التكنولوجيا وأخبارها بوابة مصر لأخبار تكنولوجيا المعلومات والإتصالات
Benya Capital launches the first multi-cloud concept for businesses and enterprises in Egypt and signs partnership agreement with the Federation of Egyptian Industries
Eng. Ahmed Mekky: “Benya Raqmeya” enhances
competitiveness of enterprises and enables them to achieve
their goals
: Benya Capital, a leader in telecom and technology
solutions and technology infrastructure in Egypt and the
region, announced the launch of “Benya Raqmeya” platform
today. This unique platform will enable the digital
transformation of enterprises, enhance their
competitiveness, and empower them to achieve their goals.
The launch event was attended by H.E. Hisham
Tawfik, Minister of Public Enterprise Sector, Arab
Organization for Industrialization Chairman Lieutenant
General Abdelmonem Eltarras, and Eng. Mohamed El
Sweedy Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries,
Khaled Ibrahim Chairman of the Chamber of Information
Technology and Communication (CIT), and Mohamed El-
Etreby Chairman of Banque Misr. In addition to
representatives from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and industry leaders.
Benya Raqmeya is held partnership with Banque Misr, SAP, Microsoft, Honeywell, ATOS, DELL, and CISCO to provide financial and technology support. In addition to partnerships with Vodafone, Orange, Etisalat, AoI, the Arab Organization for Industrialization, the American University in Cairo, for strategic and capacity building.
During the event, Benya Capital Chairman and CEO Ahmed Mekky signed a partnership agreement with Eng. Mohamed El Sweedy Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries to support the digital transformation of the industrial sector. The later is set to contribute to the advancement and empowerment of this vital sector which represents an important pillar for the country’s socio-economic growth.
“Benya Raqmeya” is full-fledged “One-Stop-Shop” marketplace that provides small and medium enterprises with all business requirements. The initiative represents the next generation and evolutionary development of cloud enabled solutions, which contributes to the country’s vision of enabling the development of a strong digital economy relying on equitable and affordable access to knowledge.
“At Benya Capital, we are constantly challenging the industry norms in search for wider systemic effects,” commented Benya Capital Chairman and CEO Ahmed Mekky. “In a challenging and a fast-moving environment, businesses are moving towards a multi-cloud environment to achieve targeted business goals. The wide variety of business requirements results in a need for various cloud offerings, such as cost optimization, availability, and performance requirements. Currently, few companies have adopted a multi-cloud strategy for their businesses in Egypt. Through our partnerships with the best-in-class industry players, we will be able to provide Egyptian enterprises with a long-needed edge to increase their competitiveness and reach targeted goals”
The Minister of Public Enterprise Sector Mr. Hisham Tawfik, affirmed on the importance of establishing an e-market to support public and private sectors. This would allow enterprises to plan and manage resources effectively while meeting an existing gap in the market.
The Minister also pointed out that the platform represents another milestone in the ministry’s leading efforts to support digital transformation. Through its holding companies, the ministry is implementing one of the largest digital transformation projects in the Middle East. The program includes 63 companies working in 12 different sectors and with more than 20 national and international partners, and 50 million USD of investments.
The minister also affirmed that the ministry is sharing its digital transformation experience with small and medium enterprises through Mostaqbal Raqami initiative, launched in cooperation with the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, Microsoft and Fiber Misr Systems. This initiative affirms the ministry’s commitment to cooperate with all involved parties to establish a digital ecosystem that serves all sectors.
Eng. Mohamed El Sweedy Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries stressed on the importance of signed partnership agreement, by saying: “The Federation of Egyptian Industries is one of the country’s largest employers’ associations. It represents over 60,000 industrial enterprises out of which more than 90% belong to the private sector; and accounting for more than 1.2 million workers. In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic and implemented safety lockdowns, “Benya Raqmeya” represents and important platform to support the sector’s digital transformation. Our partnership with Benya Capital affirms our ongoing commitment to support Egyptian industries, an important pillar to achieve the country’sustainable development and alleviate poverty.”
“Benya Raqmeya” offers its customers with the necessary
infrastructure to connect efficiently and securely to the
cloud through a set of solutions. The platform gives
enterprises the freedom of choosing between the best
cloud services that meet their business need while ensuring
cost optimization, avoiding vendor lock-in, providing
flexible data storage options, and addresses the enterprises
lack of expertise and management overhead experience.
