Apr 20, 2013

EGYPT


India And Egypt
  • India, Egypt sign seven pacts : 

    • in the field of cyber security
    • setting up of a Centre for Excellence in IT (CEIT) in Egypt’s Al Azhar University
    • cooperation in the field of protection of intellectual property rights
    • prevention of illicit traffic of antiquities
    • MOU signed for areas e-governance and e-education, IT and electronics hardware, sharing of experiences in the creation of Technology Parks and IT clusters, and strengthening the cooperation between ICT companies in the private sector among
    • A letter of intent concerning launch services of the Egyptian Nano Satellite EGYCUBESAT-1 on board the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), was signed between Antrix Corporation, the commercial wing of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS).
  • India inks MoU with Egypt for their ongoing cooperation in the domain of election management and administration.
    • The pact was signed by the Chief Election Commissioner of India, V.S. Sampath and the Secretary General of the Supreme Presidential Election Committee of Egypt, Justice Hatem Bagato.    
    • Till date, Election Commission of India has signed 13 MoUs with Election Management Bodies and international entities across the globe. India and Egypt are already working together in the areas of Electronic Voting, Voters Education and Election Tracking Technology.