and Business Sweden, during 2-3 December.
Under the auspices of the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Atef Helmy, the forum aims to get acquainted with investment opportunities in Egypt as well as Egypt’s government strategies and policies in this regard.
The event’s second day is characterized by its economic and political significance in that it conveys a message to the European Union, showing Egypt’s stability and readiness to launch more investments and conclude PPP projects. It is also an opportunity to exchange expertise and benefit from the Swedish policies and strategies.
The second day of the Swedish-Egyptian Forum focuses on matchmaking discussions over creating partnerships and developing concrete business opportunities in the ICT sector between both countries.
From her side, the Swedish Ambassador to Egypt Charlotta Sparre said that Sweden’s Digital Agenda aims to make ICT accessible for everyone. Increased digitalization affects all societal processes and structures towards more sustainability, global development, research and innovation. At the same time, she said many Swedish companies are pioneers in the field of ICT-development, and hoped that Swedish expertise, both in policy and technology, could be of benefit for Egypt.
The Swedish Trade Advisor Jonas Hafstrom has said that there is a 45% surge in trade from Sweden to Egypt during the last nine months, compared to the same period last year.
Sweden ICT sector is well ranked in the International Economic Forum report where more than 90% of the population uses the internet on regular basis.
Discussion sessions highlight new infrastructure developments in Egypt and main challenges for launching broadband, technology parks and opportunities for investment and technological incubation in the framework of discussing smart cities.
The Forum is meant to open communication channels between Swedish companies and Egyptian government entities and local companies to highlight investment opportunities and organizational and human capacity for the sector.
Over a hundred representatives of the Egyptian and Swedish governments, decision makers, and ICT companies and project managers participated at the Swedish-Egyptian ICT Forum. The Swedish participation includes representatives of the Embassy of Sweden and others of private companies such as Aktavara, Birdstep, Bassett, Cybercom, ElektroSkandia, Mobill, Net Insight, Sweratel, Talkpool, Wrap, Packetfront and Ericsson.
For the Egyptian side, representatives of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) also take part in the event, as well as a number of private sector companies and SMEs.
Under the auspices of the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Atef Helmy, the forum aims to get acquainted with investment opportunities in Egypt as well as Egypt’s government strategies and policies in this regard. The Forum is meant to open communication channels between Swedish companies and Egyptian government entities and local companies to highlight investment opportunities and organizational and human capacity for the sector.
The event is characterized by its economic and political significance in that it conveys a message to the European Union, showing Egypt’s stability and readiness to launch more investments and conclude PPP projects. It is also an opportunity to exchange expertise and benefit from the Swedish policies and strategies.
Sweden ICT sector is one of the most prominent sectors worldwide. It is well ranked in the International Economic Forum reports where more than 90% of the population use the internet on regular basis.
The Forum entails three sessions, the first of which showcases Egypt ICT Strategy, while the rest tackle means to create an enabling environment for ICT business and smart cities in both Egypt and Sweden.
More than thirty representatives of the Swedish Embassy in Cairo and the private sector are expected to participate in the event including, among others, Aktavara, Basset, Birdstep Technology, Cybercom.
Representatives of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) also take part in the event, as well as a number of private sector companies and SMEs.
