Education and training activities of Intel in Egypt
On January 6th it was reported that Intel plans to launch a competition of industrial projects in Egypt and its region. In an interview conducted with one of the company’s executives, he explained that Intel seeks cooperation with the Egyptian government through the private sector. This is, since this cooperation allows upgrading Intel’s activities across the country, cooperating with both the private sector and non-governmental organizations that focus on women’s issues, education and young people.
The company’s partners in Egypt are both private companies, NGOs and some governmental entities such as the Ministry of International Cooperation and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. This cooperation deals mainly with education since many of the company’s projects are directed at young people and teachers. All this goes alongside cooperation with leading universities, government entities and the private sector in matters such as the “Internet of Things” (IoT), which is growing rapidly for commercial uses. As part of this cooperation, core subjects are studied, while creating learning programs and workshops to help teaching the technology to the next generation of students. The hope is that these measures will penetrate directly to the private market through the growth of technological companies that will develop new products and expand the economy.
As part of the company’s education initiative, known as ENARA, which trains teachers, provides the means for them and their students, there have been alsoas entrepreneurship programs. In addition there is a competition called “Intel Science Competition Arab World” for exposing young people in various fields of science and also the “Intel Teach a Program” which began in 2014 (although in the article the name “Intel Tech Programme” was mentioned), during which more than 300 teachers were trained.
In the entrepreneurship field, the company provides educational programs to 1.1 million students around the world, and the intention is to reach 300 thousand students in the Middle East by the end of 2018.
It was also reported that last year, the company began an experimental collaboration in 14 countries with Injaz Al-Arab, which organizes programs of educational initiatives with an emphasis on technology. Participants from Jordan, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Morocco were given 24 hours to create a product or service that can help solve issues of water supply in the region.
In addition, the company is currently implementing a program to encourage women empowerment under the name “She Will Connect“, with an emphasis on gender equality and the inclusion of women in the economy and society. Today out of two men employed in the technology sector there is one woman and the purpose of the program is to equalize it. It was reported that in the Intel Science Competition this year, women will be accounted for 45% of all participants and 55% of the winners.
There is a change in the Middle East towards entrepreneurship and start-ups, and Egypt is one of the leaders of it thank to its strong Ecosystems field, along with cooperation between the private sector and the Industrial Development Agency Information Technology (ITIDA), as well as the participation of partners various academic partners.
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