Microsoft announces key sustainability management partnerships with the MCIT

Microsoft announces key sustainability management partnerships with the MCIT

- A state-of-the-art carbon-emissions track and trace center and an A.I powered agricultural tool to help farmers optimize water usage

- Dr. Amr Talat: The government is keen to build effective partnerships with the private sector

- Mirna Arif: We are working on harnessing our technologies in agriculture to provide farmers with accurate data, especially in rural areas within the concept of “Together for Implementation” with MCIT

Cairo, Egypt – On the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), technology leader Microsoft Egypt has announced two key sustainability management partnerships with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT).

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Eng. Raafat Hendy, information infrastructure director at MCIT, and Eng. Mirna Arif, General Manager of Microsoft Egypt to establish a Government Center of Excellence for Emissions Accounting and Reporting digitally (GEAR COE). GEAR COE will enable the Egyptian authorities to digitally record, measure and report on carbon emissions, which will contribute to achieving institutional sustainability.

Specialized training programs will also be provided for software developers and engineers in the fields of sustainable cloud computing and related topics, in addition to other training packages for decision makers, business owners and government leaders on topics related to