Cairo, Egypt, 19^th of December, 2022

 

El-Khateeb: We believe in the emphasis on promoting innovation and supporting entrepreneurs

Vodafone Egypt announced that Vodafone Business becomes the official sponsor of Shark Tank, the strongest global reality TV show to discover entrepreneurs and innovators with the best proposals for businesses and startups across all sectors. The TV show that will be aired next January provides funds from a group of the most powerful Egyptian private sector investors to entrepreneurs and innovators who have the best ideas for businesses and startups across all segments and are looking for an opportunity to start their projects or maximize their own investments. 
The TV Show launch came within a prestigious ceremony held on December 17th at the Grand Egyptian Museum in the attendance of H.E. Dr. Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Mohamed Abdallah, CEO of Vodafone Egypt, Mahmoud El-Khateeb, Business Unit Director at Vodafone Egypt,  Ayman Essam, External Affairs and Legal Director at Vodafone Egypt, Amr El-Fekky, CEO And Managing Director of United Media Services Company, Gamal Salah, co-founder and CEO of POD Egypt, Ahmed Luxor, Co-Founder, and CEO of IMP, Amr Mansi, Founder of IMP and CEO of ievents, the advisors and Board of Directors of IMP, Yasser Abdel Maqsoud, Chairman of Board of Directors of Abdel Maqsoud Group, Mohamed Khamisi, Board of Directors’ Advisor of Redco Construction Company, Islam Darwish, an expert in entrepreneurship and venture capital, a group of prominent businessmen, government officials, investors, leaders of the communications and information technology industry, and senior journalists in Egypt.

"We are pleased to pioneer these innovative ideas as it comes as a part of Vodafone Egypt's strategy to support the Egyptian economy and empower youth." Mohamed Abdallah, CEO of Vodafone Egypt said.
This comes in line with Vodafone Business's keenness to brace young entrepreneurs’ initiatives, provide the essential capabilities to develop their skills, and transform their ideas into successful achievable projects. The sponsorship affirms the company’s role as one of the key partners in digital transformation for all entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises. Vodafone Business provides advisory services through experts who are fully aware of the various companies’ demands, especially small and medium-sized, and propose appropriate solutions to solve their urgent problems. In addition to providing technological solutions regarding all economic fields, commensurate with the needs of different sectors and the quality of its customers and services required.
As part of its constant efforts to provide appropriate technical assistance for companies to overcome the challenges they face while managing their work, Vodafone Business introduced the V-HUB platform. The platform provides assistance starting with the registration process and choosing technological solutions till the post-operation process. The platform also provides more than 100 high-level security solutions that have been worked on in cooperation with major international companies as well as local partners with experience in the needs of the Egyptian market and small companies operating in it.

Mahmoud El-Khateeb, Business Unit Director at Vodafone Egypt said that Vodafone Business’ sponsorship of Shark Tank comes in light of the company’s strategy that believes in the importance of entrepreneurship in supporting the national economy. The increase in demand for launching small and medium businesses requires promoting innovation, developing and supporting talents, providing appropriate opportunities, and supporting the Egyptian economy. That’s what Vodafone Business, as one of the most prominent companies in digital transformation, hopes to achieve through sponsoring such shows.
The ceremony witnessed the announcement of names of major investors (sharks), who will be jury members and will seize opportunities from the show’s participants. The sharks’ list includes Ahmed El-Sewedy, President and CEO of Elsewedy Electric Company; Hilda Louca, Founder and CEO of MITCHA; Mohamad Mansour Co-Founder and CEO of Infinity Solar and Infinity Capital Investments, Managing Director of McDonald's Egypt, Member of the Board of Directors of Mantrac Group and Mansour-Maghraby Investment and Development Company (MMID),  and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Palm Hills Development; Abdullah Salam, CEO and Managing Director of Madinat Nasr for Housing and Development; Mohamed Farouk, Chairman, and CEO of Mobica Designs; Ayman Abbas, founder of the Egyptian Chinese Drilling Co., the Head of 5 enterprises, and Chairman of the Non-Executive Chairman of Rameda.

The first season of Shark Tank Egypt will be aired exclusively on CBC and WATCH IT platform starting January 2023, in cooperation between United Media Services Company (UMS), the advertising agent POD, IMP Company, and SONY International, which owns the program’s original format. During the TV show, participants will be hosted after presenting their proposals and after the voting process in Vodafone’s RED Room. Vodafone Business has the right to use two golden buzzes to support projects it sees worth continuing the competition.
 

Cairo, Egypt, 25^th of December, 2022

During his meeting with journalists on December 20th, Mohamed Abdallah, CEO of Vodafone Egypt, revealed that Vodafone Egypt pumped investments of EGP 24 billion over the past two years aiming to improve and develop the Company’s network especially after receiving new frequencies.  

"Vodafone Egypt's investment plan is based on several pillars, aiming to develop the quality of network services. One of these key pillars is developing and raising the efficiency of the network’s infrastructure to improve the quality of telecommunications services provided to our customers, and enhance its readiness to provide future ICT services according to international standards."

Abdallah pointed out several other achievements accomplished by Vodafone Egypt in this regard, on top of which is the construction of more than 1000 towers over the past year. In addition, Vodafone Egypt has launched a wide range of services that affirms its constant keenness to meet the needs of 44 million customers. newly launched services contribute mainly to facilitating their daily lives and achieving digital transformation through easy-to-use, safe, and top-notch digital services. One of its latest services is Moneyback, which allows customers to refund their balance through “Ana Vodafone” application. This service is the first of its kind in the telecommunications sector in Egypt and aims to enable customers to manage their balance and the various services they are subscribed to. 

Cairo, Egypt, 28^th of December, 2022

In line with Vodafone Egypt’s mission to provide diverse services and facilitate the lives of all individuals, the company has announced the launch of a hackathon based on integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to help people with special needs. Held under the auspices of the Ministries of Social Solidarity and Communication & Information Technology, the hackathon will be held over 3 days on January 22nd-24th.
Through the event, Vodafone Egypt becomes the country’s first private sector company to develop tools dedicated to facilitating the lives of persons with special needs through AI-based technology.

“The hackathon is a competition designed for individuals who have ideas for practical and innovative auxiliary tools and need support to turn those ideas into real products. It is an important event where developers who have software development skills gather to participate in the projects or applications that help provide various services in an accessible way for anyone to use,” said Mahmoud El Khateeb, Business Unit Director at Vodafone Egypt. “Anyone with the spirit of innovation to adapt modern technologies such as IoT (Internet of Things), artificial intelligence, or technical development of tools that help people with special needs in their workplace can participate in the hackathon”.

 Nagla Kinawi, Human Resources Director at Vodafone Egypt, said “The hackathon is a great opportunity to develop the skills and abilities of young people, by helping and guiding them on how to start implementing their ideas and projects. It is also an important chance to embrace creative ideas that contribute to facilitating the lives of people with special needs, whether in public life or workplace places. The hackathon is aligned with Vodafone Egypt's keenness to employ people with special needs and benefit from their abilities, create opportunities and initiatives that help them unleash their ideas, dreams, and needs, and contribute to the provision of some innovative solutions.” 
Registration for the hackathon started on December 25, with qualifiers starting from January 8 to 12. Registration will be available for students in their final academic year and up to the age of 35, provided that applicants are people with special needs, engineering graduates, graduates with financial or marketing academic backgrounds, in addition to Vodafone Egypt employees. Participants will form five teams to compete with each other. The three teams that present innovative and distinguished models will be selected as winners. 

Cairo, Egypt,3^rd of November, 2022

Vodafone Egypt held a meeting with Major General Khaled Fouda, the Governor of South Sinai, to showcase some of Vodafone’s smart solutions to help increase the efficiency of the main water network in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh and to better exploit natural resources through the use of solar power to conserve water losses.
 
