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Entrepreneurs competition in the field of agricultural technology at Ain Shams University
The German Agency for International Cooperation, through the Agricultural Innovation Project, launched the Digital Agriculture Competition, in cooperation with the Arab Women Enterprise Fund, a development program that aims to empower women economically in partnership with the implementing strategic partner, the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Creativity at Ain Shams University, under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, Prof. Dr. Abdel Fattah Saud, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ayman Saleh, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, and Prof. Dr. Hisham Tamraz, Vice President for Community and Environmental Affairs.
The competition aims to support and develop agricultural technology and entrepreneurship in Egypt to empower entrepreneurs, especially youth and women, by enabling them to establish, manage and operate companies based on innovation in the field of agricultural technology.
The project's main axes revolve around facilitating farmers' entry to the market, strengthening institutional support, and working on sustainable productivity and innovation. These axes are in the interest of the electronic market, guidance services, and the use of electronic services to acquire other electronic services such as (transportation - payments - and easy access to accounts) with a focus on empowering young people.
The competition also aims to support the growth of projects and encourage companies that have not yet started in the field of agricultural technology to succeed, as well as providing support to entrepreneurs with the aim of attracting small projects to the region and helping them succeed by providing them with funding up to 150,000 Egyptian pounds for 3 winners and qualifying them to incubate their projects for more Assistance and support in the areas of marketing, accounts, finance, management, government contracting, as well as technological support for the project life cycle, in addition to identifying and providing financial and economic support, incubating and accelerating the application of agricultural technology in various stages of development by providing it with practical guidance and direction and providing all assistance and support for small and developing projects, as well as supporting Research and development of technological initiatives for companies with a strong evaluation system for development activities on the ground, with similar programs in the Middle East and in Egypt in particular, a boom is expected in the field of agricultural technology, which of course will lead to rational and efficient use of water resources and increase the effectiveness of operations manufacturing and industrial and human resources; This will make Egypt a more attractive country for agricultural technology investment for small and medium-sized companies, which will have a clear impact on the Egyptian economy.
GIZ is a service agency working in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and the international sector of education and training. The agency also works on behalf of the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Sustainable Development, and implements projects on behalf of other German ministries as well as organizations and bodies of the European Union, which supports the company's projects The vision of sustainable development Egypt 2030 in the following sectors:
Climate and energy - environmental and natural resources - training and sustainable development in order to provide adequate job opportunities.
It is also concerned with supporting technical training for the government and private sectors with the aim of increasing trained labor for the labor market while supporting the private labor sector to enable it to increase its demand for this type of employment.
The Innovation Center was established in 2013, as a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity at Ain Shams University, a platform for exchanging knowledge, skills and experience to build a strong network of young entrepreneurs.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Ain Shams University is also a platform that attracts eager talents who have a passion to learn more from Ain Shams University's youth and Egyptian universities and qualify these talents for the labor market as pioneers and leaders capable of making change and growth in the Egyptian technology market.
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