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ICT on the Rise in 08 | | 23 Dec 2008 |
| Source: Daily News Egypt |
| Amidst the global credit crunch and lack of liquidity in the market, MCIT has focused its efforts on making Egypt a lucrative international IT hub to encourage international outsourcers seeking to cut costs. | |
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Egypt's ICT Investments Rising Steadily to US$960 million in 2007 | | 28 Jan 2008 |
| Source: Business Intelligence – Middle East |
| The new ADSL pricing strategy didn’t only prevent piracy of ADSL lines, but also help boosted the number of Internet users to reach 7.0 million subscribers in 2007 with a 4.5 million increase. Growth in Internet usage reflects the growth of the entire IT sector, article says. | |
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Egypt Touts Itself as Next Offshore Outsourcing Hot-spot | | 30 Oct 2007 |
| Source: silicon.com |
| Egypt is making a pitch to be the next offshore outsourcing hot-spot, claiming that its foreign language skills and low labor costs put the country in a strong position to compete with India and eastern Europe. | |
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Africa Needs More Technical Universities | | 06 Sept 2007 |
| Source: Business Daily Africa |
| Efforts are underway in a number of African countries to establish technology-based universities that reflect emerging global trends; a remarkable example is Egypt’s Nile University, championed by the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information to lay down the country’s strategy to develop technical capacity in engineering technology and business administration. | |
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MCIT announces entry of Wipro into Egypt: Wipro to set up a Global Development Center | | 28 Aug 2007 |
| Source: AME.Info |
| The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology today announced that Wipro will be setting up a global development center in the Smart Village. | |
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Egypt Expands Role on Global Technology Stage | | 11 July 2007 |
| Source: Al Bawaba.com |
| Regional and international companies have identified Egypt as a key growth market in a number of key areas including telecommunications and networking, consumer technology and IT solutions. | |
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Intel CEO: Home-grown ICT Innovation Plays Instrumental Role in Egypt's Economic Development | | 07 June 2007 |
| Source: AME Info |
| Increasing access to ICTs to cultivate home-grown innovation and advance government's efforts to boost economic development is a repeated theme, says Intel Corporation President and CEO Paul Otellini. | |
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Egypt well positioned as next hot spot for IT outsourcing and BPO, says Yankee Group | | 25 May 2007 |
| Source: Tekrati: The Industry Analyst Reporter |
| Egypt is well placed as the next hot spot in IT Outsourcing (ITO) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), according to a study from Yankee Group. | |
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The Smart Village Fosters Young, Creative Investors | | 08 Jan 2007 |
| Source: Al Ahrar |
| The inauguration of the SMEs building and the new technology incubator in the Smart Village opened new horizons for Egypt’s creative youths (Arabic Language Only). | |
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Egypt's Post Achievements in 2006 | | 28 Dec 2006 |
| Source: Al-Gomhoureya |
| One of the most notable achievements of the National Postal Authority in 2006 is managing to acquire a 20% stake in the third mobile operator (Arabic Language Only). | |
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