التكنولوجيا وأخبارها بوابة مصر لأخبار تكنولوجيا المعلومات والإتصالات وفي أفريقيا كما تعتبر مصدر رئيسي للمعلومات حول تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات والفرص الاستثمارية المرتبطة بالاقتصاد الرقمي في المنطقة بالكامل
BIGO Technology, a Singapore-based Internet technology company
powered by Artificial Intelligence
(AI),hosted an exclusive delegation from Enterprise Singapore that was visiting Cairo on the invitation
of Dominic Goh Kian Swee, Singapore’s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Jackson Liu, Head
of MENA and Europe for BIGO Technology,shared insights on the Egyptian market, best business
practices, and opportunities that presents itself in the country.
Mr. Liu highlighted the strides that BIGO
has taken in establishing their operations in Cairo, Egypt, as
the regional hub, employing more than 300 professionals, most of whom are in technical roles. The
Cairo operation is primarily responsible for content quality and ensuring cultural relevance for
users of BIGO LIVE across the MENA region.
The Singaporean business delegation visited BIGO offices in Cairo and were introduced to
BIGO’s use of Artificial Intelligence. They also interacted with BIGO Egypt legal and financial
leaders to understand the business set-up process in Egypt.
“Egypt is a country that is of extreme importance to us for its business-friendly environment and
access to quality skillsets, and we are constantly looking for new areas and opportunities
to invest in,” said Jackson Liu, Head of MENA and Europe, BIGO Technology.
“The Egyptian youth are qualified and motivated, and are looking for opportunities
to showcase their skills and talents to the region and across the world. Having established
and ramped-up quickly, we are happy to be the points of reference for other world-class
businesses from Singapore that are exploring opportunities in Egypt, and we commend
Ambassador Goh’s leadership in this initiative.”
Ambassador Goh expressed his appreciation for BIGO Technology and their vision
for success in Egypt, and commended BIGO leadership for their position in
Egypt as a leading Singaporean technology company.
BIGO Technologyhas demonstrated its commitment to the MENA region by announcing
a scholarship competition in AI for talented youth in Egypt and other Arab countries.
The winners will gain hands-on-experience at one of BIGO’s offices in Singapore,
Cairo, or Silicon Valley as part of a 90-day global tour and will have
the opportunity to network with some of the world’s leading technology professional.
At present, BIGO has five R&D centres, in Singapore, U.S., Middle East, India,
and China, and over 20 offices around the globe.
It has three offices in the Middle East region; Cairo, Dubai,
and most recently Jordan in addition to another in Turkey. It has also 30 offices in Europe
