Telecom Egypt

Telecom Egypt partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Altibbi, a digital health platform operating in the Middle East and North Africa, to deliver the One Million Free Consultations Initiative, which provided one million remote medical consultations for free using digital technologies.

No evidence was found of the company having leading practices in this area.

No evidence was found of the company having leading practices in this area.

No evidence was found of the company having leading practices in this area.

Telecom Egypt can more clearly show how it supports digital opportunities for women and girls, and how it makes digital products accessible for people with disabilities. Additionally, Telecom Egypt has an opportunity to disclose its direct and indirect economic impact.

Telecom Egypt has an opportunity to broaden its support for digital skills development. It can also enhance efforts to promote school connectivity for children from vulnerable and underrepresented groups.

No evidence was found regarding Telecom Egypt’s activities to make digital technologies safe and secure. The company can demonstrate how it assigns senior-level oversight of and accountability for cybersecurity, and how it monitors, remedies and reports on security incidents. It should also make a high-level commitment to child online safety and support initiatives in the area.

No evidence was found of the company’s activities relating to open, inclusive, sustainable and ethical innovation. The company has an opportunity to support and report on initiatives in this area. It can further enhance transparency by disclosing the number of its women employees working in tech roles and how it applies ethical considerations in its research and development (R&D) activities.

No company policies or commitments relating to respect for human rights were found in the public domain in English. There is no public evidence of Telecom Egypt committing to respect the ILO core labour rights. Nor does the company disclose a process to identify, assess and mitigate the salient human rights risks associated with its own operations and with its business relationships.

No company policies or commitments related to providing and promoting decent work were found in the public domain in English.

No company policies or commitments relating to key ethical business topics – tax, bribery and corruption, and lobbying and political engagement – were found in the public domain in English. Telecom Egypt does not provide evidence of how it ensures ethical business conduct throughout its operations and in its relationships with business partners.