March 2011 | Quarterly Issue Indicators Quarterly...Q1 2011 4.23 4.46 3.43 5 4 3 2 1 0 US$ 4.15 4.37 2.8 3.98 4.32 2.77 3.77 4.28 2.74 Source : Ministry of Communications and Information

March 2011 | Quarterly Issue

Information and Communications Technology Indicators Bulletin - March 2011 1

ICT Sector:Infrastructure Indicators

2


Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Telecom Egypt, National Telecom Regulatory Authority

Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Telecom Egypt, National Telecom Regulatory Authority

Mobilesubscriptions:73.87millionMobilepenetration:94.13%Mobilesubscriptionsannualgrowth:28.02% Fixedlinesubscriptions:9.65million Fixedlinesubscriptions:(urbanareas:7.39million,ruralareas2.26million) Fixedlinepenetration:12.22% Internetusers:24.15million Internetpenetration:30.77% Internetusersannualgrowth:38.53% Internetusersthroughmobile:8.19million USBmodemusers:1.78millionusers ADSLsubscriptions:1.49million InternationalInternetbandwidth:137.30GbpsNumberofpostoffices:3771NumberofBeneficiariesofPensions’PaymentServicethroughpostoffices:4.63millionbeneficiary

Fixed and Mobile Subscriptions

Thenumberoffixedandmobilesubscriptionswas�83.52millionattheendofQ12011,comparedto68.13millionattheendofQ12010,withanannual increaseof15.40millionsubscriptionsand an annual growth rate of 22.60%.

The number of mobile subscriptions was�73.87 million at the end of Q1 2011,compared to 57.70million at the end of Q12010. This represents an annual increase of16.17 million subscriptions and an annualgrowth rate of 28.02%. Mobile subscriptionsaccounted for 88 % of total telephoneservice subscriptions at the end of Q1 2011.

Fixed Line and Mobile Penetration

Mobilepenetrationincreasedto94.13%atthe�endofQ12011, compared to 74.85%at theendofQ12010,representinganannualgrowthrateof19.28%.Ontheotherhand,fixedlinepenetrationreachedabout12.22%bytheendofQ12011.

10.43 10.45 9.93 9.62

80

60

40

20

0

57.70 58.97

Q1 2010 Q3 2010Q2 2010 Q4 2010

63.9370.66

Q1 2011

Mill

ion

Line

s

73.87

9.65

Fixed line subscriptions Fixed line subscriptions

Q2 2010Q1 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010

13.46 13.42

74.85 76.16

12.70

82.19

Q1 2011

12.24

90.44100

80

60

40

20

0

%

Fixed line pentrationMobile pentration

12.22

94.13


Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, National Telecom Regulatory Authority

Fixed Lines Subscriptions and Local Exchange Capacity

Total number of fixed line subscriptions has�reached9.65millionsubscriptionsattheendofQ12011comparedto10.43millionsubscriptionsattheendofQ12010.

The capacity of local exchanges increased�to 14.53million lines at the end of Q1 2011,Compared to 14.45 million at the end of Q12010. This represents an annual increase of0.09millionlinesandanannualgrowthrateof0.60%.

Thetotalnumberoffixedlinesubscriptionsin�urbanareasreached7.39millionbytheendQ12011 compared to 7.91 million subscriptionsby the end of Q1 2010. The total number ofsubscriptionsinruralareasreached2.26millionsubscriptionsbytheendofQ12011comparedto2.51millionsubscriptionsbytheendofQ12010.

Estimated Number of Internet Users*

TheestimatednumberofInternetusersincreased�to 24.15 million at the.Q1 2011, compared to17.43millionattheendofQ12010,representinganannualincreaseof6.72millionusersandanannualgrowthrateof38.53%.

Internetpenetrationincreasedto30.77%atthe�endofQ12011,comparedto22.61%attheendofQ12010,representinganannualgrowthrateof8.16%.

Fixed Lines (Urban and Rural Areas)

* Includes internet users through mobile and USB modems.