The meeting, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, was attended by several Vodafone Egypt representatives, including Eng. Mahmoud El-Khateeb, Vodafone Business Unit Director, Ayman Essam, External Affairs and Legal Director, Omar Mandour, head of Business Department, Ayman El Saadany, Head of Regulatory Affairs and Public Policies, Mrs. Noha Saad, Head of the External Communications and Media Department, with the leaders of the Governorate of South Sinai and the city of Sharm El-Sheikh, headed by Major General Khaled Fouda, Governor of South Sinai and Eng. Enas Samir, Deputy Governor of South Sinai.

Several of these solutions have already been applied and have proven their success in the Central Garden and Al-Nour neighborhoods of Sharm El-Sheikh. This comes in line with the company's constant support of the government’s efforts to better serve society and promote the efficient use of resources as per Egypt's 2030 Vision and in conjunction with the outcomes from COP27.
 
Engineer Mahmoud El-Khateeb, Vodafone Business Unit Director, said “Vodafone is always keen to cooperate with various government agencies, to advance the efforts of the digital transformation process adopted by the Egyptian state. In specific, the services that contribute to the betterment the lives of the people and helping to preserving Egypt’s natural resources. This is consistent with Vodafone's vision of following the rules of sustainability.” El-Khateeb also noted that Sharm El-Sheikh is an important model for sustainable green cities, having adopted new technologies to reduce carbon emissions, manage waste, and protect biodiversity.

Vodafone Egypt has applied various measures to address environmental challenges, increasing environmental sustainability, and helping to protect the environment even further This is through efficient energy use, enabling a comprehensive and sustainable digital society, reducing carbon emissions to “net zero” by 2040, and reaching 100% dependency on renewable sources across all of the company’s operations by 2025

Cairo, Egypt, 8^th of November, 2022

​​​Technology plays a key role in the evolution and development of the different sectors of the economy. Many companies across different industries have successfully incorporated technology to create innovative digital solutions to address climate change and achieve sustainable economic growth. In line with Egypt Vision 2030 and the National Climate Change Strategy 2050, Vodafone is participating in COP27 Climate Conference as a strategic partner, under the company's belief that this event, hosted by Egypt, is a pivotal opportunity for the world to join forces to accelerate climate action plans.

Vodafone's participation was not limited to sponsoring the event. The company also worked to provide full support to the Egyptian government in preparing the COP27 Climate Change Conference according to the highest standards, starting from developing and upgrading network coverage in Sharm el-Sheikh, to the provision of sophisticated communication services to connect conference participants and visitors by drawing on the latest digital networking technologies. Additionally, His Excellency the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Dr. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi, chaired the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Vodafone and the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) to initiate discussions on the potential use of renewable electricity generated by the Authority's projects to feed its network. 

In addition, Vodafone provided COP27 a special customer service to support and assist attendees in inquiries about the conference, as well as distributing Vodafone’s ECO-SIM card to all attendees.

Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, and Minister of Environment Dr. Yasmine Fouad, inspected Vodafone pavilion during the first day of the conference, which exhibited prominent technological solutions, applied globally and locally, that support environmental preservation, rationalizing consumption, and the use of renewable sources of energy. Vodafone presented business use cases to model the utilization of these solutions and facilitate visitors' viewing. Farms were selected as a case study to demonstrate the importance of technological solutions and its impact on climate change as well as food security.

In tandem with the COP27 commencement, Vodafone launched an advertising campaign featuring Asser Yassin, under the slogan "Every little act today creates a better tomorrow", to raise public awareness that changing daily habits can have a positive impact on protecting the environment and tackling climate change. The advertising campaign called for reducing the use of plastic, using energy and electricity-saving products, and conserving water consumption to preserve environmental resources. The campaign also showcased Vodafone Egypt’s efforts over the past period to preserve the environment by adopting a sustainable digital strategy within all its branches and sales centers. This includes applying digital bills and waiting lines to reduce paper printing within branches, substituting plastic for paper bags, and converting the company employees’ SIM cards to ECO-SIM cards. The company also launched an awareness campaign prior to the conference, which urged its partners and customers to reduce their environmental footprint and work together to address climate change and its consequences.

In this context, Mohamed Abdallah, CEO and Managing Director of Vodafone Egypt, expressed his pride that Vodafone Egypt was the strategic partner of the COP27 Climate Change Conference, noting that Vodafone Egypt is one of the first companies to adopt measures aimed at preserving the environment, and was keen to conclude partnerships and contribute to government initiatives aimed at reaching a sustainable digital ecosystem.

Abdallah added, "Vodafone is one of the first private sector companies to pay close attention to the issue of tackling climate change. In continuation of our environmental sustainability plans that are in line with Egypt Vision 2030 and the National Climate Change Strategy 2050 aiming to achieve sustainable economic growth, we have been keen to participate in the climate summit to provide the most important technological solutions for energy conservation and efficiency to achieve sustainable development goals and principles. "

Regarding the solutions showcased by Vodafone at the conference, Abdallah said, "The solutions we are displaying during the conference are part of the company's efforts to digitize government’s various sectors on both the local level and international levels, based on an environmental strategy of clean energy and renewable sources. These efforts are underpinned by the belief in the importance of smart interaction with diverse technology systems to keep pace with the future challenges of environmental sustainability, most notably in agriculture and irrigation, as it is closely linked to food security, which tops the conference’s agenda."

By entering Vodafone pavilion, visitors can have a deeper look on Vodafone's sustainable agricultural digital systems, from solutions that use non-renewable energy resources and reduce emissions, to others aimed at developing farms' digital culture, and encourage the reliance on climate technologies that support environmental conservation, yet also improve production efficiency.

In addition, the IoT-based solution, Fleet Analytics: Tractor is one of the most important applications Vodafone showcased in its pavilion. This technology contributes to reducing fuel use and carbon footprint, as well as modernizing and digitizing agricultural services based on modern architectures in the agricultural sector, including the remote sensing application “Ultra Fire Detection”, which quickly detects any fires before occur, thereby reducing fire damage.

A range of smart farming and irrigation solutions is also presented as important contributors to upgrading the agricultural sector and increasing productivity. One of Vodafone's most key success stories is the VODACOM experience that provides an integrated agricultural platform for farms through MyFarmWeb, that can be used to control and monitor the agricultural process and resource consumption, including energy and water, using IoT solutions. This is in addition to the company's display of the Connected Farmer and AgriTec platforms that connect farms with suppliers and labor, and provide up-to-date information to improve production processes and reduce environmental impact.

To enhance the company's ongoing efforts to utilize renewable energy, particularly solar power, Vodafone introduced a farming model based on the farmer’s daily agricultural activities that generates electricity from renewable energy using building rooftops. This clean technology service will be offered by VODACOM to its clients, and links the methods of payment for renewable energy to M-pesa, an electronic payment service operated by VODACOM in cooperation with African governments.

Cairo, Egypt, 16^th of November, 2022

Abdallah: Solutions offered in Vodafone’s pavilion during COP27 conference come as a part of the company's efforts, both internationally and locally, to digitize the economy across different sectors

Technology plays a key role in the evolution and development of the different sectors of the economy. Many companies across different industries have successfully incorporated technology to create innovative digital solutions to address climate change and achieve sustainable economic growth. In line with Egypt Vision 2030 and the National Climate Change Strategy 2050, Vodafone is participating in COP27 Climate Conference as a strategic partner, under the company’s belief that this event, hosted by Egypt, is a pivotal opportunity for the world to join forces to accelerate climate action plans.

Vodafone’s participation was not limited to sponsoring the event. The company also worked to provide full support to the Egyptian government in preparing the COP27 Climate Change Conference according to the highest standards, starting from developing and upgrading network coverage in Sharm el-Sheikh, to the provision of sophisticated communication services to connect conference participants and visitors by drawing on the latest digital networking technologies. Additionally, His Excellency the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Dr. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi, chaired the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Vodafone and the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) to initiate discussions on the potential use of renewable electricity generated by the Authority’s projects to feed its network.

In addition, Vodafone provided COP27 a special customer service to support and assist attendees in inquiries about the conference, as well as distributing Vodafone’s ECO-SIM card to all attendees.

Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, and Minister of Environment Dr. Yasmine Fouad, inspected Vodafone pavilion during the first day of the conference, which exhibited prominent technological solutions, applied globally and locally, that support environmental preservation, rationalizing consumption, and the use of renewable sources of energy. Vodafone presented business use cases to model the utilization of these solutions and facilitate visitors’ viewing. Farms were selected as a case study to demonstrate the importance of technological solutions and its impact on climate change as well as food security.

In tandem with the COP27 commencement, Vodafone launched an advertising campaign featuring Asser Yassin, under the slogan “Every little act today creates a better tomorrow”, to raise public awareness that changing daily habits can have a positive impact on protecting the environment and tackling climate change. The advertising campaign called for reducing the use of plastic, using energy and electricity-saving products, and conserving water consumption to preserve environmental resources.

The campaign also showcased Vodafone Egypt’s efforts over the past period to preserve the environment by adopting a sustainable digital strategy within all its branches and sales centers. This includes applying digital bills and waiting lines to reduce paper printing within branches, substituting plastic for paper bags, and converting the company employees’ SIM cards to ECO-SIM cards. The company also launched an awareness campaign prior to the conference, which urged its partners and customers to reduce their environmental footprint and work together to address climate change and its consequences.

In this context, Mohamed Abdallah, CEO and Managing Director of Vodafone Egypt, expressed his pride that Vodafone Egypt was the strategic partner of the COP27 Climate Change Conference, noting that Vodafone Egypt is one of the first companies to adopt measures aimed at preserving the environment, and was keen to conclude partnerships and contribute to government initiatives aimed at reaching a sustainable digital ecosystem.

Abdallah added, “Vodafone is one of the first private sector companies to pay close attention to the issue of tackling climate change. In continuation of our environmental sustainability plans that are in line with Egypt Vision 2030 and the National Climate Change Strategy 2050 aiming to achieve sustainable economic growth, we have been keen to participate in the climate summit to provide the most important technological solutions for energy conservation and efficiency to achieve sustainable development goals and principles. ”

Regarding the solutions showcased by Vodafone at the conference, Abdallah said, “The solutions we are displaying during the conference are part of the company’s efforts to digitize government’s various sectors on both the local level and international levels, based on an environmental strategy of clean energy and renewable sources. These efforts are underpinned by the belief in the importance of smart interaction with diverse technology systems to keep pace with the future challenges of environmental sustainability, most notably in agriculture and irrigation, as it is closely linked to food security, which tops the conference’s agenda.”

By entering Vodafone pavilion, visitors can have a deeper look on Vodafone’s sustainable agricultural digital systems, from solutions that use non-renewable energy resources and reduce emissions, to others aimed at developing farms’ digital culture, and encourage the reliance on climate technologies that support environmental conservation, yet also improve production efficiency.

In addition, the IoT-based solution, Fleet Analytics: Tractor is one of the most important applications Vodafone showcased in its pavilion. This technology contributes to reducing fuel use and carbon footprint, as well as modernizing and digitizing agricultural services based on modern architectures in the agricultural sector, including the remote sensing application “Ultra Fire Detection”, which quickly detects any fires before occur, thereby reducing fire damage.

A range of smart farming and irrigation solutions is also presented as important contributors to upgrading the agricultural sector and increasing productivity. One of Vodafone’s most key success stories is the VODACOM experience that provides an integrated agricultural platform for farms through MyFarmWeb, that can be used to control and monitor the agricultural process and resource consumption, including energy and water, using IoT solutions. This is in addition to the company’s display of the Connected Farmer and AgriTec platforms that connect farms with suppliers and labor, and provide up-to-date information to improve production processes and reduce environmental impact.

To enhance the company’s ongoing efforts to utilize renewable energy, particularly solar power, Vodafone introduced a farming model based on the farmer’s daily agricultural activities that generates electricity from renewable energy using building rooftops. This clean technology service will be offered by VODACOM to its clients, and links the methods of payment for renewable energy to M-pesa, an electronic payment service operated by VODACOM in cooperation with African governments.

 

Cairo, Egypt, 29^th of November, 2022

Vodafone Egypt becomes 1st telecom company to achieve LEED Gold Green Certification for Green Buildings
Mohammed Abdallah: This Certificate Is a Culmination of the Company's Ongoing Efforts in Improving Energy Efficiency
Vodafone Egypt, the largest mobile network operator in Egypt, has achieved LEED Gold Green certification for the company’s main building in the Smart Village, for the operation and maintenance department. Through this certification, Vodafone becomes one of the first entities to obtain this certificate in the telecommunications sector, leveraging its application of LEED systems in order to achieve sustainability and the establishment of environmentally friendly buildings. This comes as a perpetuation of Vodafone’s effective role in applying environmental sustainability standards, with the aim of enabling the Egyptian society to save energy and establish green cities.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a set of rating systems for evaluating the design and environmental performance of buildings, homes and neighborhoods and it is the most widely used green building classification system in the world today, where it covers almost all types of construction. LEED provides a framework for healthy, efficient, carbon and cost-saving green buildings, where LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement. It is awarded after applying several tests for buildings, and it is classified as a world gold standard indicating that these buildings were designed and built based on LEED systems, which indicates that these buildings are of high efficiency and energy.

Mohamed Abdallah, Chief Executive Officer at Vodafone Egypt said “We are proud of Vodafone obtaining the LEED Gold Green certification, as we believe in the pressing need for preserving the environment and establishing an integrated work system that prioritizes the rationalization of energy use. We aim to secure the requirements of sustainable development, which goes in line with the government’s directions to implement environmental sustainability standards within Egypt’s Vision 2030 and the company’s full and continuous support of the Egypt National Climate Change Strategy (NCCS) 2050”.

Abdallah added that this certificate is a culmination of the company’s ongoing efforts in improving energy efficiency and compacting climate change as a perpetuation to complement its national role during COP 27. He also pointed out that Vodafone is one of the first companies committed to reducing carbon emissions for its operations by 2030, and reaching zero carbon emissions in 2040.

The company also is planning to be the first mobile operator to steer with green technology, compatible with 100% environmental preservation during the coming period. This step aims to improve the quality of life of the Egyptian citizens and improving their standards of living within the framework of an integrated and sustainable environmental system.

It is worth mentioning that Vodafone has a track record of distinguished certificates addressing climate change and environmental preservation. It was the first telecom company to receive the ISO 50001 certification for its energy management system last February, to become one of the first companies operating in the telecom sector in Africa and the Middle East to obtain this certificate for applying the best systems in energy management and rationalization.

In addition, Vodafone received a prestigious award from the Energy Efficiency Initiative held by the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, the United Nations Development Program, and the American Chamber of Commerce in 2018, for implementing a project that reduces electricity consumption.

Cairo, Egypt, 5^st of October, 2022

 

Vodafone Egypt announced the renewal of their partnership with Shahid platform for three more years, one of MBC Group’s affiliates. This partnership allows Vodafone customers to enjoy Shahid’s VIP package diverse and exclusive content for free, through special offers, packages and benefits that Vodafone offers to its customers.
The renewal comes as a result of the successes that the twopartners have started since MBC Group announced the re-launch of “Shahid” in its completely new look in 2020. The partnership between them extends over the next three years to provide newoffers to Vodafone customers through various packages including RED, postpaid packages, promotional DSL packages, in addition to Flex prepaid customers starting from Ramadan 2022, to users of the new Vodafone Cash service, and more.

Mohamed Abdullah, CEO and Managing Director of Vodafone Egypt, expressed his happiness with this renewal with Shahid platform and MBC Group, especially after the success this cooperation has witnessed during the last period, highlighting that this cooperation comes as a result of Vodafone’s eagernessto provide the best entertainment services to all its customersand meet the needs of all family members. Shahid is considered one of the most successful platforms that provide appealing content that captured the viewers’ interests over the years due to its variety of dramatic features by the biggest Arab artists, andcontent that appeals to all tastes. This partnership is expected toreap more success during the next few years.

