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EU fines Amazon $295 A special interview with Engineer Fouad Sabet, Chairman million and eyes other Sisi instructs alteration of Egypt’s educational curriculums big U.S. tech companies 3 of the Association of Port Said Investors for "MEO" 2 to support accepting others and contest Islamic radicalism 2 “Ladies and gentlemen, there are moments “Psychologists tell us in the lives of nations that in order to learn and peoples when it is incumbent upon those from experience, known for their wisdom two ingredients are and clarity of vision to survey the problem, with necessary: frequent all its complexities and vain practice and immediate memories, in a bold drive toward new horizon” feedback.” Richard H. Thaler Anwar Sadat \Themeobserver www.Meobserver.org Economics Noble Egyptian president of Prize winner 2017 Egypt (1970-1981) \ Meobserver \ Middle East Observer Born : 1945 Born: 1918 Died: 1981 Founded by. Ahmed Fouda in 1958 Present 64th Year No. 41 ESTABLISHED 1945 L.E 4.85 Wednesday, 11 Oct. 2017 A call to the African Union for an integrated cyber force safe-guarding CONGRATULATIONS EGYPT Africa’s future and security Wesley Diphoko, Head efforts to safeguard the Afri- evolves.” of the Independent Media can digital space. Such a call for an integrat- Lab and the founder of the “The next step in this re- ed African cyber force safe- Kaya Labs in Cape Town, gard will be to focus on the guarding Africa’s future and has recently published an African reputation on plat- security, needs to be estab- article in the South Afri- forms such as the Wikipedia. lished immediately as the can Star calling for African Currently Wikipedia has lots diversity of knowledge and countries to efficiently col- of inaccurate information skills within the continent laborate against the serious about Africa, such as its peo- is vast and highly efficient, challenges facing the conti- ple, organisations and histor- to integrate under the um- nent against internet security ical records. The Lab will fo- brella of the African Union stating that the continent is cus on ensuring that Africa is and African entrepreneur’s vulnerable. He refers to the well represented online. The support and sponsorship,a success of The Bundeswehr Independent Media Lab is in matter that will validate the (The 6th branch of the Ger- search of organisations that African Union’s purpose and man army), which consti- are also interested in protect- value in developing solu- tutes of about 14000 cyber ing the African digital space. tions to the continent’s chal- army of German soldiers and Universities, organisations, lenges. Further more, such civilian contractors who are technologists, entrepreneurs integration can also yield currently engaged in deal- and governments are invited returns by developing a unit ing with cyber defence and to work with us firstly in that identifies and supports threats from a number of dif- translating the internet into growing technology start- ferent locations. They have African languages, improv- ups in Africa, by providing a been brought together un- ing the African reputation database to collect their data, der a single entity. As such, online and by nurturing fu- support them in marketing there is a need to develop ture African technology their services and products an integrated African group leaders. All African coun- as well as safeguarding their of young people who can tries should collaborate in copy rights. Such a vision defend the continent online. setting up a continent-wide can only come true through The first step in this regard is defence platform by nurtur- an African Union initiative The 2018 World Cup Fever hits EGYPT working towards an under- ing young technology peo- to bring along such a col- In the month October, the sprit of match sparked wild scenes of celebra- the streets, corners and round abouts all standing of digital skills that ple. Once this process is in laboration between the aca- victory dominated the Alexandrian tion both on and off the pitch, as sev- over Egypt in celebrations that lasted exist in the continent. The place, data about Africa’s demic and government cir- Stadium and the Pharaoh team to- eral players and fans took to the field for hours. President Abdel Fattah Al Independent Media Lab is digital skills should always cles into a framework. wards scoring 2 goals to 1 against Con- to celebrate while supporters wept with Sisi welcomed the Pharaoh Team and beginning a process of creat- be maintained to inform go, qualifying Egypt to the 2018 World joy in the packed stands. The energy honored them on their success in reach- ing such a force as part of its training needs as technology by: Rania Imam Cup in Russia next June. Winning the went beyond the Alexandria stadium to ing the world