Dr. Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, participated in the events of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025.
The event was held in Barcelona, Spain, with the participation of over 100,000 people and more than 2,700 exhibitors from the world’s leading technology companies.
During his visit, the minister held a series of intensive meetings with executives from global companies, aimed at boosting foreign investments in outsourcing and supporting Egypt’s leadership as a global hub for IT services.
Highlights of Meetings with Global Companies
Dr. Amr Talaat met with a number of senior executives from leading global companies, and the discussions covered the following areas:
Sigma Technology: Discussed expansion plans in Egypt in outsourcing and the provision of technical services.
Palo Alto Networks: Explored opportunities for collaboration in cybersecurity and building digital capabilities in Egypt.
Huawei: Covered ways to collaborate on cloud computing, artificial intelligence applications, and supporting startups.
Ericsson: Reviewed the latest 5G technologies and discussed enhancing collaboration in building digital capabilities and supporting innovation.
Salesforce: Explored the possibility of establishing a research and development center in Egypt to strengthen the company’s presence in the region.
Celfocus: Discussed setting up a digital academy in Egypt to train specialized IT professionals.
Greyskies: Addressed the company’s expansion plans for providing IT services in Egypt to support its clients in the United States.
Egypt: A Preferred Destination for Outsourcing Investments
Egypt is striving to strengthen its position as a leading investment destination in the outsourcing industry, benefiting from several attractive factors, most notably:
Advanced Digital Infrastructure: Supports modern technological operations.
Highly Skilled Workforce: Equipped with advanced capabilities across various technical fields.
Linguistic Diversity: Makes Egypt an ideal location to serve global markets.
Government Investment Facilitation: Supported by policies that attract foreign companies.
Clear Outsourcing Strategy (2022-2026): Aims to achieve sustainable growth in the sector.
Government Support for Expanding Technological Investments
During the meetings, Dr. Amr Talaat emphasized that the Egyptian government provides an encouraging investment environment to boost the outsourcing industry, noting that Egypt possesses competitive potentials that make it a distinguished regional and global hub in this sector.
He explained that the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is continuously working to improve the digital infrastructure, provide advanced training programs, and support innovation and entrepreneurship.