From his end, Sam Barnett, CEO of MBC Group, said: “The renewal of our strategic partnership with Vodafone, the leading digital operator for telecommunications in Egypt for the next three years confirms the success of this partnership over the past two years, especially in delivering different and unique content through Shahid’s VIP package to the homes and hearts of the Egyptians. Barnett added: “With the huge demand in the Egyptian market for on-demand content, we are looking forward to the continuation of our partnership with Vodafone, thus giving their customers a double dose of unique and quality content over the coming years. On top of our main focus, which is to invest in leading local content eligible to compete on a global level, especially now that Shahid has become the largest provider of original Arabic content in the world.”

 

Cairo, Egypt, 20^th of October, 2022

​​​​​It can be used to pay installments and bills.. and electronic money that can be used to recharge the balance and renew packages
In conjunction with the back-to-school season, Vodafone Cash has been keen to alleviate the burdens of parents and students, whether in schools or universities, by enabling customers to pay school expenses through Vodafone Cash, and recover 50% of the paid amounts “cash back” on the Vodafone wallet Cash, in the form of electronic money that can be used to recharge the balance and renew packages, during the period from October to December.

Vodafone cash

Customers can use the cashback “Cash Back” in many Vodafone Cash services, including payment of installments, utility receipts or phone bills, in addition, Vodafone Cash allows the use of “Visa Vodafone Cash” for purchase and electronic payment that depends on virtual card numbers. (VCN)It is electronic cards similar to bank cards, through which it is possible to purchase from different shopping sites, and pay the value of any goods or products digitally, instead of using traditional bank cards, and it is one of the unique services that Vodafone Cash provides to facilitate online purchases.

Vodafone Cash has extended partnerships of various stores and e-shopping sites that offer offers and discounts on most products if the Vodafone Cash service is used for payment, and Vodafone seeks to expand the network of merchants during the next stage, to meet the needs of all customers, as the service has gone beyond the idea of being just a means To transfer money between customers, so that it has become an integrated payment method, which can be relied on to pay all fees, dues, expenses and purchase online.

Cairo, Egypt, 30^th of October, 2022

Vodafone Egypt announced its participation in the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, as a strategic partner for the initiative, in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, a few weeks after it announced its sponsorship of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Cop 27).The COP 27 conference is scheduled to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 6-18 November, as part of efforts to achieve sustainable development in the context of implementing Egypt's Vision 2030.Ambassador Hisham Badr, the general coordinator of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development initiative, said that the initiative targets many areas. Primarily, it targets projects that take into account environmental sustainability standards, which lead to reducing carbon emissions and pollution and preserving natural resources.Badr stressed that what has been achieved since the launch of the initiative represents a significant achievement. He thanked the governors who contributed to the speed of movement in the governorates of the Republic.Badr explained that the 18 winning projects that were selected at the last meeting of the initiative’s jury committee will be reviewed during the conference.

The 27 projects nicknamed the Ambassador project in each governorate will be honored to appreciate the governorates for their participation.For his part, Ayman Essam, Head of the Foreign and Legal Affairs Sector at Vodafone Egypt, said that the company is always keen to participate in events held by the Egyptian state, as it is one of the strategic partners for development projects related to women, climate change and sustainability in the field of digital transformation.

Commenting on this, Naglaa Kenawy, Head of Human Resources at Vodafone Egypt, said that participation in the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects comes as part of Vodafone's efforts to reach outstanding projects that contribute to achieving sustainability, especially targeting women.

Cairo, Egypt, 13^st of Septemper, 2022

 

Dr. Amr Talaat: We encourage the ICT sector companies to implement eco-friendly policies and initiatives
Dr. Yasmine Fouad: We are always seeking new cooperations and strategic partnerships with the largest number of private sector companies to collaborate with regards to the environment as part of their corporate social.
Cairo, 12 September 2022
Vodafone Egypt - the largest mobile operator in Egypt - has launched its first Eco-sim mobile chip, made of 100% recycled plastic materials in an attempt to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Vodafone Egypt is considered one of the first companies to participate in initiatives for reducing carbon emissions from plastic waste to limit the repercussions of climate change, in line with the presidential initiatives and strategy to preserve the environment, as Egypt hosts the COP27 Climate Change Conference. This is to support the efforts of The Ministry of Environment in proposing ideas for the most appropriate ways to include the private sector in environmental work, in terms of profitability and environmental preservation simultaneously, through an organized structure and proper community engagement that ensures the participation of all concerned groups.

Vodafone’s strategy is to encourage sustainable development that aligns with Egypt's Vision 2030, by relying on renewable and clean energy in operating systems and network management, reducing operational carbon emissions, and reaching zero carbon emissions by 2040. In addition to supporting green technology investments by integrating digital technology and environmental elements in the various development sectors to improve the Egyptian citizen’s quality of life and improve their standard of living within an integrated and sustainable ecosystem.
His Excellency Dr. Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, acknowledged the importance of this step taken by Vodafone to launch the first mobile chip in Egypt that conforms to environmental specifications, which aligns with the state’s efforts to achieve the goals of sustainable development and environmental protection. Noting that the one of the roles of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is to encourage all initiatives launched by ICT companies to implement environmentally friendly policies and push for building a greener economy.
Talaat also pointed out that the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has many initiatives to support eco-friendly policies and preserve natural resources. This includes replacing copper cables with fiber-optic cables and implementing mechanisms to establish mobile towers and marine landing stations using renewable energy, in addition to stimulating and accelerating green technological innovation. Furthermore, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, the MOICT will provide technical support in preparation for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27), as well as adapting ICT solutions to preserve the environment.

Her Excellency Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, corroborated the strategic partnership with Vodafone Egypt partnership in various environmental activities and projects carried out by the Ministry to protect the Egyptian environment and raise environmental awareness in line with the "Go Green" campaign to spread environmental awareness under the President’s direction. Fouad expressed her hope that this cooperation will pave the way for a larger number of private sector companies to incorporate greener practices and environmental conservation as part of their corporate social responsibility towards their local communities. She emphasized the significance of the collaboration between government agencies and the business community in the areas of environmental conservation, climate change awareness, and environmental challenges.
Mohamed Abdullah, CEO of Vodafone Egypt said: "We are proud to present the first environmentally friendly mobile SIM in Egypt, to strengthen the strategic partnership with the Ministries of Environment and Communications," adding that Vodafone hopes to replace all customers' plastic SIM cards with green ones within the coming few years. The following action will help us cut back on plastic use by around 340 tons annually.

Abdullah added, “The environmental challenges and efforts to combat climate change are among the most crucial issues that Vodafone Egypt focuses on and prioritizes in its work plan. We are always keen on providing solutions and participating in successful projects in this area,” Abdullah pointed out that Vodafone Egypt was one of the first private sector companies to sign the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in addition to participating in many initiatives in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment. The most important one of them is the ‘E-Tadweer’ project for the recycling and safe disposal of electronic waste as Vodafone Egypt adopts a system to safeguard the environment and reduce carbon emissions in all of its branches and retail outlets. The system includes the use of digital wait times and bills to cut down on paper printing inside the branches and the substitution of plastic bags with paper bags.
It is worth mentioning that Vodafone Egypt and the Vodafone Egypt Foundation are working to launch a number of diverse initiatives, which would contribute to the efforts in combatting climate change and achieving a sustainable digital ecosystem. Since then, the company has eliminated all non-essential plastics in all its facilities and branches, as well as replacing old light bulbs with energy-saving bulbs, saving about 940 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. Vodafone Egypt has built a solar power plant in Beni Suef to manage their data centers, reducing emissions by about 71 tons annually, Vodafone also covered the roofs of the main building with solar photovoltaic panels, which will contribute to reducing about 135 tons of emissions annually.

