Egypt Today

1. Egypt 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.

2. Egypt Today Population A country of 69 million people • 58% 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.

3. Egypt Today History – Tourism Land of civilization • Egypt’s 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.

4. Egypt 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.

5. Average Annual Inflation

6. Stock Exchange Million L.E.

7. Egypt Today Investment Climate Egypt is witnessing its reincarnation into a modern, liberal & private sector led market driven economy.

8. Egypt 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 technology…etc. • The Human Base Preparing young generations by investing in education, skills development and professional training.

9. Building the Egyptian Information Society

10. High 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.

11. INFORMATION SOCIETY e-Business e-Learning e-Culture e-Health e-Gov ACCESS Our Strategy

12. Access

13. Steady Increase in Fixed Lines 11.3 million No. of subscribers million 8.7 million 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 96 97 98 99 2000 2001 2002 2003 4.9 million new lines since October 1999

14. A Boom in Mobile Phone Users No. of subscribers, million The number of subscribers increased more than eight folds since October 1999

15. The 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.

16. Major Increase in the Number of Internet Users No. of Internet Users Million International internet traffic increased from 20 Mb/s to 1144 Mb/s in 4 years

17. A 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. • 17 companies providing local assembly of PCs. • Market stimulation arises interest in local manufacturing.

18. IT Clubs Government subsidized internet cafés • To date, there are 615 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.

19. Applications

20. e-Government • A government portal that is citizen-centric. • On-line Government Services. • Information and Document Networking. • More Automation of Internal Functions.

21. e- Government Portal Launching in January 2004

22. e-Learning • Basic Skills Development. • Professional Development. • The Smart Schools Initiative. • High Tech / Business Universities.

23. e-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.

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

25. e-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 SME’s.

26. The CIT Industry

27. Deregulation • Transforming ARENTO into Telecom Egypt by law 19 for the year 1998. • Establishment of the Telecommunications 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.

28. Deregulation • 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 .

29. Smart Village at the Pyramids

30. The 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

34. High-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.

35. Software Engineering Certification Center (SECC) SECC aims at supporting the SW industry in Egypt and has established cooperation with SEI, SW 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 will support top level software companies in Egypt to be qualified for CMM assessment and accreditation.

36. Large Increase in Investment in CIT Sector Source: The General Authority For Investment & Free Zones

37. Steady Increase in No. of IT Companies No. of IT Companies • Accumulative Data • Source: The General Authority For Investment & Free Zones

38. Steady Increase in No. of IT Labor Force • Source: The General Authority For Investment & Free Zones

39. Drop in Piracy Rate % Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2002

40. E-Business-Readiness Rating Source: Business Software Alliance

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

42. 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

43. 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

44. International Alliances Cont’d 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

45. Frame 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.

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

47. Contact Centers Business Opportunitiesin 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

48. Success Stories As a result of successful G2B relations, high-level political support and a positive investment climate: Foreign companies are creating win-2-win partnerships with Egyptian companies

49. Results of UK Trade Mission IFebruary 2002 • Work together towards regional market • Provide support to UK and Egyptian IT projects • NBS strength in Systems design, project management , and quality assurance • Allied Soft in coding, localization and implementation Allied Soft & NBS Partnership

50. Egyptian Businessmen Delegation • Prima Soft • Raya Call Center • Raya Software • RDI • SICC • Softlock • TEA Computers S.A • T. E Data • Xceed • Hiteknofal • Industrial Systems • IT Worx • Link dot Net • Meditech IT Solutions • Microtech • Mist • Net Wave • Nozha IT • Advanced Computer Technology (ACT) • Allied Consultants • Arabize • Arabia Inform • Barkotel • Cairo Software Services • Digital Systems • Egypt Soft Commerce • Global Geobits