Q2 2010Q1 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010

Mill

ion

Line

sTotal CapacityFixed line subscriptions

14.45 14.47 14.48

10.43 10.45 9.93 9.62

14.50

Q1 2011

20

15

10

5

0

9.65

14.53

Q2 2010Q1 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010

7.91

2.51

RuralUrban

7.94

2.51

7.58

2.36

Q1 2011

7.37

2.25

10

8

6

4

2

0

Mill

ion

Line

s

7.39

2.26

17.4319.66

22.6125.38

20.31

26.1130

25

20

15

10

5

0Q2 2010Q1 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q1 2011

23.02

29.47 35

25

15

5

0

Mill

ion

Use

rs

Internet Users / 100 inhabitantInternet Users

30.77

24.15

Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Telecom Egypt

Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Telecom Egypt


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Internet Users by Mode of Access

Proportionof internetbroadbandusers isabout�87%oftotalinternetusersinQ12011comparedto81%oftotalinternetusersinQ12010.

Proportionofinternetnarrowbandusersisabout�13%oftotalinternetusersinQ12011comparedto18%oftotalinternetusersinQ12010.

International Internet bandwidth increased to�137.30GbpsattheendofQ12011comparedto109.75GbpsattheendofQ12010representinganannualgrowthrateof25.10%.

International Internet Bandwidth

ICT Price Basket

The cost of ICT services in Egypt is considered�internationallycompetitive.AccordingtotheWorldBankpricebasketmethodology,themonthlycostinEgyptinQ12011wasUSD4.06forafixedline*,USD2.74formobileservices**andUSD4.28forInternetservice.***

* The price for a residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each)

** Calculated based on the prepaid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks and mobile to fixed line calls, during peak, off-peak and weekend times, in addition to 30 text messages.

*** Calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for connecting to the Internet for 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 off-peak).

13%18%

35%

17%

29%

33%

16%

15%

36%

USB Modem & Mobile Internet

35%

15%

15%

36%

Q1 2010Q4 2009 Q2 2010 Q3 2010

33%

14%

13%

40%

Q4 2010

100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%

34%

12%

41%

International Internet bandwidthIncoming internet bandwidth

Gbp

s

150

100

50

0

109.75

70.32

Q2 2010Q1 2010

118.37

78.82

Q3 2010

121.31

81.15

122.30

90.56

Q4 2010 Q1 2011

137.30

107.13

Mobile InternetFixed Lines

Q2 2010Q1 2010 Q4 2010Q3 2010

4.3 4.534.25

Q1 2011

4.23 4.46

3.43

5

4

3

2

1

0

US$

4.15 4.37

2.8

3.98 4.32

2.77

3.77 4.28

2.74



Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Information Center


Communications Services Composite Price Index *

CommunicationsServicesCompositePriceIndex�reached74.24point inQ12010comparedto98.31pointinQ12009.

It is worth mentioning that the ICT Services�Composite Index had decreased during theperiodbetweenQ12005andQ42006,whileithadwitnessedarelativestabilityduringtheperiod Q1 2007 - Q3 2010, and witnessed adeclinestartingfromQ42010.

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Post Offices

The total number of post offices increased�to3771at theendofQ12011, compared to3741at theendofQ12010, representinganincrease of 30 offices and an annual growthrateof0.80%.

The average number of people served by�individual post offices was 20.81 the end ofQ1 2011, compared to 20.61 at the end ofQ12010, representinganannual change204peopleandannualgrowthrateof0.99%.

Number of Pensions Distributed through Postal Offices

* The calculation of the index based on the recommendations of the Organization & Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD) and the World Bank, the Communication Services composite Price Index is calculated based on a basket of ICT telecommunication services taking into account the nature of telecommunications services in Egypt. The Index has four main subcomponents: postal, fixed line telephone, mobile phone and internet services classified according to ISIC 4. Data was collected on tariffs and prices of these services for the period between 2002 to 2010 on quarterly bases that complies with the periodicity of computing the ICT GDP. The weights are calculated based on the share of each service from the total revenues for each company. The year 20062007/ was chosen to be the base year for the index.

Numberofbeneficiariesofpensions’distributed�through postal offices has increased to about4.63millionbeneficiariesinQ12011comparedtoabout4.20millionbeneficiariesinQ12010withanannualgrowthrateof10.24%.

On the other hand, the average number of�pensions distributed through postal offices intheplaceofresidencehasreached161millionbeneficiariesinQ12011.

200

150

100

50

0

Q1

2006

Poin

t

Q2

2006

Q3

2006

Q4

2006

Q1

2007

Q2

2007

Q3

2007

Q4

2007

Q1

2008

Q2

2008

Q3

2008

Q4

2008

Q1

2009

Q2

2009

Q3

2009

Q4

2009

Q1

2010

Q2

2010

Q3

2010

Q4

2010

Q1

2011

143.

