Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Amr Talaat, concluded an official visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, aimed at enhancing cooperation in telecommunications, electronics manufacturing, and digital transformation. The visit, attended by Ambassador of Egypt to Vietnam Hany Mostafa, included high-level meetings with global technology and electronics companies, as well as Egypt's participation in international cybercrime discussions.
During the visit, Dr. Talaat met with Rimah Ghaddar, Managing Director of FPT Software Middle East, and several senior officials from FPT Corporation. The discussions centered on the company's investments in Egypt in areas such as IT applications and the semiconductor industry, along with potential collaboration in digital capacity building. The meeting also reviewed FPT's subsidiaries, including FPT Software, FPT Semiconductor, FPT Automotive, and FPT Education, which operates FPT University. Both parties explored opportunities for joint projects between Egyptian and Vietnamese companies targeting markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, particularly within ICT, electronics, and electric vehicle EV technologies.
Dr. Talaat also met with Cao Anh Son, Deputy General Director of Viettel Group, and other executives to explore avenues for cooperation and investment in telecommunications, digital transformation, and advanced technologies. The discussions covered possible collaboration in electronics manufacturing, IC design, and 5G networks, as well as research and development R D projects in Artificial Intelligence AI and the Internet of Things IoT.
