Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 48 | Page 28

PROJECT UPDATE LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE EGYPT Egypt Ministry of Planning, Follow-Up and Administrative Reform has signed a co-operation agreement with Visa for electronic payments to help spread the culture of digital payments and its positive impact on the country’s economic growth. The agreement aims to encourage entrepreneurship, supports the implementation of Egypt’s Vision 2030 and comes in light of the ministry’s efforts to proceed with mechanising services, including its e-payment system. KSA STC’s Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs, Eng. Abdullah Al Kanhal, has confirmed that STC’s on-going contribution to local content and technology localisation has reached SR 4 billion. Al Kanhal pointed out that the company has worked for nearly a decade to support localisation opportunities in sectors, such as fibre-optic networks and promoting opportunities for citizens in a number of new industries with international and local partners. 28 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com