Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has reviewed the country’s latest plans to expand digital transformation and attract greater investment into the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The discussions took place in New Alamein with Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, and Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, alongside senior officials from the National Telecom Regulatory Authority and Telecom Egypt.
The meeting focused on joint efforts to strengthen Egypt’s digital ecosystem, expand international cooperation, and exchange expertise with global partners to maximize technology’s role in development. Key priorities include creating a favorable environment for ICT startups, launching specialized training programs to prepare a digitally skilled workforce, and accelerating entrepreneurship and innovation nationwide.
Egypt’s ICT sector has become one of the fastest-growing parts of the economy, recording annual growth of over 16% and contributing 5.8% to GDP, up from 3.2% in 2014. The country ranks first in Africa for fixed internet speed and has improved dramatically in global indices, climbing 49 places on the Government AI Readiness Index since 2019.
Major initiatives include the Digital Egypt platform, now used by 8 million citizens, and AI projects applied in healthcare. The government has also invested heavily in capacity-building, increasing the training budget 25-fold between FY 2018/19 and FY 2023/24. The number of trainees surged from 4,000 to nearly 400,000 in that period.
Egypt’s outsourcing industry is also flourishing, employing 145,000 specialists across 195 centers, exporting digital services to more than 175 international companies.
With continued focus on digital infrastructure, AI adoption, and global partnerships, Egypt aims to position itself as a regional ICT hub while advancing inclusive digital development.
