The activities of the fifth session of the FDC Summit were launched from May 9-11, 2023, with the participation of more than 6,000 thousand specialists, which was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, with official participation with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and a strategic partnership with the Central Bank of Egypt.
In addition to its strategic partners, which are the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Computer Emergency Response Center for the Financial Sector (EG-CERT), the National Postal Authority, the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), the National Center for Computer and Network Emergency Preparedness (EG-CERT), and the Information Technology Institute (ITI). The Pioneers 2030 Program at the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, and industry partners from civil society institutions, namely the Chamber of Information and Communications Technology Industry, the Etisalat Association, the General Division for the Digital Economy, and the Egypt Internet Association.
The event included the participation of more than 80 speakers in 60 technical discussion sessions and lectures on many topics, most notably the future of digital transformation, recent global trends in the field of cybersecurity, the data center industry, the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.