Title: Egypt Today
1Egypt Today
Location
A regional hub Linking the Mediterranean,
Europe, Asia and the Arab World. From
North-to-South A gateway to Africa. From
East-to-West A crossroad of shipping lines and
optical fiber cables.
2Egypt Today
Population
- A country of 70 million people
- 65 of the population under 25.
- Ranking 17th worldwide in number of yearly
graduates - 1,200,000 high school graduates last year.
- 250,000 university graduates.
3Egypt Today
History Tourism
- Land of civilization
- Egypts long history and ancient civilization
over thousands of years promoted the growth and
the development of its remarkable identity and
unique characteristics. - Thus Egypt has remained a preferred destination
for tourists interested in its cultural heritage
as well as its beach resorts.
4Egypt Today
Economy
-
- A remarkable recovery through
- an extensive economic and
- social reform program
- An emerging market with a multitude
- of opportunities for investments.
- A competent and cost-effective labor
- force.
-
5Average Annual Inflation
6Stock Exchange
Million L.E.
7Egypt Today
Investment Climate
- Egypt is witnessing its reincarnation into a
modern, liberal private sector led market
driven economy.
8Egypt Today
The Resources
- The Infrastructure
- Investing 80 billion during twenty one years in
infrastructure electricity, airports, highways,
new delta in Toshka, new industrial cities,
communications information technologyetc. - The Human Base
- Preparing young generations by investing in
education, skills development and professional
training.
9Building the Egyptian Information Society
10High level Commitment
- In September 1999, President Mubarak announced
the launch of a national program for technology
development. - In January 2000, the Cabinet approved a national
plan for CIT and mandated the new Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology to
execute it.
11Our Strategy
12Access
13Steady Increase in Fixed Lines
9 million
11.5 million
5.1 million new lines since October 1999
14A Boom in Mobile Phone Users
No. of subscribers, million
The number of subscribers increased more than
nine folds since October 1999
15The Free Internet Initiative
- Providing dial-up internet access on every
Operational - phone-line country wide.
- A revenue-sharing model between Telecom-Egypt
the - Internet Service Providers.
- 0.15/hr of internet usage at home.
- 940000 of individual phone lines dialing up to
the net.
16Major Increase in the Number
of Internet Users
No. of Internet Users
Million
International internet traffic increased from 20
Mb/s to 1101 Mb/s in 4 years
17A PC for Every Home Initiative
- TE offers PCs to its subscribers through CR
outlets. - Payment in monthly installments 15/17/20
models financed by the banking sector. - Bundling of ready made S/W applications.
- 18 companies providing local assembly of PCs.
- Market stimulation arises interest in local
manufacturing.
18 IT Clubs
-
- Government subsidized internet cafés
- To date, there are 672 clubs.
- Created in youth centers, public libraries,
schools NGOs. - Focusing on deprived and low income communities.
- To-date, more than 100,000 citizens visit the
clubs regularly.
19Applications
20e-Government
- A government portal that is citizen-centric.
- On-line Government Services.
- Information and Document Networking.
- More Automation of Internal Functions.
21e- Government Portal Launching in January 2004
22e-Learning
- Basic Skills Development.
- Professional Development.
- The Smart Schools Initiative.
- High Tech / Business Universities.
23e-Health
- Telemedicine
- Visual inspection and diagnosis by a distant
- specialist.
- Immediate electronic transfer of medical
- imagery, pathological biopsy and lab results.
- Smart Health records
- Preventive care.
- Family planning.
- Medical history.
24e-Culture
Using IT to preserve our rich cultural heritage
and share it more readily with the rest of the
world.
- Historical sites
- Natural protectorates
25e-Business
- E legislation ( e signature Cyber crime
Taxation Arbitration ). - A certificate authority and a public key system.
- On line banking and E Payment.
- Promoting IT in SMEs.
