COUNTRY FOCUS : EGYPT

Orange is one of the world ’ s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 42.3 billion euros in 2020 and 137,000 employees worldwide including 79,000 employees in France . The telecoms operator is present in 18 countries in Africa and Middle East and has more than 130 million customers as of 30 September 2021 . Recently the company inaugurated the seventh Orange Digital Centre in Egypt .

Panorama of El Maya bay beaches , Sharm El

Sheikh , Egypt

The event was attended by representatives of Germany and France , GIZ Egypt as the implementing partner and members of the board , and Orange Group Executive Committee led by its Chairman and CEO , Stéphane Richard .

Following on from Tunisia , Senegal , Ethiopia , Mali , Côte d ’ ivoire and Cameroon , it is in Egypt , in Cairo that this new Orange Digital Centre is inaugurated .

The Orange Digital Centre in Egypt brings together four strategic programmes of the Orange Group , namely a Coding School , a solidarity FabLab – one of the Orange Foundation ’ s digital manufacturing workshops , an Orange Fab start-up accelerator and Orange Ventures , the investment fund . Moreover , for the launch of ODC in Egypt , a new Seed Challenge dedicated to the local FinTech start-up will reward two winners with 500,000 euros .

All of the programmes of ODC are provided freeof charge and open to everyone . They range from digital training for young people , 90 % of which are practical , start-up acceleration , guidance for project bearers and investment . The network of Orange Digital Centres around the world allow experiences and expertise to be shared between

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