The Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat has attended the closing ceremony of the twenty-second African and Arab Collegiate Programming Championship (ACPC) 2021, held under the patronage of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. ACPC is a programming Championship organized by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in Luxor and joined by more than 600 students (150 teams) from 22 Arab and African countries.
Talaat delivered a speech during the closing ceremony. He said that the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region has promising opportunities for development due to its advantages, most notably is that 60% of the people in the region are under 25 years old. MEA, therefore, is a young region capable of absorbing today’s innovations and harnessing technology to overcome the challenges facing it and humanity.
The freelancing sector is worth over $36 billion in 2021 and its size grows at rates exceeding 20%. In addition, there are more than six million freelancers, Talaat said, adding that those with knowledge and practical experience have a competitive edge in that global market.
At the end of the ceremony, the ICT Minister and AASTMT President presented the awards to the winners. The ceremony was attended by the Governor of Luxor Mohamed Abdel-Qader Khairy, and President of Luxor University Mohamed Mahgoub Azzouz.
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