© A. Nazif, October 2003 ITU World Telecom 2003, Geneva

ITU World Telecom 2003, Geneva © A. Nazif, October 2003


What the technology provideswith

What the society needs

Can Technology Deliver?

Yes, IF

We Can Match:


Fixed Lines

Mobile Terminals Storage

WWW O/S DBs

APPLICATIONS

Wireless


ACCESSACCESS

E-

Hea

lth

E-

Go

v

E-

Cu

ltu

re

E-

Bu

sin

ess

E-

Lea

rnin

g

INFORMATION SOCIETYINFORMATION SOCIETY



4.7 million new lines since October 1999

11.1 million8.5 millionmillion

3.03.54.04.55.05.56.06.57.07.58.08.59.09.5

10.010.511.0

96 97 98 99 2000 2001 2002 Sept.

2003

No. of subscribers

No. of fixed lines


No.

of

sub

scri

bers

, mil

lion

The number of subscribers increased more than eight folds since October 1999

0.080.93

2.35

3.44

4.50

5.42

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Sept.

2003


0.30.6

1

1.7

2.4

00.20.40.60.8

11.21.41.61.8

22.22.42.6

1999 2000 2001 2002 Sept. 2003

International internet traffic increased from20 Mb/s to 900 Mb/s in 2 years

No.

of

Inte

rnet

Use

rs

Million


Providing dial-up internet access on every Operational

phone-line country wide.

A revenue-sharing model between Telecom-Egypt & the

Internet Service Providers.

$ 0.2/hr of internet usage at home.

950000 of individual phone lines dialing up to the net.


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.


Government subsidized internet cafés

To date, there are 550 clubs to be doubled by year end.

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.



A government portal that is citizen-centric.

On-line Government Services.

Information and Document Networking.

More Automation of Internal Functions.


Basic Skills Development.

Professional Development.

The Smart Schools Initiative.

High Tech / Business Universities.


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.


Historical sites Natural protectorates

Museums Manuscripts

Using IT to preserve our rich cultural heritage and share it more readily with the rest of the world.


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.



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 telecommunications law that promotes: Transparency in licensing. Phased deregulation of services. Establishment of a universal fund to accelerate tariff rebalance.


1202

1791

27373015

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

1999 2000 2001 2002

Capital Investment

mil

lio

n L

.E

Source: The General Authority For Investment & Free Zones


Land at nominal prices ($1/m2).

World-class infrastructure to the door-step.

Free zone status for export with annual charges 1% of

value added for manufacturing projects and 1% of total

revenue for service projects.

Egyptian professionals trained according to investors

requirements at government cost.

Cash rebate for building costs for large investments.

Special package for Technology Free Zones:



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


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.


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.


Over 900 IT companies. State-of-the-Art Call Centers. High speed optical connections to all countries.

Benefit from:

IT Professionals certified by IBM, ICL, Oracle,

Nortel, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Lucent and Cisco.

At very cost-effective salaries


The objective is to create export oriented industries to compensate for the imports of telecommunications hardware.

Companies Participating in the execution of the Telecommunications Master Plan commit to substantial investments in technology transfer activities.

Five agreements were signed between MCIT & Ericsson, Alcatel, Siemens, Motorola and Nortel.


Establishing / expanding regional training centers to qualify next generation engineers.

Foster co-operation with local companies to increase value added. (ex. Local switches & cables currently match international standards).

Participating in setting research centers & contributing to public and private universities

( US, French, German & British universities).

Establishing centers of competence to create awareness for new technologies (ex. IP and 3G).


Egypt … The Cradle of Civilization is

Quickly Becoming the Center for IT and

Telecommunications in the Middle East

and North Africa

This presentation is available at www.mcit.gov.eg & www.citegypt.com

Documents

© A. Nazif, October 2003 ITU World Telecom 2003, Geneva