Hanwha Partners With Egyptian Government, To Manufacture In Egypt

By Zach Segal, Published Feb 03, 2021, 09:47am EST

Hanwha Techwin has signed a deal with the Egyptian Government to provide cameras for public projects and to manufacture said cameras in Egypt.

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IPVM explores the deal, what it means for Hanwha, feedback from Hanwha, and the human rights implications.

Executive *******

**** ***** ** * lucrative **** *** ******'* video ************ ******** ** it ****** ** ** a ********* ******** **** the ********** *** ***** public ************ ***********. *******, the ******** ********** ***** widespread***** ****** ***** *********, ******* ******* ***** the *************** ** ****** partnering **** ****.

Hanwha ***** **** **** ******** **********

****** ******* *** ****** an ******* *** ******** ** Military ********** ** ***** to ******* ******* *** public ********:

***** *** ***, ****** Techwin *** *** *** [Ministry ** ********* **********] will ********* ** ********* the ***** *** ***** of *******-**** ******** ******** applications, ************ ** ***** surveillance, ****** *** ******** government ************* *** ***** public ******** ****** ***** across *****.

Who ** ***** ***********

****** **** *********** ********* ***********, ********** ********-********************* ************:

****** *********** **** **** ***** Electronics ** ******* *********** security ******* *** **** deploy ******** ************ ********* in *** ******. ...**** *** ****** ***,****** ********* ******** ** ******* in ****** **** ******** not **** ** ***** but **** ** ********* in *** ****** **** and ***** ****** (****) region ** *** ******.

** *********** **********'* ************** **** ****, ***** Electronics ** ******** ** as '******* ***'. ************,**** ***** ********** ********* *********** ** ******** factory *** *** ** affiliate ** *** ******** military.

*****,*********** ** ****, ************ ***********, *** * large ******* ***** ** Cairo ***** *****:

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**** ************** ********* ********* *** ******* ** the ******** ********** *************** **** ********* ***** ***** ****** in *****.***** ******* ********** ******************* **** ********* *******, Nicecam. ***** *** *** respond ** **** *** Hanwha *** *** **** IPVM * ******* ** Benha ** ***** *** to, ****** ***************:

*** ** *** *************** agreement ** *** ****** to ******* * ***** contact ** **** ****.

**** **-****** ***** **** over **** ** *** products ***** ************ *** shows *** ***** ****** of ******* ***** **** have *** ************* ***********:

Wisenet ******* *** ****** ***, **** ** **** ************

****** **** **** **** will *********** ******* * series ******* ** *****:

*** ******* **** ** to ******* ******* ******* X ****** ******* ** Benha’s ******** *** *** in ****** ******* **** as ********* ************, *** new ************** ******* **** and ******.

****** ******** ** ******* on *** **** ** the ****:

*** ** *** *************** agreement ******* ****** *** Benha, ** *** *** able ** ***** ********* camera ******* ** **** volume ** **** ****.

Egypt ***** ********* *********, ****** ** ******** *************

***** *** ******* ************* ******** ************* *** makes ********* *********, ***** **** ****** * law** ********* ******* **********. The******** ******************* ** *** ****** MOU ********** **** *** deal **** **** ***** towards ********** ************* ** bringing ****** ********* ** Egypt:

***** ******* ** *** Ministry ** ***** *** Military ********** ******* *** Bakr **** *** ******* of *** **** *****within *** ********* ** *** ********’* ******** ** ********* **** ***** ********* *** ******** ******* **** ********** in the military production lines in all fields including the security surveillance ones. [emphasis added]

Comparable ************ ** ***** ************

**** ****, ***** ****** is ************* ******* **** a **********-********** ************, ** atypical, *** ******* ************ occur ** ***** ********* that *** ************ ** imports/foreign *************. ** ******, high ****** ***** **** led***** ** ******* **** domestic ************* ********************* ** ***** * factory** *** *******. ** China,**********/********** ********** ************* *** ****** / ****** ******* ********* to *********** ****** ***** (e.g.,**** **** *********** ** China*** ***** ****** ** products **** **** ** China).

***** ***********, ** ******, is *** ****** ** being * **********-********** ************, as********* *** ******* *** is ********** ** *** PRC **********.

