February
2001
Egypt
Summary Report (1999 - 2000)
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Egypt Summary Report (1999 - 2000) |
1. Introduction
Prior to 1999, there had already been a growing interest for the promotion and development of the Egyptian Information Society on a national, regional and international level.
Specifically, The Cabinet of Ministers, represented by the Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC) which is a state-owned organisation established to develop information technology applications and tools and apply them in various industry sectors, have undertaken major steps towards the realisation of the information society in Egypt.
Egypt's "information highway" project was initiated in 1995 at which time a number of pilot networks were launched. The "Health Net", the "Tourism Net", the "Culture Net", the "Libraries Net", the "Government Online", the "Governorates Net" and the "Community Centres" being among them. The "information Highway" project was undertaken to promote and develop the use of the Internet in the various fields and consequently promote the concept of an information-driven society in Egypt.
2. Organisations involved in IS issues
A number of organisations and authorities are involved in the promotion and creation of the information society in Egypt. Other than IDSC, the most important of these organisations being the Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering Center (RITSEC), the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS), and the State Information Service (SIS).
- The Egyptian Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) : Headed by Eng. Raafat Radway, this is a state-owned organization established to develop information technology applications and tools and apply them in various industry sectors. IDSC is in fact currently involved in IS projects (see "Estimate" report).
- The Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering enter (RITSEC) : RITSEC is headed by Dr. Hisham ElSherif. The organization provides technical, professional and developmental services to the agencies, institutions and governmental organizations in the Arab Region.
- Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) : CAPMAS is headed by Mr. Ihab Elwi and has the responsibility for producing and disseminating statistical data at both national and regional levels for the process of planning and decision making .
- State Information Service (SIS) : This is the public information tool of the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt. SIS was established in 1954 under the name of Information Department (ID) aimed at contributing to political socialization, and to build a world-wide image of the newly-founded Republic following the 1952 Revolution. The SIS contributes in the planning and implementation of public information campaigns to back-up the political and economic decision-making process. It also maintains contact with world mass media through its 42 Foreign Press and Information Offices and its Cairo-based Foreign Correspondence Department, better known as " Cairo International Press Center ". The latest landmark of SIS is the creation of a web-site for Egypt on the Internet, joining the Super Information Highway to back-up the fulfillment of its mandate with State-of-the-art language and technology. SIS is, thus a major public multi-media production house. Print, audio/video and cyber-material are available to anyone interested.
3. Main changes
In the course of the past 2 years, the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications headed by Dr. Eng. Ahmed Nazif, has undertaken major steps towards the promotion and support for information society projects as well as information technology and telecommunications projects.
The Ministry have set-up four working groups to work on the relevant legislation, telecommunications infrastructure, the development and promotion of new telecommunications services, and the human resource development.
Many agreements have been studied and signed with major technology leaders e.g. Microsoft, Lucent, etc. in order to provide Egypt with the technical assistance and the know-how in the fields of telecommunication and especially in training and educating the people.
4. List of key person contacts and organisations
The following is an updated list of key person contacts and organizations in Egypt. Several of them are also included in the ESIS database with their related projects and activities.
