Cairo, Egypt and Nvidia are moving towards a cooperation framework covering artificial intelligence, advanced computing, research and digital skills as Cairo seeks to expand the infrastructure and expertise underpinning its domestic AI ecosystem.
Communications and Information Technology Minister Raafat Hendy met Paolo Guglielmini, Nvidia’s vice-president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to discuss cooperation in AI research and development, specialized training, entrepreneurship and local computing capacity.
The talks covered deep-learning programmes, train-the-trainer initiatives and access to specialized technical content, alongside support for Egyptian startups, developers and researchers. The two sides are preparing a memorandum of understanding to define prospective areas of cooperation.
No investment value, computing capacity or implementation timetable was announced.
The discussions are significant because they extend Egypt’s AI agenda beyond skills and policy towards access to the high-performance computing infrastructure required to develop and deploy advanced AI systems. Nvidia has become a central supplier of the accelerated-computing hardware and software underpinning much of the global AI industry.
Hendy said Egypt was pursuing an integrated approach to AI spanning government services, workforce development, economic activity and public-interest applications.
Egypt began building its national AI framework in 2019, establishing the National Council for Artificial Intelligence and subsequently developing its national AI strategy and responsible-AI governance framework. The country ranked first in Africa and third among Arab states in Oxford Insights’ 2025 Government AI Readiness Index.
The talks also fit into Egypt’s wider push to increase domestic high-performance computing capacity, including recent initiatives to develop sovereign AI and data-centre infrastructure.
Cairo is simultaneously seeking to attract more global technology companies to establish operations and investment in Egypt, positioning the country’s workforce and trade links as a base for expansion into African markets.
The Nvidia discussions therefore add a potentially dimension to Egypt’s AI strategy. After several years focused on policy frameworks and digital skills, the next phase is increasingly centered on securing the computing capacity, research ecosystem and technology partnerships needed to expand domestic AI development and deployment.
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