Ministries collaborate in launching e-bazar to promote tourism

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch an e-bazar to promote Egypt’s heritage.

The project involves the creation of an e-portal to include products created by young producers and companies throughout Egypt.

According to a statement from communication ministry, technology companies, banks and distribution institutions such as Egypt Post will implement the project to support young producers in industries and handicrafts.

The agreement, signed by both ministers, is a cooperative effort between The Ministry of Communication’s Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and the Ministry of Industry’s  Egyptian International Trade Point (EITP).

Amongst the objectives of the project is to develop e-catalogues of Egyptian industries and productions that are listed in ITIDA, to be showcased online.

The e-bazar is to be marketed online through EITP and other e-marketing companies in order to increase exports and sales of products worldwide. It is also expected to develop youth skills in photography, e-cataloguing and e-marketing through training programs by specialised companies and communication ministry affiliates.

“The e-bazar is expected to generate concrete economic revenue due to the increase of exports, job creation, more opportunities for business development for IT companies in general and website development, e-catalogues and e-marketing companies in particular,” read the statement.

In keeping with the government’s trend towards implementing electronic systems to improve the efficiency, a national strategy for developing the electronic industry was launched last week during the events of Cairo ICT exhibition. This involves developing an electronic manufacturing services and integrated circuit (IC) design industry.

The plan aims to employ 30,000workers in the manufacturing field by 2020, in addition to establishing 50 companies in Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) designs and ICs.

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China downgrades travel warning

Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that China downgraded its travel warning for Egypt on Friday, according to state-run news agency MENA.

The spokesman added that the downgrade comes “in appreciation of Minister Nabil Fahmy’s visit to China”. Fahmy is set to visit Beijing on Saturday morning.

Abdel Atty said the decision is expected to have a positive effect on Chinese tourism to Egypt.

Several countries had imposed travel bans and warnings amid the dispersal of sit-ins in support of former president Mohamed Morsi sit-ins in Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda squares. Many of the countries have lifted their bans since then.