8

105.

56

105.

56

97.7

5

98.3

498

.34

98.3

4

97.3

0

98.3

7

98.3

7

96.7

9

96.5

5

96.7

9

96.7

9

96.7

9

94.3

3

98.3

1

86.4

574

.52

74.1

2

74.2

4

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

37543741

Q1 2010 Q3 2010Q2 2010

3762

Q4 2010

3770

Q1 2011

Post

Offi

ces

3771

4.20

4.40

Q3 2010Q2 2010Q1 2010

4.60

Q4 2010 Q1 2011

4.625.00

4.50

4.00

3.50

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

0.00

Mill

ion

bene

ficia

ries

4.63


Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt Post

Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt Post

ICT Sector:Main Economic Indicators

6


ICTsectorrevenuesQ32010/2011:EGP10.99billionICTgrossdomesticproductatfixedpricesQ32010/2011:EGP8.27billionRealgrowthrateofICTsectorGDPQ32010/2011:3.23%ICTsectorcontributiontorealGDPQ32010/2011:4.16%ContributionofICTsectorinvestmenttothetotalimplementedinvestments(Q32010/2011):8.79%NumberofICTcompaniesQ12011:4010AnnualgrowthrateofnumberofICTcompaniesQ12011:11.67%ICTTotalissuedcapitalQ12011:44.90BillonEGPNumberofpeopleemployedintheICTsectorQ12011:205.56thousandICTsectorexports(2010):USD1100millionValueofEgypt’sStockExchangetelecommunicationsindex(Q22011):393pointICTsector’scontributiontothetreasury(2009)(TentativeFigure):EGP10billion

ICT Sector Revenues

The total operating revenues of ICT companies�reachedEGP10.99billioninQ32010/2011whichis almost similar to the recorded figure in Q32009/2010.

Revenues of Main Telecommunications Companies *

The total revenues of themain telecommunications�companiesreachedEGP9.24billioninQ32010/2011comparedtoEGP9.23billioninQ32009/2010.

* Including: Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, Mobinil and Etisalat.

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

10.98

Q4 2009/2010Q3 2009/2010

Billi

on E

GP

11.56

Q1 2010/2011

11.94

Q2 2010/2012 Q3 2010/2011

12.16

10.99

9.23

Q3 2009/2010

9.71

Q4 2009/2010

10.02

Q1 2010/2012 Q2 2010/2011

10.2212

10

8

6

4

2

0

Billi

on E

GP

Q3 2010/2011

9.24



7Information and Communications Technology Indicators Bulletin - March 2011 7

Contribution of ICT Sector in Real GDP

The contribution of the ICT sector to real GDP�at constant prices increased to 4.16 % duringQ3 2010/2011 compared to 3.87 % in Q32009/2010.

ItisnoteworthythattotalGDPatconstantprices�oftheEgyptianEconomyreachedEGP199billionduringQ32010/2011.

ICT GDP at Constant Prices

ICT real GDP at constant prices reached 8.28�billion EGPduringQ32010/2011 compared to8.02billionEGPduringQ32009/2010.

Theprivatesectorcontributedwith thebiggest�shareofthesector’srealGDPreached5.8BillionEGPduringQ32010/2011constituting70%ofthetotalICTGDP.

Source: Ministry of Planning

Source: Calculated based on Ministry of Planning calculations

Real Growth Rate of ICT Sector GDP

Theannual growth rateof ICT sector realGDP�reached 3.23% during Q3 2010/2011 and thesector recorded the fourth highest growth rateamongdifferentsocioeconomicsectors.

ItisworthmentioningthatthedeclineinICTGDP�growthrateinQ32011isrelatedtotheimpactof25th January revolutiononalleconomic sectorswhichledtheEgyptianeconomytoshrinkby3.8%inQ32010/2011

10

8

6

4

2

0

8.02 8.28

Q3 2009/2010 Q3 2010/2011

Billi

on E

GP

5.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.51.00.50.0

4.16

%

Q3 2009/2010 Q3 2010/2011

3.87


12

10

8

6

4

2

0

%

CommunicationsPetrpleumSocial InsuranceSuez Canal Water

3.5

11.1

4.63.23 2.9


8


ICT Implemented Investments

ThecontributionoftheICTsector investmentto�the total implemented investmentshas reachedabout3.91billionEGPinQ32010/2011comparedtoabout5.61billionEGPinQ32009/2010.