Vodafone Egypt announced at the end of last month that it is the strategic communications sponsor for COP 27 UN Climate Change Conference which Egypt will host in Sharm El-Sheikh in November 2022. During the conference, Vodafone plans to highlight its digital technology solutions used in a variety of industries, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), to compel society to save on energy, build greener cities,

Cairo, Egypt, 21^th of September, 2022

 

VOIS, a subsidiary of Vodafone International, signed a cooperation protocol with the British University in Egypt to offer training programs for students and graduates alike in various departments of the company to get to know the operations inside of the company and benefit from the experience of the employees there. This will help to plug the gap between learning in schools and experience in work, as well as open up the opportunities to employ special graduates after they complete university.

This protocol comes as part of the CSR efforts of VOIS that aim to offer training programs and preparing students for the employment market by expanding their skills and operational know how as well as affording employment opportunities inside the company. This also comes in line with the efforts done by the state to achieve digitalization by building on the capacities and skills of the youth to achieve digital development in society that raises the bar for Egypt’s digital economy.
The protocol was signed by Ramy Kato, Head of VOIS Egypt and Professor Mohamed Lotfy the President of the BUE as well as a number of officials and management from VOIS and BUE.
Group Director at VOIS Gary Adey, stated that: “We are happy to sign the cooperation protocol with BUE to grant training opportunities for students and graduates alike across various fields and hence we will provide the support necessary to build up their skills and knowledge for recent graduates in Communications Field in Egypt.”
He added that VOIS was awarded with the “Great Place to Work” award, which will enable it to play an important part for recent graduates in their innovation and creativity skills.
Professor Mohamed Lotfy, President of BUE, commented: “The BUE is always on the lookout for new partnerships and to exchange experiences with all entities across all fields, both locally and internationally. This always aims to serve for the benefits of the students to build up their skills and experiences and gain as much knowledge and training as possible to prepare them for the demands of the employment market on both the local and international efforts.”

Ramy Kato, Head of VOIS Egypt, also stated that: “The company has prepared a unique training program for the students and recent graduates of BUE to tie in their learning, personal skills, technical skills and exchange of experience with the requirements of the employment market in Egypt. They will also benefit from employing those with unique skills and having them join the company also noting that VOIS has signed numerous protocols with various learning institutes in Egypt with the same aim, in an attempt to empower Egyptian youth with the knowledge and skills necessary to find new employment opportunities under Egypt’s digital plan.”

He added: “VOIS is seeking to employ between 6000 – 10000 new staff in the coming 5 years to absorb the number of investments that are expected to reach 1 billion euros as well as ensure that the company create new jobs and working opportunities for the students of the BUE.”

Brief about VOIS:
The partnership of VOIS Egypt was launched in the year 2006 and works to present outsourcing solutions and IT services for Vodafone Group, The global team of over 24,000 highly skilled people, servicing 28 countries across 4 locations in Egypt, India, Hungary and Romania.

 

Cairo, Egypt, 9^th of August, 2022

Vodafone Egypt launched its summer training program in 2022 for students of different universities and fresh graduates, which is considered the largest training program offered by significant companies in Egypt. The program aims to help students gain work experience in various departments, and qualify them to cope with the challenges of working in the field of communications and information technology, develop their digital capabilities and qualify them to compete in the field of modern technologies.

The program launched benefits more than 140 trainees in 7 departments at the company level, and the female students represent 50% of the applicants, 38% of them in departments related to networks and technical jobs. The training program covers many areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, data science, and others. As well as awareness programs for physical health and safety, safe driving, tours of the innovation lab, and many participatory activities among students that enhance teamwork and help in creating future leaders.

Vodafone also provides the opportunity for special needs people to apply and join the summer training program, to qualify them according to the training program that contributes to enabling them to gain technical and vocational guidance programs effectively, which reflects Vodafone's commitment to its role in enabling youth to develop their skills and enhance their self-confidence.

For her side, Nagla Kinawi, Human Resources Director at Vodafone Egypt, confirmed the company’s interest in its societal role in creating young, productive cadres of university students, preparing them to meet the market needs and future jobs, and preparing distinguished leaders, pointing out that the training programs offered by Vodafone are keen on developing the digital capabilities of human cadres to compete in the fields of modern technologies, in addition to developing the educational capabilities to implement creative ideas and keep pace with work challenges in the field of communications and information technology.

More than 10,000 students applied after Vodafone opened the submission for summer training last May. All of the applicants passed several rounds of exams during the month, and in mid-July, the names of the students accepted to begin summer training within the departments that were available were announced.

It is worth mentioning that Vodafone Egypt has been recognized as having the best workplace in Egypt. For more than 20 years, the company has been dedicated to offering the best summer training programs for students, and hundreds of them have benefited from them. Many of these students have joined Vodafone, as they have demonstrated distinction and merit in their work.

Cairo, Egypt, 16^th of August, 2022

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Ashraf: Vodafone is becoming a hub for exclusive content… as we strive to bring the best services to our customers with different plans that caters to their interests and needs
August 16, 2022: Vodafone Egypt announced an exclusive partnership with TOD - a new and emerging streaming platform by the beIN Media Group, to allow its users unprecedented access to major sporting events and latest entertainment.  This partnership is in line with Vodafone's strategy to extend to its users’ various entertainment streaming services. The tie-up makes Vodafone the first telecom operator in Egypt to give its customers access to the largest exclusive sports content in HD quality with Dolby Audio. That ensures the unpreceded experience of the vivid images along with powerful and clear sound provided on different screens, up to 5 devices, and supported on smartphones and large screens, enabling them to enjoy content anytime anywhere.

Through this partnership, Vodafone customers will be given the choice to experience sports and entertainment content like never before.  TOD’s unparalleled content offerings include the latest Arabic, Turkish and Hollywood movies and series, as well as TOD Originals and children’s programs.
In this regard, Ahmed Ashraf, Head of Content and Partnerships at Vodafone Egypt said: “We are proud of our strategic partnership with TOD that comes within the framework of Vodafone's strategy to provide its customers with an integrated experience in various sports and entertainment content that suits all needs, interests, and age groups.

 “This agreement is part of Vodafone's strategy to provide an integrated experience for its users, in addition to providing the best services as the largest digital provider. The company also strives to provide a diverse entertainment content in various sports fields.” Added Ashraf.
Ashraf also emphasized that the new service in cooperation with TOD, provides the users with three subscription plans to choose from based on their different interests and needs. Besides, Vodafone has activated the service and partnership this week, to give Vodafone customers the opportunity to enjoy the premier league through a unique digital experience provided by TOD.
Commenting on the partnership, John Paul Mckerlie, VP Marketing and Sales, TOD, said, “We are thrilled about our collaboration with Vodafone Egypt since it gives customers access to TOD's exclusive content selection - the best in sports and entertainment on one platform. Sports and entertainment enthusiasts in Egypt will appreciate our standout lineup of Turkish, Arabic, and Hollywood shows as well as our spectacular package of the most unique and exclusive sports content.”
The entertainment package available through Vodafone includes access to TOD original content extending from Arabic and Turkish series to the latest Hollywood movies and series from Warner Bros, HBO MAX, Miramax, Digiturk, Sony Pictures Television, and children's content. In addition to 24 entertainment channels including such cooking shows, dramas, and children's shows, the Sports Package includes live broadcasts and replays of the top leagues and competitions, as well as access to all premium sports channels of beIN Sports.  The All-in Package gives users access to all TOD originals, latest movies, series, exclusive live sports, and replays, as well as 46of beIN's world class live sports and entertainment channels. The package also offers unique features to sports enthusiasts like live stats and interactive timelines.

 

Cairo, Egypt, 17^th of August, 2022

 

The Most Expensive Card in Egypt,” the trend in which a number of Egyptian artists, led by the artist Mohamed Henedy, participated in, in addition to various companies and institutions, in an epic that continued throughout the last night of the holy month in a race against time.
For the secret of what God Almighty hides the timing of the Night of Power, most of what we know about it is that it is in the last ten nights of Ramadan, but the night’s breaths are investigated by Muslims in all parts of the earth, and only those who are promised, including a young girl, have all that she owned is a card (card) charging phone calls The mobile phone, which in Egypt is called the "Fakkah card", is worth 10 pounds for one of the famous telecommunications companies in Egypt.