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Name |
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Organization |
Address |
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Dr. Tarek Kamel |
Advisor to the Minister |
Ministry of Telecommunications &
Information |
26 Ramsis St., Cairo |
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Dr. Sherif El-Kassas |
The American University in Cairo Computer Science Department |
113 Kasr Al-Aini Street, Downtown, Cairo Tel : 354-2964, Fax : 355-7565 |
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Dr. Sherif Hashem |
Advisor to the Minister |
Ministry of Telecommunications &
Information |
26 Ramsis St., Cairo |
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Ms. Magda Ismail |
Ministry of Telecommunications & Information |
26 Ramsis St., Cairo |
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Dr. Hisham ElSherif |
Chairman |
Information and Decision Support Center |
Kasr Al-Aini Street, Downtown, Cairo Tel : 355-1551 |
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Dr. Mostafa Abel-Samei Mohamed |
Professor |
Cairo University Institute for Educational Studies |
Tel : 571-0603, FAX : 571-8857 |
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Dr. Ahmed Nazif |
Minister |
Ministry of Communications &
Information |
Ramsees St., Cairo Tel : 577-0000, 576-2640 fax : 574-4215 |
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Mr. Mohammed Safwat El-Sherif |
Minister |
Ministry of Information |
Maspero, Corniche El-Nil, Cairo Tel : 574-8982, 574-8986, 574-8782, fax : 574-8981 |
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Dr. Hussein Kamel Bahaa El-Din |
Minister |
Ministry of Education |
4 Ibrahim Naguib , St., Garden City , Cairo, tel : 578-7643, 578-7644, fax : 356-2952, 354-7502 |
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Mr. Kamal El-Shazly |
Ministry of State for People's Assembly and Shura Council Affairs |
Magles El Shaab St., Cairo, tel : 355-7750, 355-3855, fax : 355-7681 |
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Dr. Mohamed Zaky Abou Amer |
Minister |
Ministry of State for Administration Development |
Salah Salem St., Cairo, tel : 402-2910, 402-2911, fax : 261-4126 |
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Dr. Mofeed Mahmoud Shihab |
Minister |
Ministry Of High Education |
101 Kasr El Aini St., Cairo, tel : 355-6962, 354-6039, fax : 354-1005 |
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Dr. Mostafa Mohamed Osman El-Refaay |
Minister |
Ministry of Industry and Technological Development |
2 Latin America St ., Garden City Cairo, tel : 355-7034, 594-1190, fax : 355-5025 |
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Dr. Aly Fahmy El-Saeedy |
Minister |
Ministry of Electricity & Power |
Abassia, Nasr City Cairo, tel : 261-6514, 261-6317, fax : 261-6302 |
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Dr. Mokhtar Abdel-Monem Khattab |
Minister |
Ministry of Public Enterprise Sector |
Magles El Shaab St., Cairo, tel : 355-8026, 355-8060, 355-0164, fax : 355-5882 |
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Dr. Ahmed Mahrous Eldarsh |
Minister |
Ministry Of State for International Co-operation |
Adly St. Cairo, tel : 391-0008, 393-5147, fax : 390-8159 |
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Dr. Hisham El-Sherif |
Chairman |
Regional Information Technology &
Software Engineering Center |
11A Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek, tel : 339-1300, fax : 341-2139 |
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Ms. Effat El-Shooky |
Regional Information Technology & Software Engineering Center |
11A Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek, tel : 339-1300, fax : 341-2139 |
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Ms. Nazima Raffa |
Egyptian Social Fund for Development |
1 Hussein Hegazy Street, Off Kasr El Aini Street, Cairo, tel : 3540077, 3548339, 3559877, fax : 355-0628 |
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Mr. Mohammed ElNawawy |
InTouch |
3 Mussadak Street, Dokki, tel : 3376407, fax 3376480 |
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Eng.Abdel Fattah Abou Serei |
Telecom Egypt, Chairman |
PO Box 2271, Cairo 11511, tel : 7676244, fax : 771306 |
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Mr. Amin Shehata Gamal |
Telecom Egypt, Information and Plan Follow-Up |
PO Box 2271, Cairo 11511, tel : 7676244, fax : 771306 |
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Mr. Abdel Rahman EL Shaer |
Telecom Egypt,Telecommunication and Regulatory Authority |
PO Box 2271, Cairo 11511, tel : 7676244, fax : 771306 |
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Eng. Osman Sultan |
Chairman & CEO |
Mobilnil |
1191 Corniche el-Nil, Cairo |
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Mr. John Logan |
CEO and General Manager |
Misrfone, |
Corniche el-Nil Maadi |
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Eng. Wagdi AbdelHamid |
Advisor to the minister |
Ministry of telecommunications and information |
Tarik El Nasr, Nasr City, Cairo tel : 4033977, fax : 4034340 |
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Eng. Mahmoud El Shaer |
