In the context of implementing the directives of President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi on the need to pay attention to modern technologies in general and artificial intelligence in particular, and under the patronage of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The Electronics Research Institute of the Ministry of Scientific Research today launched the activities of the opening ceremony of the African Forum for Innovation and Technology, which is being held from 12-13 November 2021 in cooperation with Technospace and with the participation of many African countries, including Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Niger.
The forum aims to encourage African school students and universities to search for scientific and practical solutions to solve many problems in the fields of agriculture, industry, health, real estate and smart cities through the use of modern technologies; This is to discover their innovative capabilities in various fields of technology such as: artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and mobile applications; To achieve Africa's vision for sustainable development, in addition to learning the basics of entrepreneurship, the forum also contributes to developing and strengthening the pioneering role of Egypt in the African continent, and developing friendship with the countries of the continent.
Where many schools and universities participated in the competition, for example, outstanding schools, San Mark School, Echoes for the Deaf and Dumb, Alexandria University, Assiut University, Pharos University, Al -Azhar University, Modern University of Egypt and African University of Sinjor, and Equatorial University of Guinea.
The members of the Electronics Research Institute also provided the technical support required for all the axes of the forum, where committees of specialized professors were formed to arbitrate scientific and technical works provided by the participants in the forum, as well as the institute's support for the forum's business incubator technically. It is worth noting that the forum is the first African forum to bring together African students from the ages of 5 years to the age of post -university education
Today, the activities of the second edition of the International Forum for Higher Education and Scientific Research began today, under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah Al -Sisi, which was organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, scientific research entitled Future Vision, from December 8, until December 10, 2021, and with the participation of a group of countries in the world The Arab and Islamic, coinciding with Egypt hosting the 14th session of the General Conference of the ISESCO, as well as the forty -second session of the organization's executive council.
The Electronics Research Institute participated in its distinctive wing with a set of models for some research outputs, as follows:
. Rapid detection device for salmonella food pollution bacteria.
. Rapid detection device for the new Corona virus.
• Model for a wireless network of smart agriculture.
Smart Electricity meters.
• The movement sensor, which depends on infrared technology and microwave waves.
• Touch keyboard, which is used in various applications such as controlling electronic and electrical circuits, safes and medical devices.
• An electronic circuit to protect electric motors from excess loads, LED headlamps that depend on LED technology with different capabilities that give high light value while reducing electricity consumption.
• Programmatic and vocal thermal alarm device to prevent car engines from high temperature.
3D printers as one of the models of incubated companies at the Electronics Research Institute.
President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi, President of the Republic, and Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, visited the electronics research institute in the exhibition, and Abdel Ghaffar praised the research outcomes of the institute, explaining that the new headquarters of the Institute includes the city of science and technology for electronics research and industries that will host technology companies Modern and entrepreneurs, along with a clean room for the micro -electronics industry, which is one of the largest clean rooms in Egypt and the Middle East.
He stated that the institute will be officially opened in the second quarter of next year 2022, and this forum dealt with a number of axes, the most important of which are:-
• The future of research and technological development.
• Preparing and qualifying students and young researchers for future jobs.
• The needs of local and international labor markets in light of the repercussions of the Corona and rapid changes in employment skills and demand for the labor market, which were imposed by the fourth and fifth industrial revolution.
• The readiness of higher education and scientific research institutions for the fifth industrial revolution.
- The participation of a number of prestigious international universities, international organizations and organizations, the most important of which are: George Washington universities, Harvard, the state of Arizona, Virginia, Tuhaflin, the Boston International Institute in the United States Sibio, Romania, the universities of Quebec and Windsor in Canada, and the German University of Botsdam.
- The participation of a number of international organizations and entities: UNESCO, ISESCO, the World Bank, the National Council for Evaluation and Accreditation NAAC, Magna Charta, Coursera for Building Skills and Capacity Building, as well as the global publisher Elsevier, Knowledge E.
The forum includes the establishment of a number of activities and activities, which will be implemented in the form of meetings, seminars, workshops, discussions, and scientific lectures.
On the sidelines of the forum, an exhibition includes many participants from various public, private and international universities, technological companies specialized in education and scientific research, in addition to many international organizations and financing destinations.
- Experts from academics, professionals, representatives of international organizations, businessmen and youth will be attended in the forum.
