Government AI body · Egypt
Applied Innovation Center (AIC)
Egypt's government AI centre, set up in 2020 to deliver the national AI strategy, known for Arabic speech and Egyptian-dialect NLP systems.
Overview
The Applied Innovation Center (AIC) was established by Egypt's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in April 2020 and is the delivery engine of Egypt's National AI Strategy.
It builds AI solutions for national priorities in healthcare, agriculture, transport and digital identity, and has developed automatic speech transcription used in the judicial system and NLP for the Egyptian Arabic dialect. It also trains professionals in AI, big data and robotics.
What it offers
- Applied AI projects with government and industry
- Professional development in AI, big data and robotics
Research focus
- Arabic and Egyptian-dialect NLP and speech
- Generative AI and MLOps
- AI for healthcare and agriculture
Who it's for
- Government agencies
- AI professionals in Egypt
Sources
Last checked 29 September 2026. This is an independent summary from public sources; Qatar AI Institute is not affiliated with AIC. Programmes change often, so confirm details with the institute. Spotted an error? Let us know.