The Egyptian government has reaffirmed its efforts to boost innovators, SMEs (small and medium entreprises) and entrepreneurs during the ‘Boot Your Business’ event held by Facebook in Cairo. “The Ministry of IT has set a full strategy together with all bodies concerned to support innovators in all the Egyptian governorates and universities,” said Hossam Othman, advisor to CIT Minister on innovation and entrepreneurship, during the first event held by the Facebook MENA team in Cairo. Entitled “Boosting Your Business”, the event is being held on the sidelines of a number of events held during the current US business delegation to Cairo. The government, represented through the participation of the ministries of IT, investment, trade and Industry, has been finding ways to integrate a legal and business environment that will help absorb more small businesses and entrepreneurial ideas to the formal economy. “Small local business owners are our friends, families and neighbours. They provide products and services that impact our lives and bring us together,’’ said Nashawa Ali, Facebook’s Head of Public Policy for MENA. “In cities all over the world, local businesses create more than 60 per cent of new…
Egypt Committed to Boosting Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Ministry of Communications and Information
October 25, 2018
