Dr. Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, confirmed that the outsourcing industry has become a basic and main component of the communications and information technology sector and is witnessing a growth in its investments in Egypt, noting that there are more than 175 companies that have established more than 195 outsourcing centers in Egypt, through which they employ more than 145,000 specialists export digital services worth more than $3.7 billion annually, demonstrating the diversity of specializations of outsourcing centers in Egypt, which include communication services, programming services, semiconductor services, embedded programs, and other high-value specializations.
This came in Dr. Amr Talaat’s speech, during his participation in the opening session of the activities of the Cairo ICT Conference’24.
Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly witnessed this morning Opening of the activities of the 28th session of the Egypt International Technology Exhibition and Conference for the Middle East and Africa, Cairo Ict24, under the slogan “The Next Wave”, on behalf of Mr. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic; The activities of the current session will be held under the patronage of the President of the Republic during the period from 17 to 20 November, at the Egypt International Exhibition Center, with the participation of ministries, government agencies, local and international companies, and in the presence of experts, leaders and technology innovators.
< p>Dr. Amr Talaat added in his speech: The communications and information technology sector has achieved a qualitative leap thanks to the efforts and expertise of the people of the sector, transforming from a service sector that provides communications services only to a productive service sector after it became one of the productive sectors in the country for its role in attracting investments, bringing in hard currency, and providing job opportunities for young people, explaining that the sector has become A common denominator for all sectors of the state that seek to make a breakthrough so that the sector becomes a basic engine for development, which gives responsibility to the sector, stressing that it has become necessary for all sectors to develop their performance systems to keep pace with developments related to generative artificial intelligence and absorb the latest developments in technology.
 
Dr. Amr Talaat pointed out that the communications and information technology sector is the highest-growing sector in the country over the past six years, with growth rates exceeding 16%, and the sector’s contribution to the gross domestic product has grown from 3.2% in 2014 to 5.8%. It is targeted to exceed 8% over the next few years. He praised the true, fruitful partnership between elements of the communications and information technology sector, including international companies and local companies, whether owned by government agencies, the private sector, the government sector, or civil society. He explained that this partnership is characterized by constant dialogue to implement organizational strategies and visions, develop companies’ investments, and provide the cadres that companies require.< /p>
Dr. Amr Talaat pointed out that the ICT sector is based on human creativity and trained Egyptian cadres, which are an attractive element for investments by international companies. He explained that the communications and information technology sector has expanded its horizons and now includes all colleges and specializations, noting that the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology provides training initiatives for all age levels, starting from the age of 8 years, for various scientific specializations, and for all segments of society in order to enable citizens to obtain job opportunities, stressing the continuation of The Ministry is seeking to expand all training initiatives in terms of quantity and quality, in line with modern technologies and the requirements and developments of the labor market.
Dr. Amr Talaat explained the efforts made to improve communications services over the past years, which It resulted in Egypt achieving stability in the digital infrastructure, adding that Egypt has been leading the ranking of average fixed Internet speed in Africa since 2022 with an average speed of 76.4 Mbit/s, after occupying the fortieth position 6 years ago in the average fixed Internet speed in Africa with an average speed of 5.6. Mbit/s, pointing to the increase in the number of mobile towers from 18,000 to 37,000, and mobile companies have invested more than $2 billion in new frequency spectrum. Pointing out that the number of post offices reached more than 4,600, and more than 90% of them were developed.
He attended the opening session activities; Engineer Ghada Labib, Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Institutional Development, Engineer Bakr Al-Bayoumi, Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Technological Research Planning, and Professor Osama Kamal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Trade Fairs International. The organizer of the CairoICT 24 International Technology Exhibition and Conference in the Middle East and Africa, and Mr. Ibrahim Sarhan, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of the “e-Finance” Group. For financial and digital investments, Mr. Mohamed Amin, Senior Vice President of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Dell Technologies, Mr. Mohamed Al-Mufti, CEO of “ICT Misr” Company, and Mr. Taha Khalifa, General Manager of “Intel” Company. In the Middle East and Africa, and Professor Hardy Bemihoa, President and CEO of Cassava Technologies Group.