Ethical ********

**** *****, ****** ********** with *** ******** ********** raises ***** ****** *** ethical ********.

***** *** * ********-*** government (*** *** ****** ** a "***** **** ** iron ****") **** ** ****** low *** ***** ******.***** ****** ************ ***** ** *********** thousands ** ********* *******, violating ***** ******, *** mistreating ***** *** *****+ people:

********* ** **** ********* to **** ***** ***harsh ************* **** ** ********* ***** ****** **-****’* **********. **** ** ********* ** ********** *******, ********* *********** *** ***** ****** *********, ****** ********** ** *********** ********* *******, many in lengthy pretrial detention. [emphasis added]

******** **** ******* ******* ****** **** ** find *** ******* *****+ citizens, *** ******** ********** (********* ********), ************* ***** ******** ***** ** ****** values. ***** ******** ***/*** ** *** EIU********* ***** ******/*** ** *** *** world***** ******* *****.

*******

*** **** ***** **** be ********* *** ****** but ** / **** these ******* *** **** to ***** ***** ******, it ***** ***** ******* ethical *** ********* ******** for ******.

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Undisclosed Distributor #1

02/03/21 03:21pm

***. ****'** ******* ******* ISIS *** ******* **** and ****'* **** ****** for **.

*** ***'* ****** *** your ****** ** **** guys ****** *** **** in **** **** ** the *****, **** *** guys *** ***** ****.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

02/03/21 03:34pm

**’* * ****** ** Vlad, **** ***’* ** bad.

********** ****** ******* ******* instead ** **** ***** being * **** ** the *** *******. *** he ** *****’* *******.

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Abdelhamid Metwally

IPVMU Certified | 02/03/21 04:12pm

******** *****, * **** you ****** **** ****** more ** *** **** can **********/********* ****** ******'* positioning ** *** ******** market, ********** ******* *********** incumbents **** ** **** but **** ******* ***-**** Chinese *********** **** ** Hikvision *** *****.

** ***** ** ********* to ****** *** ****** impact ** *** ******, but ** ****** ** noted **** ******* ****** manufacturer, *******, *** *** great ******* ******** *** regional *********** ****** **** its ******* ** **** Suef, *****.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Abdelhamid Metwally | 02/03/21 04:16pm

** **********, ****** ** well ********** ****** *** Egyptian ****** **** ****. The ******** ******** ** unclear. *** *******, *** would ****** **** ****** positioned ** **** ** Saudi ****** ** ******, or *****? * ** genuinely ******* ** **** a ****** ***** ****. Thoughts?

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Abdelhamid Metwally

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 02/05/21 01:38am

***** ********* *** ***** cost ****** **** *** 3 ********* *** **** mentioned. ** ******** *** geographic ******** (** **** as *** ******** ** the **** *****) ***** likely **** ** ** advantage ** * ************ center. * ******* ******* motivations **** ****** ******* setting ** * ******* in *****.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Abdelhamid Metwally | 02/05/21 01:47am

***** ********* *** ***** cost ****** **** *** 3 ********* *** **** mentioned

*** **** ** **** lower ***** ***** **** Vietnam, ***** ****** *** their **** *******?

****** **** ** ** advantage ** * ************ center

*******, *** *** ******** I ** ******* ** hear ******** ** *** is ** ******* ** manufacture ***** ********** ** Egypt **** ***** **** factory ** *******?

** ** *****, * get *** ******** ********** is ******* ****** **** Hanwha ** ******** *** local ********** *** * am *** **** *** it ***** **** **** sense ** *********** ** Egypt *** ****** *** of *****. * ***** be ***** ** * encourage ********.

