Egypt strengthens global AI partnerships at India AI Impact Summit 2026
Date: 2026-02-23
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
Egypt’s
Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Raafat Hendy has engaged
in high-level meetings and delivered a keynote at the India AI Impact Summit
2026 in New Delhi, reinforcing the country’s strategic role in global
artificial intelligence development.
On
the sidelines of the summit, Minister Hendy met with India’s Union Minister of
State for Commerce, Industry, and Electronics and Information Technology, Jitin
Prasada, to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in digital transformation,
AI, and technical capacity building. The discussions highlighted ongoing
partnerships between Egypt’s Information Technology Institute and India’s
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, with plans to
deepen collaboration on AI initiatives.
He also
held talks with Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science
and Technology Policy, to review Egypt’s National AI Strategy and explore
opportunities to leverage U.S. experience in supporting the development of
Egypt’s AI ecosystem. Both sides reaffirmed strategic partnerships and
underscored the role of American ICT companies in advancing Egypt’s digital
transformation.
During
the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Council meeting, The
Minister emphasized that Egypt’s application to join GPAI reflects a strategic
commitment to ethical, human-centered AI. He outlined the country’s governance
framework, adherence to OECD AI Principles, and initiatives such as a national
large language model and AI applications in education, healthcare, and public
services. Hendy highlighted Egypt’s participation in GPAI projects, including
multilingual AI, Agentic AI, AI computing infrastructure, and
agriculture-focused applications, aimed at fostering inclusive and responsible
AI development.
The
Minister then concluded his visit with a tour of the Indian Institute of
Technology Delhi, exploring potential collaboration through a memorandum of
understanding to share applied research expertise with Egypt’s Applied
Innovation Center and support academic programs at the Egypt University of
Informatics.
