Egypt is expanding efforts to build artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity capabilities within its judiciary through a new cooperation agreement between the National Telecommunications Institute (NTI) and the State Lawsuits Authority.
According to Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), the agreement, signed in Cairo on Monday, covers digital transformation, AI, cybersecurity and digital capacity building.
The agreement was signed by Dr Ahmed Khattab, director of NTI, and Counselor Ahmed Saad Abdel Ati, vice-president of the State Lawsuits Authority and head of its Centre for Judicial Studies, Training, and International and Cultural Cooperation.
It will provide specialised training for counsellors and members of other judicial bodies, alongside technical and advisory support from NTI.
A key component of the cooperation is the expansion of the AI Ambassadors programme, which was launched in 2025 through collaboration between NTI and the State Lawsuits Authority.
The authority said the first cohort helped equip counsellors with the knowledge and skills needed to work with AI applications and use the technology to support judicial operations.
A second cohort is now being introduced, with the new protocol also providing for successive stages and more advanced levels of AI training.
Dr Ahmed Khattab, director of the National Telecommunication Institute, said the programme is designed to go beyond introducing judicial officials to AI tools, focusing instead on developing a deeper understanding of their capabilities and limitations.
This approach, he said, is intended to help counsellors deal responsibly with AI applications in the judicial environment.
The cooperation will also support digital justice by improving awareness of technological developments and challenges linked to AI, cybersecurity and digital transactions, helping judicial personnel respond to emerging technology-related issues and digital cases.
Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Raafat Hendy said the agreement forms part of government efforts to support state institutions in digital transformation.
Hendy said he hoped the protocol would provide a basis for expanding cooperation and strengthening the digital transformation ecosystem at the State Lawsuits Authority.
Counselor Abdel Naser Abu El-Azm Eissa, president of the State Lawsuits Authority, said the alliance represents a further step in strengthening cooperation, investing in human-capital development and keeping pace with advances in technology and AI.
The two sides also plan to implement joint training programmes and events in the next phase.
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