Flying taxis, smart grocery trucks presented at GITEX Dubai 2020
During GITEX exhibition, the experimental flying taxi model, which is being implemented by Uber and Hyundai, was reviewed.
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Egypt’s national AI council discusses using technology in agriculture, irrigation
The meeting reviewed Egypt’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, which aims to localise the technology and expand its usage to achieve development goals
Infinix debuts smartphone manufacturing in Egypt in partnership with Sico
Infinix signed a cooperation agreement with Sico, under which new production lines to assemble smartphones will be launched at the latter’s facility in the Assiut technology zone.
Egypt’s telecoms regulator launches digital portal providing licensing services
This comes as part of the NTRA’s keenness to raise the efficiency of the services it provides to users and facilitate ways to obtain them, in line with the Egyptian government’s shift towards digital transformation.
Egyptian government aims to increase investment for e-waste recycling
The Ministry of Environment is putting the finishing touches on the system for collecting, mechanising, and governing waste by technological means.
Egypt’s emerging travel guide platform passes VC4A Mentor-Driven Capital programme
The Egyptian platform accounts for 14% of searches undertaken through the Google search engine in the field of travel, hotel reservations, and trips.
Ottawa University to offer Egyptians electrical, computer engineering Master’s programme
The MoU’s signing was witnessed by Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat. The programme will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and data science, the Internet of Things (IoT), and robotics.
SCZone runs tech apps to support economic activities at ports: Chairperson
The model comes as part of the plan to support the digital infrastructure the zone’s activities need to activate the technological applications that support its economic activities.
Preparations underway to purchase technical equipment for new frequencies: Vodafone Egypt
NTRA data shows Vodafone has acquired 65% of total subscriptions to mobile wallets, says Ayman Essam
Etisalat Misr to inject EGP 5bn new investments during 2021
COVID-19 has caused unprecedented rise in rates of electronic payment, says Etisalat Misr CEO
Samsung maintains sales unaffected despite economic impact of pandemic
Company posts 9% increase in sales in Q2 of 2020, and expects 30% in Q4
IoT, smart city solutions, 5G applications most prominent investment opportunities in Egypt: MediaTek
‘We propose for an alliance between government and private sector to locally manufacture educational tablets,’ says Ramy Osman
Cairo ICT 2020: Big Reset in Egypt to Adapt to New Reality
The exhibition will see the participation and sponsorship of major telecommunications and technology companies, as well as many government agencies.
Egypt witnesses 17% increase in mobile wallets since March 2020: NTRA
The volume of electronic transactions through mobile wallets increased to 9.9m transactions in October, compared to 3.9m transactions in March
Egypt, Hungary converse about cooperation in artificial intelligence field
During the meeting, Talat reviewed the most important projects implemented by the Ministry in cooperation with state agencies and institutions for building “Digital Egypt” and providing distinguished government services via digital channels.
Egypt’s online food delivery market to reach $131m by 2024: Talabat
This came during a press conference held by the company on Monday to announce its expansion plans in the Egyptian market.
Facebook most popular digital marketing channel, followed by LinkedIn in 2020: Boost
70% of business leaders agree that Whatsapp marketing will grow massively next year: Survey
Egypt ranks 56th on Government AI Readiness Index
The index, issued by global consulting firm Oxford Insights and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), measures the extent of governments’ willingness to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.
Telecom Egypt records 18% revenue growth in 9M 2020
TE recorded about EGP 22.3bn in revenues in 9M of 2020, a growth of 18% compared to the same period last year. This growth was supported by the increase in retail business, mainly from data services, amounting to 31% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Allianz Life Assurance sees 35% growth in FY 2019/20
Insurance company named world’s top Insurance Brand for 2nd consecutive time in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands Ranking
80% of Brightskies’ business executed outside Egypt: Chairperson
Elamrawi said that the remaining percentage of the company’s business takes place within the Egyptian market. The company is developing advanced technologies in various sectors, especially cars, energy, education, banking, and telecommunications.
TE, AMS-IX partner to establish EG-IX Internet Traffic Exchange Center
The centre will be located inside TE’s largest international data centre in the Smart Village, located on the outskirts of Cairo.
Vodafone Egypt to self-finance new frequencies over 3 years: CEO
Abdullah said that Vodafone Egypt will not need loans to pay for the new frequencies, with the payments to be divided into a 50% down payment, paid in US dollars. A further payment of 25% of the value will be paid after a year, with a further 25% paid after another year.
ADSL sees 1.3 million new subscribers in August due to COVID-19
The figures compare to the 8.13 million subscribers recorded by the end of July 2020, an increase of 152,900 new subscribers, and 7 million subscribers during the same month last year, reflecting an increase of 1.3 million.
Egypt Post tightens precautionary measures in preparation for possible 2nd wave of COVID-19
According to the statement issued on Thursday, the authority’s circular No 481 stresses the need to adhere to the precautionary measures, to attempt to avoid further spread.
NTRA approves new frequencies worth $1.1bn for mobile companies
The approval was given to the final results of the process for introducing and allocating new frequency bands with a width of 2×40 MHz in the 2,600 Time Division Duplex (TDD) frequency space. The frequencies will be offered to companies licensed to provide mobile services in Egypt.
El Sayed Azzouz elected Vice Chairperson of ITU Radio Regulations Board
Azzouz will take on the role during 2021, provided that he would assume the position of Chairperson of the Radio Regulations Board during 2022.
ITI, Google sign agreement to train 30k youth on AI
The cooperation agreement was signed by ITI head Heba Salih and Matt Britten, President of Google, for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The signing took place via video conference, and was witnessed by Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat.
Techne Summit expects 10,000 participants in 2020 hybrid edition
The Summit will take place from 7 to 9 November at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, under the auspices of several Egyptian government entities.
COVID-19 has accelerated digital medical services expansion: Doctor-online Founder
We are targeting customer base of 100,000 by 2020 end, says Mahmoud Abdel Hakim