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Highlights on the New ICT Strategy After the 25 th January Revolution

Arab Republic of Egypt. Highlights on the New ICT Strategy After the 25 th January Revolution. Dr. Mohamed Salem Minister of Communications and Information Technology October 2011. 2011: 79 million mobile 24 million users (Internet). Our Achievements. 2009: 55 million Mobiles

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Highlights on the New ICT Strategy After the 25 th January Revolution

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  1. Arab Republic of Egypt Highlights on the New ICT Strategy After the 25th January Revolution Dr. Mohamed Salem Minister of Communications and Information Technology October 2011

  2. 2011: 79 million mobile 24 million users (Internet) Our Achievements 2009: 55 million Mobiles 20 million Internet users Subscribers Services Plans & Strategies Information Society 2011: Egypt up to fourth place in outsourcing services 2007: 30 million mobiles 10 million Internet users 2008: Egypt best outsourcing services from the British National Assembly services outsourcing 2005: 10 million fixed line 2010: launch of Compound licenses 2005: Arabic e -Content initiative 23,000 ICT specialist 140,000 basic skills 2006: launch of the digital signature services 2004: Ministries Automation Program 2007: Africa Prize for Egyptian education initiative project 2011: launch of broadband strategy 2003: launch of the first broadband service outsourcing services company 2003: eLearning program 2009: 6,000 graduate from EDU-Egypt Africa Prize for women's health mobile units 2011: draft record in-kind agricultural 720,000 ICDL 10K graduate EDU-EGYPT 40,000 ICT specialist 2010: launch of the strategy of innovation and entrepreneurship 2006: launch of the IT industry development strategy for export 2008: 100,000 holds ICDL 33 K ICT specialist 2001: launch of Commercial Internet service 2007: launch of the national strategy of ICT 2003: launch of the of building the information society strategy 2000: National Communications Plan 2010: IT for sustainable development 1998: launch of mobile service 2010 2011 1999-2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

  3. Strategic Pillars 6 SMEs Development 2 3 4 5 Enhancing Egypt’s ICT Services Competitive Edge in the Global Arena Developing the Innovation and Entrepreneur-ship ecosystem Developing Knowledge Society using Digital Citizenship Strengthening International Relations with different Countries and Organizations 1 ICT Infrastructure and Legal Framework

  4. 1. ICT Infrastructure (2011-2015)

  5. Laws and Legislations Currently Considered by MCIT/Committee • Telecommunications Law. • Freedom of Information Law. • Privacy of Data Law • Cyber Crime Act. • E - Commerce and Electronic Signature Act. • Intellectual Property Protection Act. • Security of Information Act.

  6. 2. Enhancing Egypt’s ICT Services Competitive Edge in the Global Arena

  7. Outsourcing & IT services Export Development Programs Maadi Tech. Park (40,000 jobs) Smart Village (100,000 jobs) Governorates - 20 Parks (Alex., Assuit, Mansoura & Damietta) • Technology Parks

  8. Outsourcing & IT services Export Development Programs • Egypt’s Competitiveness in the IT Services Export Industry • Egypt’s location in the “AT Kearny Location Index” from rank 13 in 2007 to rank 6 in 2009 and rank 4 in 2011. • Best Outsourcing Services from “National Assembly of British Outsourcing Services ” in 2008 • European Outsourcing Country in 2009

  9. 3. Developing the Innovation and Entrepreneurship ecosystem

  10. Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center • National Challenges need Innovative solutions • Competitive Advantage for Egypt: • Mobile Applications • Green ICT • Cloud Computing • Cyber Security • Embedded Systems

  11. 4. Developing Knowledge Society using Digital Citizenship

  12. Knowledge Society • Supporting the National Economy by Human capacity building in different sectors (Education, Health, …etc) • Job Creation • Public Private Partnerships • Enhance Egyptian Youth Competitiveness • Arabic E - content Plus

  13. Knowledge Society Development Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs • Centers of Excellence • Cloud Computing - Biomedical Informatics (Cairo) • E - Learning - Mechatronics (Cairo) Support National Economy (Human Resources) Specialized Training Under Professional Training Supervision Professional Training Knowledge Transfer Ex: Embedded Systems, Cyber Security and Mechatronics Information Society Development EDUEgypt ITTC ELCC EEDL TechnoCenters

  14. 5. Emphasizing the Importance of International Cooperation and Partnership

  15. Objectives and Role Enhance the political positioning of Egypt’s ICT sector internationally; Increase the opportunities for knowledge sharing & exchange of technical expertise; Maintain channels for policy-level in the widest sense possible; Showcase Egypt’s competence in the international arena

  16. MCIT International Outreach

  17. World Bank Cooperation with international organizations

  18. COMESA League of Arab States African Union Regional Cooperation EU

  19. Egypt & Africa Rwanda Sudan Uganda Ethiopia South Sudan Burundi Kenya Tanzania Congo Eritrea

  20. Nile Basin Initiative for Information Society Aspects of Cooperation • Capacity Building Programs covering an array of issues such as: • Postal Services; • Support in establishing CERTs; • Legislation & regulatory • Documenting natural & cultural heritage; • Access, infrastructure &connectivity; • Technology Parks knowledge transfer;

  21. SMEs Development

  22. SMEs Development Plan Enable Lead Support

  23. Thank you

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