Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat met with Italian Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso in Rome to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI).
The meeting, took place during Talaat’s visit to Italy, followed up on discussions held during Urso’s visit to Egypt in April 2024 and focused on aligning the two countries’ AI strategies to foster joint innovation and development.
Talaat outlined Egypt’s Second National AI Strategy, which centres on capacity building, AI governance, R&D, and international partnerships.
Urso presented Italy’s plans to establish an AI Hub for Sustainable Development under its G7 Presidency, aiming to harness AI for development across Africa. He welcomed Egypt’s nomination of a representative to the Hub’s executive steering group and expressed interest in strengthening regional cooperation.
Talaat affirmed Egypt’s support for the Hub and stressed the alignment between its goals and Egypt’s regional AI efforts, including the common Arab AI Strategy and the African Union’s Continental AI Strategy.
Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English
Subediting: M. S. Salama