But she decided to donate the value of the card to the Mersal Charitable Foundation, so she sent the young woman to the Mersal Foundation, "I do not have money and I want to donate to a messenger and I do not have this card. I can put his number and whoever takes it pays the money to donate to the foundation."

The director of Mersal Heba Rashid accepted the donation, not just acceptance, but she announced an auction for the card, and paid the highest price it could reach. to 11 million pounds, leading the trend of social networking sites as "the most expensive card in Egypt".

The most expensive card in Egypt

"The Most Expensive Card in Egypt" is the trend in which a number of Egyptian artists, led by the artist Mohamed Henedy, in addition to various companies and institutions, participated in an epic that continued throughout the last night of the holy month in a race against time before the auction time set by Heba Rashid ended at 12 at night .

Rashid did not expect the state of cohesion that occurred to donate to her foundation, especially after the foundation suffered from a financial failure in fulfilling its obligations towards patients since the beginning of Ramadan. Or Alvin, let's make the girl happy, but the blessing that happened I didn't expect."

The little girl who made the donation was her main request to donate the value of the card to the neonatal unit in Mirsal, which, according to Rashid, was suffering from a lack of capabilities and her inability to receive new cases, and in just one night the situation changed, and the hardship that Mirsal was experiencing turned into ease that did not Nobody expects it.

Rashid says, through a live broadcast on her page, that she was very frustrated before the month of Ramadan due to the intensity of advertisements for charitable institutions and hospitals that account for viewers’ donations, while her organization that deals with the treatment of patients, especially difficult cases, prefers to direct donation funds to treat patients and avoid advertisements. , except where celebrities participate for free.

The Mersal Foundation added, "Therefore, I did not expect to compete with these parties by directing the donation to us, especially with the apology of celebrities for participating in advertisements for us during the month of Ramadan, with the exception of the artist Hamza Namera, and the comedian Mohamed Henedy, who participated in a publication about the Foundation."

Cairo, Egypt, 22^th of August, 2022

​​​​​Vodafone Business has signed a cooperation agreement with the Egyptian Federation of Construction and Building Contractors, to provide digital transformation services for the Federation, including consulting and software solutions for all services and activities. The project is set to launch in April 2023 in partnership with Single-click, Vodafone’s technological arm, and through Vodafone Cloud. This is to benefit from Vodafone's extensive experience as a pioneer in the field of digital transformation, and in line with Egypt's Vision 2030.

Mahmoud Al-Khatib, Business Unit Director at Vodafone Egypt, and Eng. Mohamed Sami, Chairman of the Egyptian Federation of Construction and Building Contractors Council attended the signing of the agreement.
This cooperation includes working on several aspects, first and foremost, upgrading the workplace by providing a business process management system to automate internal processes and an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with many modules in a way that serves all internal departments. In addition to the development of the electronic portal and mobile applications and providing many services to the members of the Federation such as registration, accreditation, promotion, and renewal of membership, which include the same online portal services.
Mahmoud El-Khatib, Business Unit Director at Vodafone Egypt, said “This important cooperation comes as a result of Vodafone Business efforts to help all different parties and organizations adopt digital solutions that facilitate their work, and facilitate the process of various services to beneficiaries. Mainly by relying on several applications for managing enterprise resources, such as Odoo ERP Delivery, Bonita Business Process Management Delivery along with enhancing the portal and the mobile applications for customers.”
“The company has the technical expertise, qualified calibers, and the latest digital solutions, which enables it to provide advanced communications services and support the digital transformation plans in Egypt.” He added.
El-Khatib also expressed his happiness with this cooperation and said: “This cooperation is a result of the awareness of business organizations of the importance of digital transformation, and keeping up with the government's plans. Vodafone Business provides technological solutions for all economic fields that match the needs of the different sectors and the quality of its customers and services, in a way that supports the various parties and helps companies develop their businesses and develop their capabilities, which contributes to the growth of the Egyptian economy in general.”

“This cooperation is in line with the Federation's desire to make a breakthrough in the programs used within the workplace and the importance of updating and developing the website and mobile applications, to make them interactive tools that facilitate communication between the contractors and the Federation. We also work to provide the best services, noting that the federation includes a large number of contracting companies, around 38,000 companies working in construction, building, and contracting. Vodafone has the experience and competence necessary to accomplish this with the highest efficiency, due to its long experience in the field of digital transformation.” Engineer Mohamed Sami, Chairman of the Egyptian Federation of Construction and Building Contractors Council said.
In recent years, Vodafone Business has played an important role in the digital transformation process in Egypt, through its global expertise in this field and brought the latest technological solutions that help organizations and companies transition smoothly to rely on modern technologies in managing their business. It also has partnerships with the Egyptian government to develop a number of projects in different fields.

Cairo, Egypt, 24^th of August, 2022

Vodafone was today announced as the first principal partner for the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference being hosted in Sharm-el-Sheikh by the Egyptian government in November 2022.

As Principal Partner for Communications, Vodafone will be working alongside the Egyptian government to provide advanced telecommunications services connecting the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference and its visitors. In addition, the company will demonstrate how digital technology can address climate change, use energy more efficiently, deliver a more circular economy and increase food security.

At COP27, Vodafone will showcase how key digital technologies and services including the Internet of Things (IoT) can enable society to save energy, create cleaner cities and improve the efficiency of sectors like agriculture and transport.

Nick Read, Vodafone Group CEO, said: “The COP27 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt is a critical opportunity to accelerate the urgent and sustained action required to address the climate emergency.

“Vodafone believes business success should not come at a cost to the environment, and our Partnership at COP27 will showcase the role our digital networks and services play in enabling society to address climate change and in delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals.”

COP27 President-Designate, Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt welcomed Vodafone as a Principal Partner of COP27. He emphasized the important role played by global businesses in seeking a sustainable business model and supporting the agreed upon climate action. Minister Shoukry pointed out to the contributions Vodafone already undertook in preparation of the conference in Sharm-El-Sheikh and looked forward for the continuation of this support leading up to a successful conference.

Vodafone is working to reduce its environmental impact to reach ‘net zero’ carbon emissions across our full value chain by 2040, while helping business customers reduce their own carbon emissions by 350m tonnes by 2030.  Vodafone is also driving action to reduce device waste and progressing against our target to reuse, resell or recycle 100% of our network waste.

 

 

 

Cairo, Egypt, 27^st of June, 2022

Vodafone Egypt announced that they will start providing the new SD-WAN service to corporate customers in Egypt, to be the first telecom company to launch this service in partnership with VMWARE, one of the largest companies working in this field. This comes as part of the company's work to support the implementation of the government's digital transformation plan.
Vodafone Egypt discovered the use of SD-WAN technology in its retail stores, in partnership with VMWARE - VMware Technology Network VMTN- in order to increase the credibility of the product and take advantage of its benefits that contribute to raising the efficiency of companies' business, saving time and reducing costs.
Mahmoud El-Khateeb, Business Unit Director at Vodafone Egypt, stated that the successful development of technological systems creates continuous challenges to consumers and companies, and Vodafone Egypt is keen to keep up with these developments constantly and provide the latest systems to its customers, especially companies so that they can benefit from the latest technologies, stressing that Vodafone Egypt is looking forward to strengthening its leadership in the field of telecommunications and bring all the modern innovations that add value to the Egyptian market and meet the needs and aspirations of customers. Noting that SD-WAN technology enables companies and institutions to monitor network performance and manage configuration easily and at an appropriate cost, and it also provides a high level of cyber security by encoding the data, it selects the best data path to improve the overall performance of the communication devices and the performance of applications.

SD-WAN is one of the latest technologies that contribute to meeting the challenges created by today's information technology. The use of resources for multi-site deployments can be improved, and network administrators can use bandwidth more effectively. This helps to ensure high levels of performance for critical applications without sacrificing security or data privacy.

