Latest in Tag: IT Highlight
Latest in Tag: IT

Egypt seeks to complete legislative consistency of IT sector: Communications Minister
Furthermore, he said that the sector’s development axes aim to achieve digital transformation, digitise services, foster creativity, and create a society capable of thinking creatively and developing itself.

Al-Sisi follows up on various IT, communications projects, initiatives
Egyptian president briefed on developments of ‘Digital Egypt’ initiative

Communications Ministry holds workshop for institutional development, digital transformation
Workshop aimed at judges working with State Lawsuits Authority

Egypt experiences remarkable progress in IT infrastructure development: Microsoft Official
Microsoft Customer Service centres in Egypt, established since 2011, serve customers across Europe, Middle East, and Africa, says Mirna Arif

Egypt initiates IT, software help desks to contain coronavirus
The move comes as part of efforts to meet industrial sector and FEI member requirements in efforts to curb the further spread of the novel virus.

ITIDA accelerates disbursal procedures for export subsidies to IT companies
Disbursement begins in April, priority given to micro- and small companies to mitigate effects of COVID-19

Eitesal meets IT companies to discuss developments of e-Export programme
More than 20 companies exporting their services across the border took part in the meeting, where they confirmed benefiting from the export programme, which is carried out in partnership and cooperation with the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA).

Cybersecurity transformation in 2019 and beyond
I’d like to tell you a short story. When working with a client on its security provision, we discovered that it had only devoted 4% of its total IT budget to cybersecurity. “Let’s develop a solution with this 4%,” said the client. It was only at that moment that I realized that cybersecurity is often …

Communication minister discusses investment opportunities in IT sector
The Fifth Annual Conference of the General Division of Digital Economy and Technology will begin today under the title Tech Invest 2, in the presence of Yasser El-Kady, minister of communications and information technology. Khalil Hassan Khalil, a member of the board of directors of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) and head …

Egypt’s IT exports on track to achieve ambitious growth targets: report
Egyptian IT export industry worth over $3.25bn in 2017

iXDev plans to expand in Arab Gulf, North Africa
Company plans to attract investments worth $1m to finance expansions

Egypt’s major IT players in recruitment drive
Egypt’s IT sector is seeing an increase in staffing, amid a surge in hiring by multinationals that are expanding operations in the country. Following a meeting in July with automotive component and technology company Valeo Service, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) announced that the France-based company plans to generate 500 new jobs …

CBE, ITIDA, EBI sign cooperation protocol to support companies working in IT sector
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) signed a cooperation protocol with the Information Technology Industry Development Authority (ITIDA) in partnership with the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) to facilitate the procedures for technology companies registered in ITIDA’s database on bank financing. The protocol also aims to qualify these companies to manage their own projects and how …

Leaders of Oracle consider Egypt one of the most promising investment markets
The company is supporting the Egyptian government to provide technological solutions to support economic development, says Al Thehaiban

ITIDA launches seventh “Export IT”
The agency applied electronic signatures for the first time to apply for the programme

Government to develop comprehensive investment map through IT
The Ministry of Investment holds talks with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to develop a comprehensive investment plan through information technology (IT), according to a statement of the Ministry of Investment issued on Monday. Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and Minister of Communications and Information Technology Yasser Al-Qadi discussed on Sunday the mechanisms for implementing …

IBM invests $70m to bring digital skills to Africa through Watson platform
IBM, listed in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced that it will invest $70m in building and developing digital, cloud, and cognitive IT skills to help support a 21st century workforce in Africa. The initiative, “IBM Digital – Nation Africa”, provides a cloud-based learning platform designed to provide free skills development programmes for up …

CIT cooperates with Egyptian Countryside Company to maximise role of IT in agriculture
The Chamber of Information Technology and Communication (CIT) plans to hold a meeting with the Egyptian Countryside Development Company to discuss a joint cooperation with companies specialised in communication and information technology. This cooperation aims to develop the agricultural system and land reclamation projects, in line with the government’s objective that seeks promoting modern technological tools. According …

Technological complexes: investment opportunities or delusional plans?
EGP 20bn expected investments, the plan aims to expand IT industry in Upper Egypt and other governorates

Will CBE’s initiative solve funding concerns for IT companies?
Egyptian banks, however, are seeking to make their loans more competitive with other funding sources to increase their funding share

IT Companies face regulatory intransigencies in registering at NILEX
Companies face difficulties during the evaluation process as EFSA does not have a metric to evaluate subsystems of integrated IT systems in determining the value of shares

EGX holds workshop for tech companies to activate listing operations and IPOs
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX), in cooperation with the Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications (CIT), held a workshop on Thursday with the participation of a number of companies operating in the field of IT and telecommunications.

Raya IT witnesses 25% sales growth during H1 of 2015
Raya contracted with a government bank to implement an information and infrastructure centre at a cost of EGP 120m

Will the PPP projects revive the IT sector?
The latest dollar crisis Egypt is facing is also an obstacle for companies that seek to implement the projects, especially since most of the components will be imported.

IT synergy’s profits to reach EGP 4-5m in 2015, EGP 9m in 2016
The tech company to have an EGP 8.6m IPO

Omega Soft provides Suez Canal with 45 applications for free
We offered SCA to manage and operate the Suez Canal through the company’s applications and IT solutions
Transformation in business critical to cope with digital age: EMC study
96% of surveyed business leaders thought technologies have altered rules of business
Transformation in business critical to cope with digital age: EMC study
96% of surveyed business leaders thought technologies have altered rules of business

Egypt’s economy needs FDI push for its flat battery: British Ambassador
British investors demand fair treatment from government, competition to be opened up in private sector, says Casson

Focus on major projects is not the way to build an economy: TAG-Org founder
Talks are currently being held with ICT Ministry to host first privately-owned computer cloud in Egypt, says Talal Abu-Ghazaleh