7th Cairo International Innovation Exhibition

The 7th Cairo International Innovation Exhibition took place in Egypt on February 13 and 14. Portugal was the guest country at this event, and FCT coordinated national participation and promoted the pavilion representing our country.

The President of FCT, Madalena Alves, was part of the Portuguese delegation, led by the Minister of Science, Technology, and Higher Education, Elvira Fortunato, who participated with a speech at the event's opening ceremony.

As part of this initiative, FCT signed a memorandum of understanding with Egypt's Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF). Other memoranda of understanding will also be signed between scientific institutions in Portugal and Egypt, aimed at strengthening academic and scientific mobility between the two countries, as well as promoting scientific research projects in areas such as energy, agriculture, digitization, among others, and the development of scientific diplomacy initiatives. The FCT, the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, the National Innovation Agency, and Ciência Viva are among the national entities that will sign some of these protocols.

The Cairo International Innovation Exhibition brought together scientists, inventors, startups, and funding organizations from around the world to exhibit and share their experiences, innovations, ideas, and cultural interrelationships. It is one of the largest annual innovation fairs organized by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt (ASRT) since 2014, with the support of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.