EiTESAL for Information and Communication Technology has announced the launch of a technical training initiative in the field of information technology for persons with disabilities. Hossam Megahed, Chairperson of EiTESAL, said that the organisation cooperated with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) to offer training opportunities for people with disabilities in preparing for employing them in telecommunications and technology companies. About 300 people are trained to improve skills of information technology and other fields required by the labor market. The Minister of Communications praised the technical training initiative in the field of information technology for persons with disabilities. It aims to support research and development, train people with disabilities, qualify them technologically, and make them ready for the labor market.