Egypt's ministry of ICT has signed an agreement with Intertek, which specialises in inspection, physical tests and certification, reports Ecofin. It concerns the construction of an international laboratory for testing and certification of electronic products in Sadat technology park. The lab will test and deliver certificates of compliance to international standards for communication materials and electronic equipment like mobile phones, tablets, IoT sensors, devices using radio frequencies, and GPS tracking devices.
According to Intertek, this will be the first infrastructure of this type in Africa and in the Arab world. According to the ICT ministry, the creation of the laboratory will have an important impact on the ICT sector and on Egypt's economy. It will boost the creation of telecom and electronic devices locally, the competitiveness of local products, and favour exports. It will also protect the Egyptian market from imported products that do not meet standards and which are dangerous for users.