ItisworthmentioningthatICTSectorrecordedthe�fourthhighestcontributiontototal implementedinvestmentwithapercentagereached8.79%attheendofQ32010/2011.


Contribution of ICT Sector to the Treasury

TheICTsectorprovidedthetreasurywithrevenue�exceedEGP33billionin2006and2007,comparedtoEGP10.25billion in2005withan increaseofEGP 23.2 billion. It worth mentioning that ICTsectorcontributiontothetreasuryreachedEGP71billionduringtheperiod(2004-2010)

Number of ICT Companies according to Activities

Thenumberof ICTcompanies increasedto4010�at the end of Q1 2011, of which 78%were ITcompanies,14%Valueaddedservicescompaniesand8%communicationcompanies.ThenumberofICToperatingcompaniesinQ12011was11.67%higherthaninQ12010.

** Estimated figure* Preliminary Figure

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

Mill

ion

EGP

DividendsIPO revenues Licenses FeesCustomsSales taxesTaxes & Stamps

9BILLION EGP*

11.14BILLION EGP

22.27BILLION EGP

10.25BILLION EGP

10BILLION EGP**

45004000350030002500200015001000500

0

487

2813

291

Communications Information Technology Value added services

Com

pany

Q1 2010 Q2 2010

501

2917

308

515

2982

316Q3 2010 Q4 2010

532

3078

324

551

3132

327

25.03%Real estate activites

12.85%Transportation & storage

10.66%Electricity

8.79%Communications 5.66%

Other services

5.37%Natural Gaz

4.79%Raw oil

26.85%Other services

Source : Ministry of Investment, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones


9Information and Communications Technology Indicators Bulletin - March 2011

ICT Direct Employment

ThetotalnumberofdirectemployeesintheICTsector�reached205.56thousandemployeesduringQ12011comparedto191.86thousandemployeesduringQ12010withannualincreaseof14thousandemployee.

This figure includes: ICT sector employees, Telecom�Egypt employees, Post employees , Smart VillageemployeesandMaadiTechnologyParkemployees,butdoesn’t includeindirectemployeesinICTsectorworking in IT clubs, internet cafes and privatecommunicationsstores.

It worth mentioning that each direct ICT job�opportunitiescreatesaround1.5-2jobopportunityinothersectors

Egypt’s Stock Exchange Telecommunication Index

Egypt’s Stock Exchange Telecommunication Index�witnessedanincreaseinitsvaluewithinQ22011toreach393pointinQ22011incomparisonwith270pointinQ12011*.

It is worth mentioning that this index includes�three companies operating in the ICT sector andlisted in Egypt Stock Exchange. These companiesare:TelecomEgypt,Mobinil,OrascomTelecom.

Source: Egyptian Stock Market

* Al Maadi Technology Park employees have been added starting from September 2010

* This period includes the trading sessions that occurred only in January and March 2011 only , as Egypt`s stock exchange was closed in Feb. 2011 due to the circumstances of 25th of January revolution.

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

191.86

Q1 2010

Tho

usan

d Em

ploy

ees

Q2 2010

193.09203.88

Q3 2010*

204.96

Q4 2010 Q1 2011

205.56

500

400

300

200

100

0

Q14 2010

Poin

t

Q2 2011Q1 2011*

434

393

270

Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Investment, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones

ICT Issued Capital

ThetotalissuedcapitalforICTcompaniesreached�44.90BillionEGPduringQ12011compared to44.59BillionEGPduringQ12010.

ItisworthnotingthatthepercentageofIssued�Capitalof telecommunicationcompanies reached81%ofthetotalICTissuedcapitalwhileitreached17%forInformationTechnologyand2%forvalueaddedservices.

44.59 44.69 44.74 44.82

Billi

on E

GP

Q1 2010 Q2 2010

81.40%

16.52 %

81.13%

16.64 % 16.65 % 16.68 %

80.98% 80.94%

Q3 2010

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

0Q4 2010

100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%

Value added servicesInformation TechnologyCommunications

Q1 2011

16.68 %

80.94%

44.90

Total

Source : Ministry of Investment, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones

The ICT Sector’sRole in Development

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Proportionoffaculties/instituteswithcomputers(2011):100%

