Sisi orders to continue providing financial resources to upgrade ICT in Egypt

MENA , Monday 20 Sep 2021

The move will mainly contribute to achieve a transformation strategy into digital community and the State s plans aimed at realizing financial inclusion and offering the best and most advanced services to citizens

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Captiion : Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in his meeting with PM Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Telecommunication Amr Talaat in Cairo on Monday (Photo : Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ordered on Monday to maintain providing necessary financial resources to upgrade the main structure of the ICT, the Egyptian Presidency said.

In a meeting with PM Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology Amr Talaat in Cairo , El-Sisi said that the state was paying a greater attention to the information and communication technologies sector as a cornerstone of comprehensive and sustainable development.

The move will mainly contribute to achieving a transformation strategy into digital community and the State's plans aimed at realizing financial inclusion and offering the best and most advanced services to citizens, according to Sisi.

Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi said the meeting followed up strategic projects regarding the ICT, which aim at participating in the State's plan to build the Egyptian human being and contribute to the government's efforts to realize digital transformation and automate government services and boost digital economy.

From his side , Minister Amr reviewed in the meeting the latest developments concerning a number of ICT projects whether "Egypt Digital portal" or the efforts to upgrade the internet infrastructure in Egypt or the localization of fiber optics manufacture in the country. 

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