Greater awareness of the benefits that information technology (IT) solutions is a key focus of Intel Corporation president and CEO Paul Otellini’s visit to Egypt next month. 

Part of the CEO’s activity will include attendance as the guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, entitled “Egypt Ahead: ICT and Economic Development,” set for June 6 in Cairo. 

This is Otellini's first visit to the Arab world. He will be the fifth Intel executive to visit the country in the last six months. In December, Intel chairman Dr Craig Barrett unveiled Egypt’s first “digital village” in Oseem. Following that, a series of Intel executives came to Egypt on official visits to meet with the business, community and government leaders to address pertinent topics, including the enhancement of PC penetration, boosting the nation’s broadband penetration using wireless technologies such as WiMAX, local content development and the role of public-private partnerships. Intel Capital President also paid a visit to explore investment opportunities with local innovative ICT companies.

“The Egyptian IT landscape shows remarkable growth,” says Khaled Elamrawi, Intel general manager Egypt, Levant and North Africa. “More and more opportunities, from both the public and the private sector, are presenting themselves, and visits such as this one by our CEO are testimony to the tremendous opportunities the Egyptian market offers.”

Intel has been working with government entities and local partners as part of its bid to increase access to technology and enhance education within Egypt under the framework of the company’s Intel World Ahead Program. One key success point is Intel’s work with the government to train 80 percent of teachers in Egypt by 2010 in how to apply technology to create 21st century skills for millions of youths. -TradeArabia News Service