Proportionoffaculties/institutesconnectedtotheinternet(2011):91.02%

Proportionoffaculties/institutesusecomputerineducationprocess(2011):94.91%

Proportionoffaculties/institutesuseinternetineducationprocess(2011):84.88%

NumberofgraduatesfromspecializedandprofessionalICTtraining:41.00thousand

graduates

NumberofgraduatesfromtheInternationalComputerDrivingLicense(ICDL)programbythe

(Q12011):589.78thousandpersons

Numberofgraduatestoreceivecallcentertraining:1275graduates

Numberofgraduatestoreceivesoftwaretraining:239graduates

Proportionoffaculties/institutesusingcomputer�in educational process reached about 94.91%of totalnumberof faculties/ institutes in2011comparedto84.30%in2009.Ontheotherhandproportion of faculties/ institutes using internetin educational process reached about 84.88%of totalnumberof faculties/ institutes in2011comparedto73.21%in2009.

ICT Usage in Educational Process in Faculties/ Institutes

ICT Usage in University Education

Proportion of faculties/institutes with computers�reachedabout100%oftotalnumberoffaculties/institutesin2011,comparedto99.84%in2009.On the other hand, the proportion of faculties/institutes connected to the internet is about91.02%oftotalnumberoffaculties/institutesin2011,comparedto84.58%in2009.RegardingtheE- labs,theproportionoffaculties/instituteswithE-labsisabout88.62%oftotalnumberoffaculties/institutesin2011,comparedto84.89%in2009.

Source : «Survey of ICT usage in university education»,Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in cooperation with CAPMAS, deferent issues

Source : «Survey of ICT usage in university education», conducted by Ministry of Communication and information Technology in cooperation with CAPMAS, deferent issues

2010 20112009

99.841009080706050403020100%

of t

otal

num

ber

of fa

culti

esan

d in

titut

es

99.41 100

84.5886.48

91.02

84.8987.52

88.62

Proportion of faculties/institutes with computers

Proportion of faculties/institutes with internet

Proportion of faculties/institutes with E-labs

2010 20112009

Proportion of faculties / institutesusing computer in education

84.381009080706050403020100

% o

f tot

al n

umbe

r of

facu

lties

and

intit

utes

94.80 94.91

73.21 78.0184.88

Proportion of faculties / institutesusing internet in education


ICT Graduates

ThetotalnumberofICTgraduatesreachedabout30�thousandgraduatesin2008/2009.TheproportionofCommunicationgraduates reachedabout12%of total ICT graduates while The proportion ofInformation Technology graduates reached about88%oftotalnumberofICTgraduates.

Public Internet Access Points*

Percentageoflocalitieshavinginternetaccess�points has reached about 53% of the totalnumber of localities in Egypt in Q4 2010comparedto43%inQ42009withanannualgrowthrateof6%.

Number of IT Clubs*

*Calculated as the ratio of total “localities, districts and cities that have public internet access point divided by the total number of localities in Egypt

Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology calculated based on the data of IT clubs Department

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

47%

Q1 2010 Q2 2010

50%

Q3 2010 Q4 2010

50%

Q1 2011

53% 53%

Source : «Survey of ICT usage in university education», conducted by Ministry of Communication and information Technology in cooperation with CAPMAS, 2010

ThenumberofITClubsincreasedto2162attheend�ofQ12011,comparedto2152attheendofQ42010and1990attheendofQ12010,representinganannualincreaseof172clubsandanannualgrowthrateof8.64%.

The number of IT Clubs connected to the Internet�hasreached1928representing89.18%ofthetotalnumberofITClubs,attheendofQ12011.

* IT clubs is a governmental initiative started in 2000 and aims at encouraging ICT usage in rural and remote areas. The idea behind the IT Clubs is to provide each and every person in society the chance to develop his/her skills through the use of technology and to have access to information and knowledge. IT clubs mainly target the low income areas, people with special needs and children who have dropped out from the schooling system.

RegionQ1

2011Q1

2010 Growth Rate

)%(

Lower Egypt governorates 703 614 14.50%

Upper Egypt governorates 776 735 5.58%

Border line governorates 119 107 11.21%

Urban governorates 564 534 5.62%

Total 2162 1990 8.64%

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

1990 2062 2124

Q1 2010

IT C

lubs

Q2 2010

2152

Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q1 2011

2162

Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, IT Clubs Department

Faculties / Institutes specialty Number of graduate 2008/2009

Government faculties/Institutes

Communications 2737

Information Technology 4809

Communications and Information Technology

7546

Private faculties/Institutes

Communications 940



22612

Al Azhar University Communications 0



246

Total Communications 3677



30404


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Specialized & Professional ICT Training

ICDL Training

The total number of specialized and�professional ICT graduates reached 41.00thousandbytheendofQ12011,comparedto39.50thousandattheendofQ12010.Thisrepresentsanannualincreaseof1.50thousandgraduatesandanannualgrowthrateof3.81%.

