The Communications Ministry is launching an entrepreneurship competition this month designed to create healthcare, fintech, and smart city systems and solutions, a ministry official told the local press. The competition, which runs until February, will be sponsored by unnamed French companies. The initiative comes a week after Communications Minister Amr Talaat visited France for talks with ministers and companies about working more closely on tech innovation.
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