Article 52 Information society and telecommunications

The Parties recognise that information and communication technologies constitute a key element of modern society, vital to economic and social development and a cornerstone of the emerging information society.

The cooperation activities between the Parties in this field shall aim at :

• a dialogue on issues related to the different aspects of the information society, including telecommunications policies,

• the exchanges of information and eventual technical assistance with regulatory matters, standardisation, conformity testing and certification in relation to information technologies and telecommunications,

• the diffusion of new information and communications technologies and the refinement of new applications in these fields,

• the implementation of joint projects for research, technical development or industrial applications in information technologies, communications, telematics and information society,

• the participation of Egyptian organisations in pilot projects and European programmes within the established frameworks,

• interconnection between networks and the interoperability of telematic services in the Community and Egypt.