Innovation Clusters Initiative (iCi)
Supports Egypt's innovation clusters through grants, loans, and investments linking universities, firms, and entrepreneurship centers.
The Innovation Clusters Initiative (iCi) is a public-private partnership program administered by TIEC (Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center) on behalf of Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA). Its objective is to establish and sustain collaborative ICT innovation clusters in Egypt's second-tier technology parks, linking universities, private companies, and…
Funds collaborative ICT innovation clusters — linking universities, companies, and entrepreneurship centers — in Egypt's second-tier technology parks through a blend of grants, loans, and investments over a five-year support period.
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