Chairman |
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority |
Tarik El Nasr, Nasr City, Cairo, tel :
4042021, |
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Mr. Magdy Salem |
Chairman |
3D Communications |
World Trade Center / Hilton 294, |
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Mr. Atef Badawi |
President |
Atef Badawi Consulting |
11 Dr. Bakli Street, Heliopolis, Cairo, tel : 2450322, fax : 2453346 |
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Mr. Mahmoud Haroun |
Integrated Systems |
72 Mussadak St., Heliopolis, Cairo, tel : 3609798 3484769, fax : 3608411 |
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Dr. Said Saif |
Egyptian Telephone Group |
15 Mahmoud Hafez St., Dokki, Cairo, tel : 3374467, fax : 3607656 |
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Mr. Magdi Rasekh |
President |
ECS |
17 Tiba St., El Mohandessin, Cairo, tel : 3608801/2/3/4, fax : 3608805 |
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Mr. Mohammed El Tawil |
Triangle |
48 El Thawra St., Dokki, Cairo, tel : 3360353, fax 3362570 |
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Mr. Akil Beshir |
Managing Director |
Giza Systems Engineering |
2 El Messaha Square, Dokki, Cairo, tel : 3490140, fax : 3499253 |
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Mr. Mustafa Sarhank |
President |
Sarhank Group |
World Trade Center, 1191 Corniche El Nil, Boulak, Cairo, tel : 5748952, fax : 5748956 |
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Mr. Mahmoud Ossama Youssef |
Chairman |
Telecom Misr |
10 El Bostan St., Tarir Square, Cairo, tel : 747388, fax : 774704 |
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Mr. Ramy Lakah |
Chairman |
Lakah Group |
68 Merghany St., Heliopolis, Cairo, tel : 4176224/5/6/7/8, fax : 4176223 |
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Mr. Tarek El Hemaily |
Lucent Technologies Int’l |
El Nasr Building, Nile Street, Giza, Cairo, tel : 5674488, fax : 5674455 |
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Mr. Tarek Abdel Khalik |
HR Director |
Lucent Technologies Int’l |
El Nasr Building, Nile Street, Giza, Cairo, tel : 5674488, fax : 5674455 |
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Mr. Mostafa El Gamal |
Manager |
Motorola, Country Manager |
3 Aboul Feda Street, Zamalek, Cairo, tel : 3415780, fax : 3415790 |
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Dr. Osman Loutfi |
Director |
University Professor & Former Chairman to ARENTO (Egypt Telecom) |
8 Sabri Abou Alam St, Heliopolis, Third
Floor, Cairo, tel : 5727009 |
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Eng. Reda Hosny |
IDSC - ITI |
Al Ahram St. El Giza, tel 3868420, 3868426, fax : 3868419 |
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Dr. Eng. Ashraf Hassan Abdel Wahab |
Electronics Research Institute |
tel : 3310502 3351631 |
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Prof. Samia A. Mashali |
Electronics Research Institute |
tel :3351631 3369738 |
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Dr.Mohamed Roushdy |
Egyptian Computer Society |
tel : 4013000, e-mail : Mroushdy@asunet.shams.eun.eg |
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Nermeen AbouGazia |
EXPOLINK |
23 El Esraa Street, Mohandessin, 12411,
Giza, Egypt. P.O. Box 28 Giza |
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Ahmed ezzal ElBeheary |
Seoudi Group |
tel : 3363303, fax : 360 1223, e-mail : beheary@egyptonline.com |
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Prof. Salwa Nassar
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Electronics Research Institute |
tel : 3310502, fax : 3351631, e-mail : salwa@eri.sci.eg |
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Prof. Atef O. Sherif |
Professor |
Cairo University |
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Dr. Mohammed Younis |
Manager |
The National Educational Technology Program |
33 Messaha Square |
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Prof. Sherif H. EIssa |
Ministry of Scientific Research |
101 Kasr Al-Aini Str., Cairo, Tel : 594 1282, fax : 594 1280 |
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Dr. Nabil El Nady |
Deputy chairman |
Information Technology Institute |
241 Al Ahram St. Giza tel : 3868420 |
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Dr. Nabil Said |
Director |
Information Technology Institute |
241 Al Ahram St. Giza tel : 3868420 |
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Dr. Aly El Hefnawy |
Senior advisor to the Minister |
Ministry of Telecommunications and
Information |
Ramsis St. Cairo tel : 5743123 5762770 fax : 5744215 |
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Mr. Adel Danish |
Managing Director |
StandarData |
tel : 346-1122, e-mail : Danish@sdata.egnet.net |
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Ms. Heba Ramzy |
Project manager |
Regional Information Technology & Software Engineering Center |
11 A Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek |
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Mr. Amr Hamdy |
Regional Information Technology & Software Engineering Center |
11 A Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek |
