The Minister of Communications and Information Technology Atef Helmy headed today to Spain to take part in the Mobile World Congress, held during 2-5 March in Barcelona and is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for GSM operators.
On the sideline of the congress, Helmy is to conduct a number of meetings with Arab and western government officials to exchange views. He will also meet with a number of international companies’ officials to discuss means of endorsing international investment in the local market, promoting Egypt Economic Development Conference(EEDC) to be held this March in Sharm el-Sheikh and opening new horizons of cooperation, thus serving Egypt’s ICT sector.
On the first day, Helmy will meet with Emirates Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Group Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, GSMA Chief Regulatory Officer Tom Phillips, ICANN CEO Fadi Shehadi, as well as meeting with a number of executive officials in MasterCard.
Mobile World Congress is the largest global platform that gathers international ICT companies in the field of mobile phones and related industries and government officials to recognize—through discussions—latest technologies of this industry and confer means of development and investment opportunities, thereby shaping mobile phones industry trends in the coming years.