 

Cairo, Egypt, 19^st of April, 2022

Vodafone Egypt signed a new partnership with El-Araby Group; the leaders in electronic home appliances in Egypt and the Middle East, to support digital transformation in factories and production lines and to develop the technology used. This partnership confirms Vodafone Egypt's strategy to support companies and the business sector by providing technological solutions that contribute to raising efficiency and improving the products and services provided.

The partnership was signed by Eng. Medhat El-Araby, Executive Vice President of El-Araby Group, and Mohamed Abdullah, CEO of Vodafone Egypt. In the presence of Mahmoud Al-Khatib, Business Unit Director at Vodafone Egypt, Mr. Amjad Nafeh, Head of the Companies Department, and Noha Saad, Head of External Communications and Media Department at Vodafone Egypt, Eng. Khaled Mohsen, Head of Human Resources Sector, and Eng. Ihab Selim, Head of Technology at El-Araby Group.
The signing took place at the company’s headquarters and factories in Quesna, Menoufeya, followed by a visit to the factories to learn more about production lines and manufacturing methods and explore potential collaborations to digitize the manufacturing process and achieve higher efficiency. They also discussed future expansion plans and how using information technology and digital solutions can contribute to the development of factory systems and enable El-Araby Group to maintain its leadership in manufacturing and marketing electronic and home appliances.

“This partnership is one of the most important partnerships in Vodafone’s history as El-Araby Group is a huge company with great achievements and we hope that this partnership will extend to include other collaborations that support the government in integrating information technology in other sectors and achieve Egypt’s 2030 vision.” Said Mohamed Abdullah, CEO of Vodafone Egypt as he expressed his happiness with this cooperation.
“Vodafone Egypt is building a huge digital transformation strategy for the business sector as we are mainly focused on the industrial and trade sectors by providing the latest communication services and digital technological solutions at the highest level. We aim to develop an advanced and successful system that we can rely on in achieving the state's goals and improving the quality of services provided to companies.” Mahmoud El-Khatib, Head of Business Sector for Vodafone Egypt added.
Eng. Medhat El-Araby, Executive Vice President of El-Araby Group said: “We are pleased to sign a partnership contract with Vodafone, the leader of the telecommunications and information technology sector through its digital initiatives and services. We are confident that this partnership will enhance El-Araby’s strategy which focuses on continuous development and reliance on advanced technology to provide products and services at a global level.”

It is worth noting that ‘Vodafone Business’ provides several digital solutions for the corporate and business sector supporting their digital transformation, as well as, electronic and digital systems specifically designed to help them face many challenges in managing their work. One of the most prominent solutions is cloud computing solutions and the Internet of Things, as Vodafone is the best provider of these solutions for eight consecutive years, according to the “Gartner” classification for global research and consultancy. Vodafone Business also provides full support to companies from the beginning of the registration process to the post-operational steps, in addition to consulting services from experts who have distinguished experiences and are fully aware of the company’s needs.

 

 

Cairo, Egypt, 27^th of April, 2022

LinkedIn Top Companies is a ranking of the 15 companies that are setting talent up for long-term success.

Our 2022 LinkedIn Top Companies list is the first annual ranking of the 15 best places to work in Egypt, based on unique LinkedIn data. It’s a resource for jobseekers and career builders to explore open jobs, enhance their skills, identify companies that invest in their talents and offer opportunities, and more.

To put together this year’s rankings, we looked at LinkedIn data across seven pillars, each revealing an important element of career progression: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity and spread of educational backgrounds. You can learn more about our methodology at the bottom of this article.

This list is meant to guide professionals at every stage — whether that means a career pivot, jumping back into the workforce after a hiatus or investing in new skills. At each company, you’ll find insights around which roles and skills are in demand, top locations and much more. You can also explore open jobs and people you may know at the company. If a company catches your eye, follow their company page and/or turn on job alerts to stay on top of future opportunities.

 

 

Cairo, Egypt, 3^th of March, 2022

 

Vodafone Egypt has appointed Mahmoud El Khateeb (LinkedIn) as its director of enterprise business, Hapi Journal reports. El Khateeb previously held positions at IBM and Microsoft focusing on data, AI, and cloud computing.

Cairo, Egypt, 9^th of March, 2022

​​​​​Vodafone Egypt signed an agreement with United Media Services to provide “Flex” subscribers with endless content in partnership with WATCH IT App, Egypt’s Leading VOD platform, a subsidiary of UMS. The agreement comes in alignment with Vodafone Egypt’s strategy aiming at providing unparalleled experience and the newest entertainment services and digital content to their customers.

The partnership is expected to contribute to WATCH IT’s access to the largest possible number of FLEX users who represent the broad base of Vodafone Egypt customers which occupies the largest market share of the Egyptian mobile market by 40% of the total mobile users in Egypt.
The partnership was signed by Nashwa Gad, Chairman and Managing Director of United Digital Services – WATCH IT, Karim Eid, Consumer Marketing and Sales Director of Vodafone Egypt, in the presence of Mr. Hassan Abdullah, Chairman of United Media Services and Mr. Mohamed Abdullah, CEO and Managing Director of Vodafone Egypt.

Mr. Hassan Abdullah, Chairman of United Media Services stated that the collaboration with Vodafone Egypt comes within the current methodology of UMS, which aims to open up the market and expand the scope of cooperation and partnership agreements to allow the dissemination of purposeful and entertaining content through the various available digital media. United Media Services also aims to provide all kinds of content, including digital, for all segments of users.

“This agreement comes in light of their new pursued strategy in general development and dissemination plan in order to ensure and provide entertainment and educational content for all. The partnership with Vodafone Egypt is one of the most important partnerships for mobile phone companies.” said Nashwa Gad, Chairman and Managing Director of WATCH IT.
She also expressed her happiness that this partnership will allow Flex customers – who are considered one of the most important segments to which WATCH IT means – the content in a distinct way to enjoy watching an endless number of Egyptian and foreign dramas alongside originals of WATCH IT and Maspero.
Karim Eid said that this partnership comes within the framework of Vodafone’s interest in providing various services to all customers, especially entertainment content, which is witnessing a very high demand with the expansion of the customer base, pointing out that Vodafone has distinguished partnerships with pioneers in the content industry in all fields, and that the new partnership With WATCH IT is a distinct addition to the package of services that Flex customers benefit from, stressing that Vodafone’s customer satisfaction is one of the most important goals that the company seeks to achieve.
Mr. Mohamed Abdullah, CEO and Managing Director of Vodafone Egypt expressed his pleasure to cooperate with United Media Services, not only at the level of the WATCH IT platform but also extended cooperation in more than one field as it is the largest media entity in Egypt that has achieved a breakthrough and successes that changed the media scene and added a lot of successes to it.
WATCH IT, a subsidiary of “United Media Services”, is an Egyptian Video-on-demand (VOD) platform that was launched in 2019 coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan. The platform was created to display classic Egyptian artworks, movies, and Ramadan series.

Cairo, Egypt, 10^th of March, 2022

Ayman Essam, the External Affairs and Legal Director in Vodafone Egypt, said Vodafone Egypt contributed about EGP 500 million for social development projects from which 11 million Egyptians.
During the 12th Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development (12th CSR Forum), Essam said companies  cannot work alone to realize comprehensive development in communities, but all parties concerned should join forces to serve this goal.
He noted that more than 50 percent of rural inhabitants work in the agricultural sector and this has prompted Vodafone Egypt to search for smart solutions to facilitate irrigation via mobile phones through connection with the internet of things (IoT), thus contributing to improving the quality of crops.
Vodafone Egypt Foundation launched an educational platform offering digital content of school curricula in addition to providing schools with internet services to have an integrated mechanism of online education.
Vodafone Egypt is a key partner in the new health insurance program as it secures developed technological solutions that can help people nationwide with an aim to develop the community and improve citizens’ life via digital transformation technology.