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Ahmed El Assy |
General Manager |
Elassy Communications Group |
37 Battal Ahmed Abd Elaziz, Mohandseeen,
Giza, Cairo, Egypt. |
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Brigadier Adel Bassioni |
CIFRA - Computer & Internet Friends Association |
Alexandria, Egypt |
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Prof. Dr. Nadia Hegazi |
Director |
Electronics Research Institute |
El-Tahrir Street, ElDokki, Giza |
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Akil Beshir (Mr.) |
Chairman |
Telecom Egypt, |
PO Box 2271, Cairo 11511, |
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Alaa Kamel (Ph.D.) |
Executive Director |
Regional Information Technology & Software Engineering Center |
11A Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek, |
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Ali Faramawy (Ph.D.) |
General Manager |
Microsoft Egypt |
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Atef Helmi (Eng.) |
Managing Director |
ORACLE EGYPT Ltd |
Nile Tower 21/23 Giza st., Egypt |
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Eihab Seoudi (Mr.) |
Chairman |
Novell |
1 Degla St., Mohandeseen, Giza, |
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Gamal Ashraf Marwan (Mr.) |
Chairman, CEO |
GAM communication services |
51 Beirut St., Helipolis, Cairo |
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Mohamed Ali El Hamamsy (Eng.) |
CEO and General Manager |
Misrfone Co. |
7 A Corniche el-Nil Maadi, Cairo |
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Hussien EL Gamaal |
Managing Director |
Social Fund for Development |
1 Hussein Hegazy Street, Off Kasr El Aini
Street, Cairo, |
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Tarek Abdel Khalik (Mr.) |
H R Director |
Lucent Technologies Int’l |
El Nasr Building, Nile Street, Giza, Cairo, tel : 5674488, fax : 5674455 |
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Abdel Wahab El Salawy |
Business Development Manager |
TRIANGLE |
48El Thawre St, Dokki,Giza |
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Ahmed Abutaleb |
Manager |
Serv-o-tromics |
1 El Masjed El Aksa St., Mohandsien,
Giza.Egypt. |
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Ahmed El Otifi |
Senior Engineer |
Alcatel Egypt |
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Ali Salama |
Senior Financial Advisor |
Telecom Egypt |
Ramsees st, Cairo |
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Amr Abou Alam |
General Manager |
Soficom |
3 maragiel st –Zamalek |
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Amr Tawfik |
Chairman |
IBM Egypt |
Gameat El Dewal El Arabia St., Giza |
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Ayman Laz |
Board Member |
Telecom Egypt |
Ramsees st, Cairo |
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Azza Torky |
Vice-Chairman |
Telecom Egypt |
Ramsees st, Cairo |
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Bahaa Helmy |
Board Member |
Telecom Egypt |
Ramsees st, Cairo |
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Fargali Helmy |
Board Member |
Telecom Egypt |
Ramsees st, Cairo |
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Gamal Mohamed Ali |
Director of Information and Resource Management |
The Cabinet – IDSC |
1 Magles ElShaab St., Cairo |
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Deputy Chairman |
Telecom Egypt |
Ramsees st, Cairo |
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Hisham Bassyouny |
General Manager |
IEA |
6 El Gammeh St,Dokki,12311 |
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Mohamed Hamdi |
Board Member |
Telecom Egypt |
Ramsees st, Cairo |
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Naguib Ghesry |
President |
St@rNet |
2, Sherif St.,El Lewaa Bldg |
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Raafat Radwan |
Chairman |
The Cabinet – IDSC |
1 Magles ElShaab St., Cairo |
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Dr. Sherif Kamel |
Director |
Regional IT Institute |
Villa 5, Dr. Mohamed Sobhy St., GIZA |
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Taher Helmy |
Board Member |
Telecom Egypt |
Ramsees st, Cairo |
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Yasser El Kady |
Managing Director |
IIS |
14.Wadi El Nil St 6th floor |
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Dr. Ashraf Hassan Abdel Wahsb |
Electronics Research Institude |
Tel: 33105023351631 |
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Dr. Hazem Abd el Azim |
Project Manager |
IT Investment |
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Eng. Hisham Mostafa Ahmed |
Operations & Technical Manager |
Regional IT Institute |
Villa 5, Dr. Mohamed Sobhy St., |
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Dr. Khaled Abdel Gawad Wahba |
Manager of Academic Development Program |
Regional IT Institute |
Villa 5, Dr. Mohamed Sobhy St., |
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Dr. Mona Kaddah |
Director of Academic Computing Services |
American university in Cairo |
113 Sharia Kaser El. Aini, P.O. Box |
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