Presiding a high-level delegation of leaders and experts of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Atef Helmy participated in the events of Gitex Dubai 2013, coinciding with his four-day visit from 20 to 24 October.
The event is taking place in Dubai’s World Trade Centre under the theme “Lets Create, Disrupt and Re-imagine Together”.
Gitex Dubai 2013 is a platform gathering large trademarks in the Middle East, and represents an opportunity for those who are willing to invest and for emerging markets in the ICT field. Gitex has been providing exhibitors with direct business opportunities since 1981.
The ICT Minister has said the visit comes in the framework of MCIT strategy aiming to open new prospects of cooperation and partnership with the Arab countries that supported Egypt, on top of which is the UAE which has always adopted positive stances throughout history.
The visit schedule included meetings with ministers, chairman of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Telecommunication Regulation Authority and top international ICT heads, such as Ericsson, Oracle, HP and UAE Etisalat.
Egypt’s participation in Gitex is sponsored by the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA). ITIDA’s participation is the eighth in ICT international events in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
ITIDA participation is the eighth in a row in this significant international event at ICT sector in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, attracting around 80% of the largest global ICT companies.
