Egypt aims for cooperation with ITU on AI solutions to challenges: FM
CAIRO – 27 January 2025: In the series of meetings he is holding with international officials in Geneva, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdelatty met Monday with Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Doreen Bogdan-Martin.
The minister commended the role of the ITU Regional Office for Arab States headquartered in Cairo in implementing joint projects, expressing aspiration for expanding cooperation.
Minister Abdelatty gave an overview of the steps taken on the pathway of digitalization, expressing a desire to collaborate with the ITU on using AI to devise solutions to the challenges the society is facing in various fields.
The minister equally tackled the chances of concerting efforts to enhance the capabilities of African states in the sector.
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