Telecommunications Minister, Amb. of Latvia talk ways to advance cooperation in information technology

CAIRO - 5 October 2023: Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Amr Talaat, received Andris Razans, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia in Cairo, to discuss ways to advance cooperation between Egypt and Latvia in the fields of communications and information technology. 

 

The meeting tackled topics of building digital capabilities, supporting technological innovation and entrepreneurship, financial technology, and electronics design and manufacturing.

 

During the meeting, Dr. Amr Talaat stressed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between Egypt and Latvia and exchanging experiences in the field of communications and information technology.

 

Dr. Amr pointed out that Egypt has a base of young professionals trained professionally in the fields of communications and information technology. He also stressed out the possibility of Latvian companies benefiting from specialized Egyptian competencies.

 

Dr. Amr Talaat referred to the Applied Innovation Center established by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, through which solutions are developed using modern technologies to address the challenges facing society.

 

He also reviewed the efforts made to support technological innovation and entrepreneurship by spreading Egypt’s digital innovation centers across the country, noting the possibility of inviting startups in Latvia to be present in Egypt’s digital innovation centers and networking with Egyptian startups.

 

On his part, Andris Razans, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to Cairo, explained: "The communications and information technology sector is one of the important sectors that have contributed to the advancement of the state of Latvia," pointing to the development that Latvia has achieved in the field of developing communications infrastructure and building digital capabilities, as well as the growth witnessed by the emerging companies sector, especially in the field of quantum computing.

 

The meeting discussed ways to establish academic cooperation in the field of cybersecurity. It was also agreed to prepare a memorandum of understanding to be signed later that includes the areas of cooperation that were discussed.