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In reply to John Honovich | 02/05/21 06:46am

*********. ***** ****** ** huge. ******* *** ****** taxes / ****'* ** dahua, ********* (***** *** flooded ** *** ******) as **** ** *** other ******. *** ***. Labour ** *****. ******** factories **** ** ****** costs ** ***** * number ** ******** ******* are ******* ***** ****. So ***** *** *** shipping , *******, ******* ops **** ** **** :)

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Abdelhamid Metwally

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 02/05/21 09:07am

******** **** **** **** talked ***** ************ ** the ******, *** *********. If ****** ***** ***** were * ******, * am *** ******** **** that ***** ***** *********** be **** ********* ** terms ** ***** ** Vietnam. *******, **** ************** costs *** ***** ** the *******, ** ***** be ******** ** ************* cheaper ** **** **** Egypt ** *** ****** East *** ***** ****** (MENA) ****** (*** ******** Europe *** ****** ** well) **** ** ** from *******.

*****, ******** **** **** factory **** ** ******** towards * ********** ******, not **********.

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Amr Zaki

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Abdelhamid Metwally | 02/05/21 10:26am

*******. *** **** ***** samsung (*** **) *** using *** ***** ** distribution *****. ******** ** Egypt, **** ******* *** in ****.

* **** *** *** tv ******* ** **** good, ***'* **** *** cameras ***'* ***** *** market ******* *** ******* products ** ***** ** mega *******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | 02/03/21 06:03pm

*** ** *********** ******** has **** ****** ***** this **** ****** ** having ********* ** ******** in ***** ********* **** bad ***** ****** ***** records - *.*., ***** or *******.

**** ** ******* **** is **** ** * deal ******** **** *** military *** *** ******** use.

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In reply to John Honovich | 02/04/21 08:52am

** ** ****: ***** the **** **** ** Egypt's ******** ** *** country's ******* (*** ********** else), **'* **** ** say **** ****** *** sizable ******* ** ***** means ******* **** *** military (****** ** **** cases **** ***** ** thinly ******).

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Amr Zaki

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 02/05/21 10:27am

**'* ****** ********** *** . ******** ****** ***** factories ** * ******** to ******** ******* - to *** **** ****** jets *** ******* ********* :)

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In reply to Amr Zaki | 02/06/21 08:09am

* *** *** ***** with *** ** *** know ****** ***** ** officers ******** *** ******* life **** ******** **** very *********.

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Damith Jayasinghe

02/07/21 11:39pm

* ******** ***** ** is * ***** ****, alot ** ******** *********** have * *********** ***** in ***** **** *******. This ********** *** ******** on *** *** ******* in ***** ** **** mention *** **** **** to ****.

***** *** ********* ** build **** *** ** well *** **** ** countries.

**** ******* *** *** time *** ******** ****** is * ******** **** and ****** ***. ** different ** ******* ******* also ***** * ******* maker. ** ** **** makes ***** * *****. If * ********** ***** inside ******* **** **** is *** ****. *** ethical ****** ** ***** Gov ** **** ** bad (***** **** *** quite ********** **** ***** own ****** ** ****)

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Larry Tracy

02/10/21 04:28pm

* ***** ** *** up * ******* ** Alexandria ** **** ****** a ****** ***** ******, what * ********, **** all *** ***** *** got *** *** ******** product. ***** ** **** common ***** ** **** area. **** ******'* **** go **** *** ****** and *** ***** ** nuts *** *****.

* *** ******** ************* as **** *** * figured *** **** **** a ******** **** *** hour ** ********** **** the ****** ** *****. Used ** *** ** Egyptian ******* **** ** would ****** * *** and *** ****** *** always "*********" ( ** the **** ** ***)

* *** * ***** guy ** **** * self ********* ***** ******, which ** **** ***** to *******, ** ***** 6 ****** ** *** not **** *** ****, I *** **** ****** and ****** **** * customer *** **** *** to **** ** *** product. ** ** ***** "you **** ** *** an ***** ******" * said ** *** ** got ** *** ****.

**** *********** *** **** in ** ******. **** its **** * **** time ***** **** *** the ********* ***** **** thousands ** ***** ******* in **** *******.

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03/04/21 05:13am

"**** *****, ****** ********** with *** ******** ********** raises ***** ****** *** ethical ********."

**** ** **** ***** going, ** ** ****** taxation *** ** *** forced ** ******** ** made *******, ***** ** a ***/***. ***'* ***** getting ** **** ** the ***** ****** ***'* as ******** ** ***** rights **********; ** **** none ** ***** ****** in *** ** *** we *** ******* *** moral; ***** ****.

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