Cairo-Egypt: Smart Villages Company announces today that: On 9/1/2011; Dr. Tarek Kamel;Minister of Communications and Information Technology witnessed the launch of the Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) initiated cooperatively between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the US Department of State. The launch was also witnessed by Mr. Steven R. Koltai, Senior Advisor for Global Entrepreneurship at the US Department of State, and Ms. Margaret Scobey, the American Ambassador to Egypt. Moreover, American investors and entrepreneurs who work in the field of IT and its applications, US government officials, Egyptian businessmen, information and communication technology (ICT) leaders and a number of concerned civil society organizations took part in the event. The program goes in line with the US initiative that aims to open a channel for dialogue with the Muslim World and the Middle East that the American President Barack Obama referred to in his speech at Cairo University back in June 2009. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif will meet with a number of the GEP members at the Cabinet premises.
The GEP aims at motivating partners from governments, NGOs, universities, professional associations, institutions and enterprise companies in order to support the growing trend of establishing enterprises and social innovations in Egypt, especially in IT and its applications.
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About Smart Villages:
Smart Villages Company was founded in 2001 to establish a branded chain of Technology and Business Parks on the local and regional levels. Smart Village Egypt, our first operational Technology and Business Park, prides itself to accommodate Multinational and Local CIT Companies, Financial Institutions and Banks, together with Governmental Authorities on 3 Million square meters in the west of Cairo. Full-fledged business community services, distinguished emblematic buildings rising across State of the art Infrastructure and, Environmental excellence demonstrate Smart Villages Company professional capacities as a regional key-player in conceptualizing, planning, delivering, and, managing operational and profitable Business Parks.
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Smart Villages Company
Building B19,3rd Floor
Smart Village
6 October ,12577, Egypt.
Tel: +2 (02) 35 35 2000
Fax: +2 (02) 35 35 2001
info@smart-villages.com
www.smart-villages.com
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