Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inspected the new Control, Command and Technical Support Centre in the New Administrative Capital’s Government District on Wednesday. Officials describe the facility as managing the Middle East’s largest state technological infrastructure serving 50,000 government employees. The visit underscored Egypt’s push toward digital transformation.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly arrived accompanied by Minister of Communications and Information Technology Raafat Hindi, Centre Director Mohamed Gamal Al-Nuairi, New Capital Company General Manager Major General Ahmed Fahmy, and several engineers. Madbouly stated that the information and communications technology sector forms a basic pillar for building a digital state and achieving economic growth. He highlighted the state’s efforts to boost digital innovation, artificial intelligence, citizen services, attract investments, and increase digital exports.
Madbouly described the New Capital as a former “dream” realized through relentless work, scientific planning, and support from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. He noted collaboration among state institutions, national private companies, and leading global tech firms to build a smart city reliant on digital solutions. Hindi affirmed that constructing advanced technological infrastructure to the highest standards is fundamental to a digital society, with the ministry expanding data centres to position Egypt as a regional data industry hub and encouraging investment in cloud computing.
Al-Nuairi presented details on the infrastructure connecting government entities to the main data centre at the Strategic Command via the closed government cloud (G-cloud) and public government cloud (P-cloud). The network features 6,800 devices across 953 main and sub-assembly rooms, providing 300,000 data outlets, over 27,000 digital telephones, more than 1,000 digital televisions, 22,000 wireless stations, 14,000 surveillance cameras, 1,245 meeting rooms, 114 electronic gates, and 50,000 computers for 50,000 employees.
The centre operates round-the-clock with 40 specialized engineers daily, using a smart centralized mechanism to monitor performance, predict issues, and resolve faults swiftly. Madbouly toured the primary and secondary technical support levels, including halls for wireless stations, monitoring systems, security equipment, and data security. He thanked officials, stating that these technologies signal serious steps by the Egyptian state toward digital transformation, benefiting the administrative apparatus and citizen services.