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MOVES- Amr Mohamed Mahfouz<\/strong> (LinkedIn<\/a>) has been appointed CEO of the <\/strong>Information Technology Industry Development Authority <\/strong>(better known as ITIDA) on a one-year contract, following a decree by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Al Shorouk<\/a> reports. Communications Minister Amr Talaat had appointed Mahfouz to the role, as well as deputy minister for IT development last July. Mahfouz has over 33 years of experience in the field, holding several positions including comms sector leader at IBM MENA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MOVES- Amr Mohamed Mahfouz (LinkedIn) has been appointed CEO of the Information Technology Industry Development Authority (better known as ITIDA) on a one-year contract, following a decree by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Al Shorouk reports. Communications Minister Amr Talaat had appointed Mahfouz to the role, as well as deputy minister for IT development last July. 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