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      What We Do
      Vision and Mission
      ITIDA plays a pivotal function in developing the local IT industry. Our custom-tailored programs; policy advice and implementation; trade promotion in regional and global markets; and being a strategic advisor to domestic SMEs and multinational corporations contribute to a cross-country economic growth.
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      Testimonials
      Hear from multinational companies that paid tribute to Egypt’s investment climate. See testimonials from trainees, students and graduates enrolled in ITIDA programs and initiatives. Read success stories from local MSMEs registered in ITIDA database.
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      Meet our Team
      Our employees are central to the success and development of the country and that is why ITIDA gives priority to its staff as well as their families. Our achievements could not be done without their contributions.
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      Careers
      Join the fastest-growing sector in Egypt. We develop and serve the local IT industry and attract foreign direct investors. Take part in our initiatives strategized to build capacities of graduates and undergraduates.
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      Contact Us
      Contact ITIDA today and get assistance with our initiatives, programs, funds, and more. Your input or feedback matter a lot to ITIDA. Let us hear from you with either an inquiry, suggestion or comment.
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      Calendar
      A fully-fledged calendar schedules major events, workshops, seminars, conferences, forums, courses, exhibitions, symposiums along with other activities held or organized by ITIDA. It also records our participations, engagements and sponsorships.
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      What We Do
      The IT Industry Development Agency fosters the local IT industry with a key part in forming a more secure e-commerce ecosystem and sourcing/offshoring services positioning. The agency is a touchpoint for investors, and an advisor to MNCs doing business in Egypt. We enlarge IT services’ exports to enhance our global IT competitiveness. ITIDA ensures an abundance of IT-skilled talents to innovate and serve the sector-at-large.
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  • Business Setup
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      Collaborative Funded Projects
      CFPs are well devised to promote university-industry collaboration. ITAC fosters these research projects to build an innovative knowledge economy. The initiative establishes close ties between industrial and research partners for the benefit of the society.
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      Technology Incubation
      ITIDA/ TIEC’s incubation program provides a fully-fledged incubation package to help you turn your project from prototype to a successful startup. .Take your business plan and prototype to the next level now and apply to our incubation program.
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      Accelerator Program
      Technology entrepreneurship accelerator supports early-stage tech ventures. TEA helps develop their product, sharpen their business model, and vitally connect with investors.
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      ITAC MatchIT
      To help our stakeholders find the right partner, the ITAC MatchIT service aims at matchmaking the academic teams with IT companies and vice-versa
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      Egyptian-Spanish IT Innovation Program
      ESITIP is a joint Egyptian-Spanish program designed to fund and support market-led research and tech development. Call for proposals opens to collaborative Research and Development (R&D) projects in all IT areas.
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      Export IT
      Export-IT Rebate program is an integral part of ITIDA strategy to encourage, promote exports of ICT companies and support them in penetrating key markets. ITIDA is one of the leading organizations in the region that introduced Export rebate program to support the ICT industry.
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      SECC Services
      Software Engineering Competence Center provides IT training, certification, consultancy and assessment services for both enterprises and individuals. Tech lines offered include Agile, CMMI® for Development and Services, COBIT® 5 Framework, DevOps, ITIL®, Six Sigma, SW Architecture, SW Testing, Software Process Improvement, TOGAF® 9 and many others.
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      DX4IT initiative
      The Software Engineering Competence Center (SECC) launched Digital Transformation for IT companies in Egypt. DX4IT initiative defines a standard capability-based reference architecture for IT companies in Egypt.
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      eTenders
      View and download ITIDA and MCIT purchase forms, statements of work, and forms of disbursing benefits via the electronic payment system
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      Collective Events
      View a detailed list of events, conferences and exhibitions that we will take part in, sponsor, fund or organize. Our information provides you with dates, categories and locations of events to come. Brace yourself for growth opportunities and have a sound reason to network at key events.
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      Qualifying for Employment (Q4E)
      Qualifying for Employment (Q4E) is a program launched by Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), under the umbrella of Egypt Makes Electronics (EME) initiative and supervised by Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT).
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      Train to Hire
      "Train to Hire" is one of the Human Capacity Development Programs (HCDPs), launched by the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) earlier in 2017. The Program provides specialized training with the aim of: (1) qualifying job seekers to join Offshoring companies, and (2) creating new job opportunities in cooperation with those companies.
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      Up4Jobs
      ITIDA and GIZ propose to start a joint initiative to support German language skills for graduates and jobseekers to find employment with companies in Egypt that focus on the German market across IT/ITeS
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      Graduation Projects
      Graduation projects support is one of ITAC’s university student projects. It funds the graduation projects of 4th year students from the local faculties of engineering and computer science.
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      Summer Training
      Summer training is an HCDP that trains computer science and engineering students on the latest tech trends during the summer vacation.
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      German Training Initaitve
      German Training Initiative focuses on qualifying university students in Upper Egypt to provide offshoring/contact center services in German after graduation. If you are a second- or third-year university student, register now!
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      FWD 2.0
      FWD 2.0 scholarship offers technical training, career enablement and job opportunities for the Egyptian young people. The 2nd edition of Future Work is Digital helps you get prepared for the digital workforce transformation and manage digitally-enabled new work environment.
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      Summer Internships
      Summer internships support is part of the University Students Projects (USP), offered by ITIDA. Second and third year students are encouraged to join our Summer Internship program and IT companies are welcome to provide their interns.
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      Capacity Building Initiative in North Sinai
      Within the framework of Egypt’s strategy for developing Sinai, and the human capital in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt is working to bring about an economic, social and security boom through injecting more government investments and implementing many projects in various sectors within this geographic area.
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  • Support Services
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      IPR Copyrights
      One of the priorities for the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology’s (MCIT) is to support the development of software industry, while increasing social awareness of intellectual property issues. Part of this objective includes reforming the Copyright Law, which saw a new Intellectual Property Law introduced in June 2002.
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      Maadi Technology Park
      Maadi Technology Park, Egypt’s first specialized investment zone, is a collaborative project between several governmental bodies including the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), the Ministry of Investment and Cairo Governorate.
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      Egypt Makes Electronics
      One of the ICT sector’s milestones is “Egypt Makes Electronics”. EME is a presidential initiative devised to double the Egyptian electronics exports. It offers thousands of job opportunities for skilled techie people and engineers.​​
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      Recruitment Initiative
      ITIDA Recruitment Initiative connects university students and graduates looking for work opportunities with IT industry companies seeking to hire through a range of activities to join and work in the ICT industry.
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      NGOs Support
      ITIDA funds the company members of the local NGOs through a variety of incentives. The agency cooperates with the DETGD, FECC, EITESAL and CIT.
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      Digital Signature
      The E-Signature Law; issued in 2004 and established the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), supports Egypt’s e-commerce industry by securing the Internet as a legally viable medium for online financial activities. Simply put, this means that a buyer does not need to physically sign a document when entering into a transaction online.
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      SiliconWaha Parks
      SiliconWaha is a national leading company growing the local footprint of science and technology parks across 2nd tier cities. As a countrywide initiative, the company encompasses a collaborative ecosystem of government, ICT companies, academia and entrepreneurs while creating plenty of jobs.
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      Innovation Clusters
      The Innovation Cluster is an initiative created to enable innovation and entrepreneurship through PPP across 2nd tier cities tech parks in Egypt. iCi funds the three phases of an innovation cluster in the form of grants, loans and investments.
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  • Invest in Egypt
      Business Environment
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      Government Support
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      Digital Egypt Strategy for Offshoring Industry 2022-2026
      Business Environment
      Egypt has a conducive business environment for foreign direct investors (FDI). With innovation at the heart of this ecosystem, the government adopts initiatives that promotes high-value services and products. Digital transformation, skills, innovation, infrastructure, and regulatory framework are key axis in the country’s pro-business government.
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      Location Fundementals
      The strategic advantage of its location at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and Asia is an attraction to both domestic and foreign investors. Egypt makes significant strides to provide high-quality infrastructure and made notable progress in the local transportation system.
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      Industry Outlook
      ICT industry is witnessing a rapid growth in multinational corporations’ investments, job opportunities created, and increasing ICT exports. A vast array of technology startups is offering innovative solutions from Egypt.
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      Talent Landscape
      Egypt offers an abundance of multilingual talent at a competitive cost. The local skilled workforce, low costs and government support and large domestic market are key advantages of the ICT sector in the country.
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      Innovation Ecosystem
      The plethora of local startups proves Egypt’s entrepreneurial resilience. Startups in Egypt are providing world-class solutions to businesses and individuals locally, regionally and worldwide. These startups take advantage of Egypt’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and a wide range of opportunities and benefits.
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      Government Support
      The Egyptian government leaves no stone unturned in enhancing the business environment. The Ministry of Communications and ITIDA are developing the domestic IT sector. The Agency focuses on talent development, tech innovation, entrepreneurship, developing local companies, FDI attraction and upgrading business ecosystem.
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      Reports
      Get information and business insights about the Egyptian ICT market from industry reports made by world leading research organizations
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      Digital Egypt Strategy for Offshoring Industry 2022-2026
      “Digital Egypt Vision for Offshoring 2022-2026” is MCIT’s strategy devised to threefold offshoring revenues, unlock job opportunities, and brand Egypt as a choice destination for emerging technologies.
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Blogs

