 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-Health e-Gov e-Culture e-Business e-Learning INFORMATION SOCIETY

5.1 million new lines since October million 10. million

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.  of individual phone lines dialing up to the net.

International internet traffic increased from 20 Mb/s to 11.8 Gbps

 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 that is citizen-centric.  On-line 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.

 Historical sites  Natural protectorates  Museums  Manuscripts Using IT to preserve our rich cultural heritage and share it more readily with the rest of the world.

 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 SME’s.

 Transforming ARENTO into Telecom Egypt by law 19 for the year  Establishment of the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority by presidential decree number 101 for the year  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 ( 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.  Establishment of first incubator on 2500 m 2 fully equipped with required infrastructure.  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.

Source: The General Authority For Investment & Free Zones Accumulative Data

Source: The General Authority For Investment & Free Zones

Source: Business Software Alliance

Cooperation between government and private sector creating new initiatives that promote the development of CIT industry.

Training university students and professors on large scale database programming International Alliances Establishing software development center servicing MEA region Establishing Cisco regional academies for professional development

Establishing in Egypt the Regional IP Support Center International Alliances Establishing in Egypt a regional manufacturing facility for telecom equipment in cooperation with local companies Establishing in Egypt the Regional Network Support Center

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. An ambitious training program to prepare world standard software development professionals International Alliances Cont’d Establishment of a regional mobile IP development and training center

 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.

 Over 300 S/W houses.  Largest media-city in MEA.  High speed optical connections to all countries. Benefit from:  Professional S/W engineers certified by IBM, ICL, Oracle, Nortel, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Lucent and Cisco At very cost-effective salaries

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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