26The CIT Industry
27Deregulation
- Transforming ARENTO into Telecom Egypt by law 19
for the year 1998. - Establishment of the Telecommunication Regulatory
Authority by presidential decree number 101 for
the year 1998. - A new telecommunication law that promotes
- Transparency in licensing.
- Phased deregulation of services.
- Establishment of a universal fund to accelerate
tariff rebalance.
28Deregulation
- An Intellectual Property Right Law 82 was passed
in 2002 covering software industry. - A draft Law for E signature establishing the
legal status for the electronic signature and
documents. - Establishment of IT Industry Development
Organization .
29Smart Village at the Pyramids
30The Smart Village at the Pyramids
- A high tech business park with Smart
infrastructure, investor friendly services and
investment incentives. - 300 acres (20 minutes from downtown Cairo, 10
minutes from the great pyramids). - 53 office plots (336 000 sq.m. of office space).
- Business center
- Conference center
- Exhibition center
- Press center
- Recreational facilities
- Health center
- Hotel
- Shopping and restaurants
Developed and operated by private investors
31The Smart Village at the Pyramids
32The Smart Village at the Pyramids
33The Smart Village at the Pyramids
34High-Tech Incubator Fund
- Establishment of VC fund of 50 million L.E.
- Establishment of first incubator on 2500 m2
fully equipped with required infrastructure. - Provides technical, financial and administrative
support for start ups as well as small and medium
IT enterprises.
35Software Engineering Certification Center (SECC)
- SECC aims at supporting the S/W industry in
Egypt and has established cooperation with SEI, - S/W Engineering Institute, in USA.
- Capacity Building
- Software Process Improvement Training Track.
- Orientation workshops to Executives and Top
Management. - SEI Courses to qualify Assessors.
- Assessment
- SECC supports top level software companies in
Egypt to be qualified for CMM assessment and
accreditation.
36Steady Increase in No. of IT Companies
No. of IT Companies
Source The General Authority For Investment
Free Zones
Accumulative Data
37Steady Increase in No. of IT Labor Force
Source The General Authority For Investment
Free Zones
38Drop in Piracy Rate
Source The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2002
39E-Business-Readiness Rating
Source Business Software Alliance
40Partnerships
Cooperation between government and private sector
creating new initiatives that promote the
development of CIT industry.
41International Alliances
Training university students and professors on
large scale database programming
Establishing Cisco regional academies for
professional development
Establishing software development center
servicing MEA region
42International Alliances
Establishing in Egypt the Regional Network
Support Center
Establishing in Egypt the Regional IP Support
Center
Establishing in Egypt a regional manufacturing
facility for telecom equipment in cooperation
with local companies
43International Alliances Contd
An ambitious training program to prepare world
standard software development professionals
Establishment of a center of excellence for
software engineering
- Providing software tools for the academic sector
and government at reduced prices. - New e-government initiative.
Establishment of a regional mobile IP development
and training center
44Frame agreements
A Win-Win strategy
- The objective is to create export oriented
industries to compensate for the imports of
Technology - Companies Participating in the execution of the
CIT Master Plan commit to substantial investments
in technology transfer activities. - Investments focus on S/W development, technical
Support, training and business process
outsourcing.
45Patnership in S/W Development
- Benefit from
- Professional S/W engineers certified by IBM,
ICL, Oracle, - Nortel, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Lucent and Cisco
At very cost-effective salaries
- Over 300 S/W houses.
- Largest media-city in MEA.
- High speed optical connections to all countries.
46Contact Centers Business Opportunities in Egypt
- Why in Egypt?
- Quality Focused.
- Human Resources.
- Telecommunications Infrastructure.
- Geographic Location.
- Government Incentives.
- CAGR for contact centers outsourcing in MEA will
grow by 24 over the next 4 years. (14 for
EMEA) - Source Datamonitor 2003
47 Egypt The Cradle of Civilization is Quickly
Becoming the Center for IT and
Telecommunications in the Middle East and North
Africa
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