title: Open Hardware Introduction
date: 2025-11-18
event: CairoICT 2025

## Relevant Links & Resources

- Know more about [Egypt Makes Electronics Initiative](https://itida.gov.eg/English/Programs/EgyptMakesElectronics/Pages/default.aspx)
- Innovation Hubs *Facebook pages*
  - [EME Innovation Hub Borg](https://www.facebook.com/EMEBORG)
  - [EME Innovation Hub Assiut](https://www.facebook.com/EMEASSIUT)
  - [EME Innovation Hub Sector B5](https://www.facebook.com/Sectorb5hub)
  - [EME Innovaiton Labs Giza](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579279912665)
- [Presented Slideshow](https://itidaegypt-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/aalaa_itida_gov_eg/EUhAl5dcSxhArkjbY7SHXcABq_uAcmKPaGwE649p25DxQA) *on OneDrive*
- [Bigger Slideshow](https://gumx.cc/includes/OSHWxEgypt.pptx) *can be modified*
- [Blog Post in Arabic](https://gumx.cc/blog/open-hardware/oshw-x-egypt-introduction/)
- [Open Source Hardware Association](https://www.oshwa.org/)
- [Open Source Study](https://openforumeurope.org/open-source-impact-study/) by OFE
- 2019 list of [Open Source Hardware Communities](https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2019/01/02/top-open-source-hardware-websites-and-community-in-2019/)
- Contests
  - [Hackaday](https://hackaday.io/contests)
  - [AMD](https://www.openhw.eu/)
  - [Hackster.io](https://www.hackster.io/contests/sensor-fusion-challenge)

## Contact Me

- My LinkedIn: [in/ahmedalaawk](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedalaawk)
- Work EMail: [aalaa@itida.gov.eg](mailto:aalaa@itida.gov.eg)