Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat and Secretary of State at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance Agnès Pannier-Runacher penned down a declaration on the promotion of entrepreneurship and growth of emerging companies in the field of information technology. The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and Orange Egypt Telecom signed a joint cooperation agreement in order to expand the company's operations in Upper Egypt by opening a contact centre in the new technology area of Assiut, and training of 1,000 trainees of Egyptian cadres and appointing a minimum of 60% of the total number of trainees annually during the term of the Convention, which will last up to three years.