 

 

Cairo, Egypt, 17^th of March, 2022

 

Vodafone Egypt signs a new partnership agreement with Ebny Real Estate to provide services and technological solutions for smart communities in the Greene Avenue project in Sohag, Invest-Gate reports.

This partnership aims to provide smart services Home Compound, which provides high-speed Internet in Upper Egypt of 200 megabytes for the 1st time, STTH, and fixed phone.

Kareem Eid, Consumer Business Director at Vodafone Egypt, says that the company seeks to establish strategic partnerships with various authorities and companies, in order to develop infrastructure and spread various communication services.

For his part, Abdullah Kamel, EBNY chairman, states “We are pleased to cooperate with Vodafone Egypt to provide the best and latest services, within the framework of our expansion plan in the construction of new cities in Upper Egypt.”

Moreover, the company’s projects are within the smart cities, which depend on technology in the operation and management of all services, as well as providing efficient telecommunications services to residents.

Cairo, Egypt, 20^th of March, 2022

 

Hossam Abdel Ghaffar — the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population and the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of University Hospitals — said that the number of beneficiaries in the first phase of the university hospital automation project is 10 million.

This phase includes 80 university hospitals nationwide.

He made his statement on Monday during a ceremony in which Vodafone Egypt signed a cooperation agreement with Delta Electronic Systems to implement the first phase of the university hospital automation project across the country.

Abdel Ghaffar said that the first phase of the project includes five hospitals affiliated with Al-Azhar University and was commissioned by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to Khaled Abdel Ghaffar — the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Health and Population.

He added that the project aims to develop a complete electronic system for the patient’s journey to receive treatment and create a unified electronic file for transfer between service providers in the governorates

Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat pointed out that his ministry is working with the higher education ministry to implement multiple projects in order to build an integrated digital society, including Egypt’s digital innovation centres within universities as well as the opening of the Egypt University of Informatics (EUI) in the New Administrative Capital.

Talaat explained that the university hospital automation project is a dedication to the fruitful cooperation between the two ministries, especially as it aims to automate the health care system and create a unified medical file for Egyptian citizens through which they can receive treatment from any hospital affiliated with the higher education ministry.

He stated that the project includes automating the distribution of patients in hospitals, linking different departments and purchases, in addition to issuing a set of reports and statistics to help researchers with patients’ data and demographic patterns, as well as identifying types of diseases.

Talaat also stated that the first phase of the project covers 80 hospitals affiliated with about 12 universities

Abdel Ghaffar said that cooperation with the communications ministry has been ongoing for more than three years in the areas of digital transformation.

He added that the government seeks to digitise all services in light of this era.

Mohamed Abdallah — the Managing Director and CEO of Vodafone Egypt — pointed out that the project comes within the framework of Egypt’s 2030 Vision, stressing that his company is keen to establish strategic partnerships with government agencies to support the country’s strategy in digital transformation.

He added that Vodafone is always keen to develop advanced solutions in all economic sectors, especially education and health, stressing that the company will train hospital workers to use electronic systems, manage warehouses and assets, and develop advanced applications in cooperation with VACSERA and Health Inside.

 

Cairo, Egypt, 15^st of February, 2022

 

In light of Vodafone's global strategy to rationalize energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to preserve the environment, Vodafone Egypt received the ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems, becoming one of the first leading companies in the telecommunications sector in Africa and the Middle East to obtain this certificate for implementing the best systems in energy management and rationalization in all its facilities, whether administrative buildings, data centers, as well as branches.

This is in line with the government's directives to implement environmental sustainability standards as part of Egypt's Vision 2030, as well as the country's hosting of the upcoming Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, or "COP 27," in Sharm El Sheikh, as well as Vodafone Egypt's commitment to its customers and belief in the significance of protecting the environment and establishing an integrated work system that puts Its priorities to rationalize the use of and reduce the consumption of energy.

Vodafone Egypt was awarded the ISO 50001 certificate after applying standards that would reduce energy waste by collecting the necessary data to make better decisions related to energy use, implementing modern energy-saving technologies, in addition to improving productivity through better energy use, and putting a specific energy use policy by setting achievable goals and designing action plans to reach and measure them.

In this regard, Osama Said, Technology Director at Vodafone Egypt, said: “We are proud that Vodafone obtained the ISO 50001 certificate, becoming the first telecom company in Egypt to obtain this certificate, which confirms our interest in preserving the environment through energy conservation through our strict commitment to implement all the procedures that It ensures rationalization of consumption and improvement of energy efficiency, and we are working to spread awareness of the importance of these measures, which achieve a return that is reflected on the entire community.”

The ISO 50001 certification is strong and reliable evidence of Vodafone's application of best practices in rationalizing energy management. The role of ISO 50001 is to help organizations improve energy efficiency as well as achieve a return on investment through implementation of ISO 50001. The standard allows organizations to create the systems and processes needed to improve performance Energy, including energy efficiency, use, and consumption.

Vodafone international is adopting a global strategy that aims to reduce the impact of the company's activities on the environment in the coming years, by eliminating 50% of Vodafone's carbon emissions, which would put the company on the path to full dependence on 100% renewable energy sources by 2025, Vodafone also plans to completely eliminate its carbon-emitting activities by 2040 to generate zero carbon emissions in addition to its role in e-waste recycling.

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Cairo, Egypt, 28^th of February, 2022

 

Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS), one of the Vodafone Global Group companies, announced the partnership with the Italian Industrial Technical Institute(Istituto Tecnico Industriale Salesiano - Don Bosco) (Don Bosco), to develop the skills of students and graduates of the institute to provide technical support for the latest electronic services in the Italian language, within the framework of Vodafone's keenness and the Italian Institute (Salesiano Don Bosco) for supporting the government’s efforts to provide Egyptian youth with the digital skills necessary to find job opportunities within Egypt’s digital vision, and in light of “Vodafone (_VOIS)” strategy to attract the best young cadres and develop their capabilities to provide the best level of service. Students and graduates of the Don Bosco Institute for the technical and language skills they acquired during their studies at the Institute.

The partnership was signed by Mr. Rami Kato, Head of VOIS Egypt, and Pope Pedro Garcia, Director of the Italian Industrial Technical Institute (Don Bosco), in the presence of Mohamed Sami, Global Technology Director at (VOIS_), Tony Samy, External Affairs Manager at (_VOIS) and Ramy Halim, the Egyptian director of the Don Bosco Institute, and Mohamed Gawish, Head of Computer Science Department at Don Bosco, and a number of leaders from _VOIS
Ramy Kato, Head of VOIS Egypt, said that the company continues to seek to expand its direct investments in the field of outsourcing services in Egypt. For this reason, VOIS partnered with Don Bosco to provide educational courses and training opportunities for the students of the Institute to provide distinguished services to its clients, and create new job opportunities for the youth, pointing to the company’s role in providing the largest number of job opportunities in the outsourcing sector, as well as services.
From his side, Pope Pedro, Director of the Don Bosco Institute, talked about the importance of the partnership with Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS) to develop the skills of the students and graduates of the Institute in various fields that help them get job opportunities in the information technology field.

Through this partnership, Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS) will provide training courses for students and graduates of Don Bosco Institute in the fields of technology, communications, and various business skills. These courses will be held on a quarterly basis, in various information technology disciplines, such as the digital transformation process, according to a timetable to be determined. VOIS will also provide opportunities for summer practical training for students of the Institute, as well as providing visits for students of the Don Bosco Institute to the headquarters of Vodafone Company (_VOIS).
On the other hand, Don Bosco Institute will shortlist the students, enabling the company to get its requirements from job candidates who are fluent in Italian to be hired in the various Vodafone call centers. Additionally, Don Bosco Institute will permit Vodafone Company (_VOIS) to advertise its affiliated jobs to facilitate the students' access to job opportunities within the company.

About VOIS:
_VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value and enhancing quality and efficiency across 28 countries, and operating from 6 locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, and the UK. Over 26,000 highly skilled individuals are dedicated to being Vodafone Group’s partner of choice for talent, technology, and transformation.