During a phone-in on CBC channel, ICT Minister Amr Talaat touched on the pillars of MCIT strategy, including digitizing government services, attracting investors and multinationals to the Egyptian market, creating job opportunities, increasing digital services exports, building an IT talent pool, upgrading the digital infrastructure, and enhancing cybersecurity. Talaat also referred to the Ministry’s efforts in improving broadband speed and in the Decent Life initiative for modernizing the Egyptian countryside.

A phone-in with the ICT Minister Amr Talaat on Sada El-Balad, where he referred to the Prime Minister’s visit to international IT Outsourcing companies operating in Egypt, with teams that include best-in-class Egyptian professionals. Talaat stated that MCIT has been following a plan since 2019 to boost the IT offshoring industry, which helped build a talent pool fit for global markets. The plan resulted in Egypt winning the Speedtest Award for the fastest fixed country in Africa, and in digital services exports hitting $3.2 billion in 2023 up from $1.8 billion in 2020. The country has set a digital services export target of $9 billion in 2026—an annual increase of 30-40%, noted the ICT Minister.