At the conclusion of his participation in the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Eng. Raafat Hindi intensified Cairo’s international engagement on artificial intelligence through a series of high-level meetings and strategic discussions.
The summit, hosted in India’s capital, brought together global policymakers, technology leaders, and AI experts to shape international cooperation in the rapidly evolving field.
On the sidelines of the summit, Hindi met with Jitin Prasada, India’s Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Electronics and Information Technology, in the presence of Egypt’s Ambassador to India, Kamel Galal.
The discussions focused on expanding bilateral cooperation in communications and information technology, with particular emphasis on artificial intelligence and digital capacity building. Both sides reviewed ongoing collaboration, including partnerships between Egypt’s Information Technology Institute (ITI) and India’s National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT).
The two ministers agreed to deepen cooperation in AI and initiate technical discussions to explore practical mechanisms for joint implementation.
In a separate meeting, Hindi held talks with Michael Kratsios, the U.S. President’s Science Advisor, also attended by Ambassador Galal. The meeting reviewed the pillars and objectives of Egypt’s National AI Strategy and examined opportunities to benefit from the United States’ experience in AI ecosystem development.
Both sides underscored the strength of the strategic partnership between Egypt and the United States, highlighting the role of American technology companies operating in Egypt in advancing digital transformation and supporting implementation of the national AI strategy.
During the summit, Hindi delivered Egypt’s address at a meeting of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), emphasizing that Egypt’s formal application to join the partnership represents more than an institutional step, it reflects a strategic vision positioning Egypt within the global AI landscape.
He stated that Egypt seeks to balance ambition with responsibility, safeguard human dignity, and promote collective progress rather than narrow national gains.
Hindi noted that Egypt’s AI governance framework is guided by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) AI Principles, alongside Egypt’s National AI Strategy, Responsible AI Charter, and National AI Governance Framework. These foundations aim to establish a trustworthy, ethical, and value-driven AI ecosystem.
He highlighted that AI is already operational in Egypt, citing the launch of a national large language model and AI applications in education, healthcare, and public service governance, systems built on local data and grounded in the Arabic language to ensure inclusive technological benefits.
Hindi affirmed Egypt’s alignment with GPAI’s 2026 priorities and its status as a “Friend” of the Hiroshima AI Process, reflecting its commitment to advancing safe, transparent, and accountable generative AI at the global level.
Egypt is actively collaborating with GPAI Centers of Expertise on multilingual open-source AI initiatives and South–South cooperation. The minister also welcomed initiatives related to agentic AI, AI computing infrastructure, and transformative agricultural applications as strategic areas for future growth.
He expressed Egypt’s readiness to contribute to GPAI working tracks, particularly in fair algorithms, AI-driven government performance enhancement, Africa-centered engagement, computational access, governance of agentic AI systems, and multilingual open-source platforms, pillars he described as essential to a more inclusive global AI ecosystem.
Concluding his remarks, Hindi stressed that Egypt believes the future of artificial intelligence must be shaped by collective vision, shared responsibility, and common human values, adding that well-governed AI has the potential to uplift societies worldwide.
As part of his visit, the minister toured the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), one of 23 elite IIT institutions serving as centers of excellence in science, engineering, and technology research in India.
During his meeting with Anil Verma, Director of International Relations, both sides agreed to explore signing a framework agreement to foster cooperation in applied research. The proposed collaboration would facilitate knowledge exchange with Egypt’s Applied Innovation Center and academic engagement with Egypt University of Informatics.
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