The National Center for ICT Service Quality Control and Monitoring of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has issued its Quality of Service (QoS) Benchmark Report for the second quarter of 2021 (April to June). This comes in NTRA keenness to improve the quality of telecommunication services.

The National Academy of Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities (NAID) is organizing the Assistive Technologies Innovation Camp (iCamp), as part of its Summer Internship program, for eight weeks starting from August 1. The program is organized both online and at NAID premises in Smart Village.

The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) co-organized a symposium titled “Towards Creating an Enabling Environment for Venture Capital and Startups in Egypt,” on July 28, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham).

The Egyptian Computer Emergency Readiness Team (EG-CERT) co-organized the first Africa Cybersecurity Drill, on June 30- July 1, in collaboration with AfricaCERT and the Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU), which operates under the auspices of Mauritius’ National Computer Board.

The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) has announced disbursing of its Export-IT program’s 2019 cash rebate on ICT exports of local ICT companies.

The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) has participated in a webinar titled “Egypt: Your Hub for IT Services,” organized by the U.S.-Egypt Business Council (USEBC), in collaboration with the Embassy of Egypt in Washington and the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham).

The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has approved using voice calls over a 4G LTE network (VoLTE) services for the first time in Egypt. This comes as part of NTRA role in improving the quality of services, enriching user experience and coordinating with mobile network operators (MNOs) to widely introduce the latest services and technologies in the Egyptian telecommunication market.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has opened the call for its Digital World 2021 Awards, with the aim to promote digital innovation by Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) around the world.