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Articles & Analysis | Liberalisation of private and foreign investment drives ICT growth in Egypt from The Report: Egypt 2019
With the government prioritising economic diversification, Egypt’s digital transformation continued apace in 2018. Guided by its ICT 2030 Strategy, which aims to transform Egypt into a telecoms and tech centre on both a regional and global scale, the government is focusing on new initiatives such as electronics design and manufacturing, as...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology: Interview from The Report: Egypt 2019
Articles & Analysis | Dynamic ecosystem drives funding of Egypt's ICT start-ups from The Report: Egypt 2019
Egypt is banking on a number of key advantages to become a regional and global centre for tech start-ups. The country benefits from a young, increasingly urbanised and tech-minded population, and around 250,000 engineering and tech graduates enter the job market every year. The costs of establishing and registering a business in cities like...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Adel Hamed, CEO, Telecom Egypt: Interview from The Report: Egypt 2019
What is the role of telecoms operators in driving the country’s digital transformation initiative?
Articles & Analysis | The expanding digital economy creates widespread opportunities in Egypt and other emerging markets from The Report: Egypt 2019
More and more commercial transactions are moving online and the so-called digital economy continues to expand its reach into every facet of the traditional analogue economy. For businesses, this means they have access to new channels to reach existing clients as well as new opportunities to expand market share with a competitive digital...