(Ecofin Agency) - On October 20, 2018, Egypt’s ministry of ICT signed an agreement with Intertek, specialized in inspection, physical tests, and certification. This agreement was for the construction of an international laboratory for testing and certification of electronic products in Sadat technology park.

The 3-year agreement was signed by Hossam Othman, advisor to the country’s minister of ICT and supervisor of Egypt Makes Electronics (EME) initiative, and Yasser Al-Mohammadi, general director of electric networks and systems’ certification at Intertek- North Africa.  

The laboratory will test, and deliver certificates of compliance to international standards compliance for communication materials and electronic equipment like cell phones, tablets, IoT sensors, devices using radio frequencies and GPS tracking devices. According to Intertek, this will be the first infrastructure of this type in Africa and in the Arab world.

According to the ICT ministry, the creation of such laboratory will have an important impact on the ICT sector and on Egypt’s economy. It will boost the creation of telecom and electronic devices locally, the competitiveness of local products and favor exports. It will also protect the egytian market from imported products not meeting the standards and dangerous for users.