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During the signing of a cooperation protocol between the Arab Organization for Industrialization and Etisalat Egypt by e&, the Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, Major General Engineer Mokhtar Abdel Latif, emphasized the significance of carrying out President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's directives to foster productive collaboration between state institutions and utilize Egypt's manufacturing capabilities to promote and increase local production rates, localize technology, achieve industrial integration, boost production capacities and reduce imports while increasing the value added to national products with the "Made in Egypt" slogan.

In this regard, Mokhtar Abdel Latif explained that the areas of cooperation include the design and manufacture of towers for stations at the Aircraft Factory of the Authority and the manufacture and supply of cables at the electronics factory of the Arab Industrialization, in addition to the implementation of solar stations and the supply of generators and electricity distribution panels, according to the latest technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

He added that the Arab Organization for Industrialization is keen to establish fruitful strategic partnerships and is looking forward to strengthening cooperation with Etisalat Egypt by e&, in developing smart integrated solutions for information and communication technology systems to meet the needs of the local market, as well as export to African and Arab countries.

For his part, Engineer Hossam El-Maadawy, CEO of the institutional sector, Etisalat Egypt by e&, expressed his pride in the cooperation with the Arab Organization for Industrialization, the industrial backbone of the Egyptian state, and its expertise in various manufacturing and human capacities in accordance with international quality systems, pointing out its distinction in completing all areas of cooperation with the required efficiency and the highest levels of quality and speed in implementation and delivery on time, as well as after-sales service.

 

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