cup. Boeing expands its R&D acquisitions into the pilotless plane market Washington post, Chicago-based aviation giant Boeing stepped is the XV-24A LightningStrike, an experimental, fan-propelled tagon officials, who are closely watching the defense industry as it up its investment in autonomous technology Thursday when it an- drone funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, undergoes a wave of consolidation. nounced plans to buy Aurora Flight Sciences, a Manassas, Verginia the Pentagon’s weapons research agency. Another DARPA-funded A few weeks ago, Northrop Grumman moved to buy aerospace -based company that develops experimental self-piloting aircrafts. effort is a zero-emissions aircraft powered completely through en- manufacturer Orbital ATK for $7.8 billion cash while assuming Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Boeing executives de- ergy captured by wing-mounted solar panels. $1.4 billion in debt. That merger came on the heels of a $30 bil- scribed the deal as a move to align itself with future trends in Other technologies being worked on at Aurora could have appli- lion megadeal between United Technologies and Rockwell Col- aviation technology. “This really represents a new chapter for cations in Boeing’s commercial sector, including an experimental lins. Boeing has commonly used acquisitions to give it a foothold the Boeing company because the aerospace industry is going to delivery drone being developed in partnership with Uber. Boeing in emerging next-generation technology markets. The company be changing as it moves into the future,” said Greg Hyslop, Boe- officials played up Aurora’s expertise in designing fully autono- gave its unmanned systems offerings a boost in 2008 when it ing’s senior vice president of engineering, test and technology. He mous flight systems, suggesting Boeing could use Aurora’s exper- bought a company called Insitu, which now operates as a wholly- declined to go into detail about how Aurora’s technologies would tise to integrate artificial intelligence into the way the company’s owned subsidiary within Boeing. More recently, Boeing bought be integrated into Boeing’s business. Aurora is noted for beating planes are piloted. “It’s hard to know where the future is going but Liquid Robotics, a company that develops robotic submarine tech- out some of the defense industry’s biggest companies, including I think we can see where the vector is pointed, and we want to be nology. The Aurora unit is to similarly function as an independent Boeing, on advanced research-and-development contracts. One ready,” Hyslop said. The merger is still subject to review by Pen- R&D company owned by Boeing. Rosneft closes deal to buy 30% stake in Egypt's Zohr gas field Russia’s Rosneft has closed a deal to acquire a 30 percent stake in Egypt's Zohr gas field from Italy’s Eni for $1.125 billion, the com- pany announced in a press release. The new agreement means Eni now owns a 60 percent stake in Zohr, the largest gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, with BP owning the re- maining 10 percent.“The company becomes a participant of the project to develop the largest deepwater gas field offshore Egypt jointly with other world majors and strategic partners of Rosneft,” Rosneft said in Tuesday's statement. Eni announced the agreement to sell the 30 per- cent stake to Rosneft last December.“Having Egypt to build its first smart closed the deal to acquire a stake in the con- cession agreement for the development of Zohr gas field, Rosneft has entered the world class project,” Rosneft Chief Executive Officer Igor green city in Aswan Sechin said.Production from the Zohr gas field, which holds an estimated 30 trillion cubic feet The governor of Aswan, Major General Magdy the new urban city, accompanied by the directors The detailed outline of the new city includes dif- Hegazy, announced the start of the designing of a of Urban Planning, Environment, Health and Man- of gas, is set to begin in December, Eni CEO ferent types of housing units for youth as well as Claudio Descalzi had said earlier this week, smart model green city in the western desert of the power departments of Aswan, that the new city will medium income earners and economic and invest- ancient city of Aswan on an area of just over 4000 be established as part of the future urban expansions ment housing, he said. Reuters reported.The field was discovered by acres, in accordance with Presidential Decree No. to accommodate the population density in the old An area for tourism has also been included in the Eni in 2015 and is the largest know gas field in 311 of 2017. city of Aswan under the strategic plan, named As- plan, including the construction of resorts, hotels, the Mediterranean Sea. Hegazy added during a field tour to the site of wan 2052.