Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 56 | Page 30

PROJECT UPDATE LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE EGYPT Amr Talaat, the Minister of Communication and Information Technology in Egypt, has announced the ministry is close to completing six technology parks in Minya, Menoufiya, Mansoura, Sohag, Qena and Aswan. During a conference held by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Cairo, Talaat added that these parks will support technological entrepreneurship and would include training facilities for AI, data science and cybersecurity. KSA JARIR, one of the largest retailers in Saudi Arabia, has chosen BORN as its strategic partner and tasked it with revamping its existing B2C online store. JARIR plans to dramatically expand its product catalogue by using Akeneo PIM to systematically curate, enrich and organise product attributes in a way that ensures accuracy and an optimal and comprehensive customer experience. 30 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com