ITIDA > Home > Blogs
2023
8/22

The Benefits of ITIDA's Up4Jobs Training Program: A Comprehensive Guide

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2023
3/30

Forget the Banks: Why Crowdfunding is Now a Top Source of Business Funding [Part II]

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2023
3/15

Forget the Banks: Why Crowdfunding is Now a Top Source of Business Funding [Part I]

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2023
1/15

How to Validate Your Startup Idea | Guide on Market Validation for New Entrepreneurs

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2022
12/18

ITIDA Stage-Based Guide to Local Startups - Inspiration for Ideation

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2022
11/8

ITIDA Stage-Based Guide to Local Startups - Inspiration for Ideation

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2022
10/25

Role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sector in Boosting Egypt’s Economy

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2022
7/31

How is Egypt Paving the Way for the Future of GBS? The Intersection of Talent, Resilience and Infrastructure

Created BY : Eng.Amr Mahfouz,ITIDA CEO.

2022
7/27

Why Egypt is Primed for Offshoring

Created BY : Eng.Hazem Nabil ,ITIDA VP.

2022
5/17

Why the Innovation Ecosystem is Crucial for Businesses and Startups

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2022
4/6

The Easiest Steps to Starting Your Own Business

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2020
9/21

EgyptInnovate Wins ITU Innovation Challenge for Ecosystem Best Practice

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2020
9/2

ITIDA Collaborates with Eleven Leading Global Associations to Set Clear Vision for Technology and Business Services

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi

2020
6/15

Egypt Selected Among EMEA’s Business Services Locations

Created BY: Abdelrahman El-Mawawi
ITIDA champions a world-class IT Industry to play an increasingly important role in Egypt economic growth. Our award-winning agency is defined by long-term commitment and substantial ongoing investment. We ensure delivering sustainable improvements to the entire IT ecosystem in Egypt.
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