The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Informatique Education for Technology to enhance cooperation and enable the company to benefit from the high-quality training, consultation, assessment, and certification services provided by ITIDA’s Software Engineering Competence Center (SECC).
This MoU complements ongoing collaboration between SECC and Informatique, aiming to upskill the company’s employees through training and international accreditation services. This initiative will help develop the software products offered to clients from various governmental and private educational institutions, both locally and regionally.
ITIDA aims to provide a comprehensive umbrella of training, consulting, and international accreditation services for local and international software companies operating in Egypt. This initiative contributes to enabling and encouraging these companies to apply global software engineering standards, enhancing Egypt’s position as a leading hub for software development and technology services.
The MoU also stipulates the exchange of expertise and practical experiences in the software industry between the two parties. This collaboration aims to understand the industry’s needs and participate in specialized events organized by ITIDA. These experiences and expertise will be shared with specialized software engineers, contributing to raising their level of knowledge and efficiency.
Engineer Ahmed El-Zaher, ITIDA CEO, emphasized the Agency’s commitment to helping Egyptian companies build and develop competitive capabilities, offer the best software products and reliable services, and achieve growth. He added that ITIDA, through SECC experts, aims to transfer experiences and the latest trends in the software industry to small- and medium-sized companies. This assistance will help them apply these practices in their operations and obtain international accreditation, thereby enhancing their production efficiency and ability to offer innovative solutions that meet market needs.
As part of the MoU, the partnership will provide Informatique with a wide range of services and consultations in digital transformation, software engineering, and IT services management. Additionally, Informatique will benefit from new training programs and consultations offered by SECC in areas such as integrated software development and operation (DevOps), and the integration of artificial intelligence with software development processes.
Dr. Mostafa Saleh, Informatique’s Chairman, expressed his pleasure in signing the MoU, noting that “this cooperation reflects our commitment to developing our employees’ skills and enhancing their efficiency in IT, which will significantly contribute to boosting our competitive capabilities at both local and regional levels.” He added that Informatique is proud to collaborate with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology since its establishment, and the company’s relationship extends to various bodies affiliated with the ministry. He pointed out that Informatique obtained the CMMI from SECC.
Engineer Ahmed El-Zaher, CEO of ITIDA, and Dr. Mostafa Saleh, Informatique’s Chairman of the Board, signed the MoU, in the presence of Dr. Haitham Hamza, Acting Chairman of SECC, Dr. Ismail Taha, Vice Chairman of Informatique’s Board, and several leaders from ITIDA and Informatique.
Established in 2001, SECC offers services based on providing training, consultation, assessment, and certification in various fields of software engineering and IT services management. These fields include CMMI, COBIT® 2019, DevOps, Agile Methods, ITIL®, the TOGAF Framework, and other global frameworks and methodologies, all aimed at elevating the level of software engineering and enhancing competences in the industry.
