 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.
ACCESS
e-Business
e-Culture
e-Health
e-Learning
e-Gov
INFORMATION SOCIETY
10. million
12.1 million
No. of subscribers
12.0
11.5
11.0
No. of fixed lines
10.5
10.0
9.5
9.0
8.5
8.0
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
5.1 million new lines since October 1999
2007
10
9.10
9
7.70
8
7
6.10
6
4.50
5
3.44
4
3
2.35
2
1
0.93
0.08
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
The number of subscribers increased more than nine folds
since October 1999

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.
5.7
5
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.2
4
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
6.6
4.2
3.4
2.7
1.9
1.2
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
International internet traffic increased from
20 Mb/s to 11.8 Gbps
2007

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.
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.
 A government portal
 On-line
that is citizen-centric.
Government Services.
 Information and
Document Networking.
 More Automation
of Internal Functions.
 Basic
Skills Development.
 Professional Development.
 The
Smart Schools Initiative.
 High Tech
/ Business Universities.
 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.
Using IT to preserve our rich cultural heritage and
share it more readily with the rest of the world.

Historical sites
 Natural protectorates

Museums
 Manuscripts
legislation ( e signature – Cyber crime –
Taxation – Arbitration ).
E
 A certificate
 On
authority and a public key system.
line banking and E Payment.
 Promoting IT in
SME’s.

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.

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 .

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
 Establishment of VC
fund of 50 million L.E.
first incubator on 2500 m2
fully equipped with required infrastructure.
 Establishment of
 Provides
technical, financial and administrative
support for start ups as well as small and
medium IT enterprises.
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.
1400
1133
1200
1180
1225
964
1000
783
800
558
600
371
400
247
200
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Source: The General Authority For Investment & Free Zones
Accumulative Data
2006
2007
40000
32763
35000
34662
36533
30347
30000
26132
25000
19890
20000
14183
15000
10916
10000
5000
0
98
99
2000
2001
2002
2003
Source: The General Authority For Investment & Free Zones
2004
Feb. 2005
10
8
6
4
2
0
USA
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Egypt
India
China
Source: Business Software Alliance
Pakistan
Algeria
Cooperation between
government and private
sector creating new
initiatives that promote the
development of CIT
industry.
International 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
International 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
International Alliances Cont’d
Establishment of a center
of excellence for software
engineering
Establishment of a regional
mobile IP development and
training center
An ambitious training
program to prepare world
standard software
development professionals
 Providing software tools for
the academic sector and
government at reduced prices.
 New e-government initiative.
 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.
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.
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
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