Recommending a Strategy

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ITIDA Strategy ? Going Forward
Hazem Y. Abdelazim, MSc, PhD, MBA Chief Executive
Officer
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Agenda

• Introduction
• Mission
• Objectives
• IT Export Strategy
• Immediate Actions in Y2008

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Introduction Governing Law

• The Information Technology Industry Development
  Agency (ITIDA) is a governmental entity has been
  established via Law 15 of the year 2004.
• An E-Signature Regulation Law Establishing
  ITIDA

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Introduction Current Organizational Functions
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Mission

• By its Name The Agency(Authority) in charge of
  Developing the Information Technology Industry in
  Egypt.
• Industry Local Egyptian Companies
• Human Capital
• Local market
• Exports
• RD

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ITIDA objectives

• Driver /Developer/ implementer of National IT
  Export Strategy
• Developer and Regulator for e-Signature.
• Regulator for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
  related to software Databases

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MCIT
ITIDA
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IT Exports Segmentation
Egypts Target Offshore Services Revenues 2005
2010, (US million)
TargetRevenue
CAGR
1,085 mln
RD/Engineering
100 m
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Initial priorities
KPO Services
30 m
43
Localization
40 m
22
Arab Content
46
200 m
BPO Services
75 m
72
Technical Support
200 m
27
Contact Centers
115 m
50
250 mln
IT Products
45 m
25
280 m
IT Services
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Source A.T. Kearney projections
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Microsoft CMIC/Valeo/FT RD/ SysDsoft Sakhr/Imagin
et/SWS/RDI/Coltec
Satyam/Wipro/TCS/Epicor/ITSoft ITWorks/LinkDev/Giz
a/MNS
Equant/Oracle TS/Allied Soft
Teleperformance/Exceed/Raya CT/ HSBC CT/Forte
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IT Exports Ecosystem
The International Market
Human Capital
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IT Export strategy MNCs Attraction

• Why?
• Employment Capacity (leapfrogging)
• Access to Markets
• Branding
• Putting Egypt on the Map
• Chain Reaction
• MNCs culture-know how- processes..etc

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IT Export strategy MNCs Attraction

• How ?
• Hiring World class PR firm for Branding and
  promotion of Egypt IT Sector Potential (HK)
• Government Incentives
• Working with international Consultants for
  Specific Sector targeted Campaigns
• IT Services AT Kearney
• BPO Mc Kinsey

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MNCs Investments in Egypt
Company Activities IBM Software Development
Centre of 400 skilled IT developers Mentor
Graphics Design Centre of 170 engineers Intel
Regional Platform Definition
Centre Regional Software Enablement
Lab Microsoft Developer Support Centre for
Regional Developers Cairo Innovation Centre
CISCO Core competency e-learning
institute Oracle Global Support Centre with
600 Engineers Orange Global Support Centre
with 1500 Engineers
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MNCs Investments in Egypt
Company Activities Alcatel Lucent
International Support Centre with 300
Engineers Satyam IT Services with 500
Engineers WIPRO IT Services with 300
Engineers VIAS Automotive E. SW Development
for Valeo EPICOR BPO and Managed Services
SQS Quality management and Testing services
EDS IT Solutions and Services
(450) Teleperformance Global Support Centre
with 2000 employees
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ITIDA Support for Local Companies

• GoTo Market Strategy based on prioritized Targets
• Enterprise capacity Building Programs
• Training Subsidy for Export activities
• Encouraging Development of national Software
  Products Solutions (Key ? Competitive Edge)
• Encourage RD collaboration with
  Universities(ITAC)
• Support in Trade shows/Exhibitions
• Individual specialized Participation in
  International events

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Human capital Development
Emerging Conclusions
Offer courses to convert non-IT project managers
from other fields
Attract experienced Egyptians from abroad
Allow hiring of experienced foreign workers
Attract specialized training firms
Encourage/expand CMM/ISO certifications
Reform incentive systems for professors
More corporate input to universities
Broad K-12 education reform
Support/expand ITI corporate-backed academies
certification programs
Encourage foreign universities to establish in
Egypt
Strengthen K-12 IT Curriculum
Sponsor students to study abroad
Encourage Diploma-Level Training Institutes
Increase enrollment at existing universities
Allow hiring of fresh foreign graduates
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University Curriculum Changes has started

• An MoU has been signed between MCIT MoHE to
  start
• Implementation in Y2008
• Five Faculties as the First Pilot
• Soft/Language Skills across ALL
• ERP for CS as a start

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Action items Y2008

• Implementation of IT Exports Current programs
• Develop a Comprehensive Data Base for IT
  Companies
• New ideas for Encouraging Local Demand
• Web Site overhaul a Nation-Class Portal
• Identify New Competence Clusters for New Programs
• More Dialogue with the Local Ecosystem
• More IPR Awareness
• E-Signature Deployment

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Thank you