Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS) — a subsidiary of Vodafone International Group — signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the Information Technology Industry Development Authority (ITIDA) on Monday. The agreement was signed by Head of _VOIS Egypt Ramy Kato and former CEO of the ITIDA Amr Mahfouz in the presence of Prime Minster Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat, and Head of Global _VOIS Technology Mohamed Sami. The agreement aspires to reinforce the company's expansion in the Egyptian market and grant more job opportunities for young people through joint incentive programmes. It also encourages various companies to expand in the Egyptian market and provides them with attractive incentives within the framework of the ITIDA's keenness to support and strengthen outsourcing companies. This comes in line with _VOIS direction to expand its activity in various governorates to attract talented youths and provide them with great job opportunities. During the event, Kato commented on the agreement saying: "Egyptian youths carry extreme competence and possess highly competitive capabilities. These distinguished human resources can be developed at all levels. The availability of a positive legal and investment environment promotes the development and improvement of the industry in a manner that helps attract more investments and contributes to facilitating expanding companies operating in the Egyptian market." Kato added that this agreement comes within the framework of the continuous directives of the political leadership to develop a qualified human element able to work immediately after graduation. He noted that the communications ministry attaches special importance to various programmes and initiatives consummated through it or following authorities invested in developing and preparing the human element necessary for this industry, such as the ITIDA and other authorities affiliated with the ministry. Kato also stressed the implementation of the company's strategy to grant job opportunities for qualified youths and provide distinguished positions for talents seeking a powerful career future. "We are thrilled to endorse the agreement with _VOIS in order to achieve Egypt's 2022-2026 Digital Strategy's objectives for the outsourcing industry. The strategy was launched last February to double digital exports and create extensive job opportunities in service export in parallel with building Egypt's high-value services capabilities," said Mahfouz. "The Authority is working to bridge the skills gap in light of the current global challenges, and even benefit from these challenges, measuring the growing global skill demand and providing a package of incentives that is more effective and capable of attracting investors; all with the purpose of Egypt becoming a strong competitor in the areas of international call centre services, IT service centres, joint services, research and development centres, integrated programmes, and electronic design." _VOIS was launched from Egypt as a strategic arm of Vodafone Group PLC in 2006. It changed the concept of systems and IT through its remarkable success in the field of intelligent solutions. The company developed into a global multifunctional organisation and a creativity centre for smart solutions focusing on adding value and delivering business results for Vodafone. _VOIS also expanded to six locations — Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, and the UK, with more than 26,000 highly skilled individuals dedicating their efforts to be the partner of choice for Vodafone Group in the fields of talent, technology, and digital transformation.
