CAIRO- Minister of Communication and Information Technology and Head of The Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) Abdel Moneim El-Terras on Tuesday witnessed the signing of an agreement between Fiber Misr Systems (FMS) and AOI to run and operate the smart applications system of the Knowledge City in the New Administrative Capital.
Board Chairman of the AOI Electronics Factory, General Ahmed Abdel Aziz and Board Chairman of Benya Holding Company Ahmed Mekki signed the agreement.
The signing ceremony was attended by CEO of FMS Ayman Tawfiq Al Bayaa and CEO of Siemens Egypt Mostafa El Bagory and CEO of CISCO Systems Ayman Gohar.
The smart application system will provide an integrated platform of programs that will be able to activate all smart infrastructure of the city with the objective of providing a distinguished environment for learning, scientific research and innovative applications along with other business leaderships in the fields of information technology.
The first phase of the Knowledge City is expected to be opened later this year.
The Knowledge City, the largest cultural monument in the Middle East, with an area of approximately 100 acres, extending the city of culture, knowledge and arts in the heart of the new administrative capital.
This city aims to be the capital of art and culture in the Middle East, and is designed to be an unparalleled cultural architectural masterpiece. It consists of a group of theaters, art and creativity centers, and an opera house similar to the famous Egyptian opera house, and will accommodate 2000 people.
The city includes a reception hall designed at the highest level for 2,500 people, and there is a small theater with two halls for 750 people.
It also includes a 50-person pocket theater, a stone room, 3 largest theaters in the Middle East, a creativity center, a recording studio, a historical opera museum, and a central music and library for up to 600 people.
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