Chamber of Printing and packaging The shift towards digital greatly reduces the printing of the textbook

Ahmed Jaber, head of the printing and packaging room at the Federation of Industries, revealed that the decision to stop printing the book and switch to "digital" will reduce what is printed annually by 50%, which is considered a new burden on the shoulders of the printing industry, which prompts us to search for new markets For export, stressing that there is contact with the Ministry of Education to hold a meeting with the Minister of Education, Dr. Tariq Shawky, to discuss the issue of stopping the printing of the textbook, indicating that the contract to print the book for any other country is linked to the existence of strong relations with it, not only through private sector activity.

Jaber pointed out that the cost of printing a textbook is 1.6 billion pounds, of which nearly 400 million pounds for printing books for the three stages of general secondary education, indicating that the Minister of Education's decision to stop printing the first-grade textbook affects the printing presses significantly, explaining that the printing presses will seek to print books. In African countries, to compensate for the cessation of printing some stages in Egypt, pointing to preparing a strategy to increase exports in the field of book printing, and the coming period will witness focus on foreign visits to countries in Africa, foremost of which are Uganda and Kenya.

The head of the printing room explained that there are no alternatives for printing houses except by opening an export market, to compensate for any shortage in the process of printing the textbook, pointing to the importance of reducing the costs of paper making so that companies can compete with exports abroad, as the price of gas is one of the main elements that lead to an increase in The cost of production, the current price comparison will favor competitors abroad.

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