The total number of ICDL certified persons�in Egypt reached 589.78 thousand at theendofQ12011distributedaccordingtotheemploymentstatusasfollows:

ICDL certified persons by employment status and gender

Capacity Building Program Provided by National Telecommunications Institutes (NTI)

ThetraineeswhoarecurrentlyreceivingNational�TelecommunicationsInstitute(NTI)specializedprogramreached1836inNovember2010andtheyaredistributedasfollows:

2010*

Database Development and Administration

493

Graphics Design & Development 75

Java Mobile Applications Development 90

Linux/Unix System Administration 85

Networking Infrastructure & Security 105

Networking System Engineer & Security 415

Object Oriented Applications Development

387

Web Applications Development 186

Total 1836

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

39.50 39.64 40.58

Q1 2010

Tho

usan

d tr

aine

es

Q2 2010

40.77

Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q1 2011

41.00

180

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

Female Male

152.93

109.78

88.88

58.8973.47

56.41

11.9219.247.73 10.52

Fresh GraduatesGovernment Employees

NGOs and Private Employees

UniversityStudents

Pre-UniversityStudents

Tho

usan

d pe

rson

s

Database Development& Administration

27%

Graphics Designe& Development

4%

Java Mobile ApplicationDevelopment

5%

Linux/Unix SystemAdministration

5%Networking

Infrastructure & Security 6%

Object OrientedApplication

Development 21%

Web ApplicationsDevelopment

10%

Network SystemEngineer & Security

22%

Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, National Telecommunication Institute and the Information Technology Institute

Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Training and human resources Department (ICDL Program)

Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, National Telecommunications Institute (NTI)

Employment status ICDL certifiedpersons (thousand)*

Pre-University Students 18.26

University Students 129.88

Fresh graduates 167.78

NGO’s and Private employees 31.16

Government employees 262.71

Total 589.78


Capacity Building Program Provided by Information Technology Institute (ITI)*

Capacity Building Program for Companies Provided by ITIDA *

Number of Call Center Graduates

Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Industry Development Authority, Software Engineering competence Center (SECC)

Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Information Technology Institute

Thetotalnumberoftraineesincallcentershas�reached1275bytheendofQ12011.

Thetraineesaredistributedasfollows:�

-660RAYACo.

-420EXCEED.

-195YAT.

Thetotalnumberofgraduatesinthesoftware�fieldhasreached329tillQ12011,distributedasfollows:

Tracks Q3 2010

CMMI 32

SW Training 133

Six Sigma 34

ITIL 40

Total 239

* It is worth mentioning that 44 companies achieved Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) accreditation levels.

* According to the latest figures

** Graduates of year 2009 / 2010

TrackQ3

2009Q3

2010Software Engineering / E-Bussiness / E-Learning

3605 4249

Multimedia / CGFP 420 456

Computer Networks / Information Security / Media Convergence / Cyber Security

483 557

GIS 269 292VLSI / EM-SYS 130 166

Mechatronics 121 145

Biomedical / BioInformatics 21 53

Others 162 162

Total 5211 6080

Edu Egypt (BPO) ** 4189 10000

Multimedia / CGFP7%

Computer Networks /Information Security /

Multimedia Convergence /Cyber Security

9%

GIS5%

Others9%

Software Engineering/E-Bussiness / E-Learning

70%

56%SW Training

13%CMMI

17%ITIL

14%Six Sgma

800

600

400

200

0

660

420

195

Trai

nee

Raya Exceed Yat

Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Information Technology Institute

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Mobilesubscriptionsincreasedto73.87millioninQ12011,comparedto57.70millioninQ12010,representinganannualgrowthrateof28.02%.

Mobilepenetrationincreasedto94.13%inQ12011,comparedto74.85%inQ12010,representinganannualgrowthrateof19.28%.

Internetusersincreasedto24.15millioninQ12011,comparedto17.43millioninQ12010,representinganannualgrowthrateof38.53%.

Internetpenetrationincreasedto30.77%inQ12011comparedtoin22.61Q12010representinganannualgrowthrateof8.16%.

ADSLsubscriptionsincreasedto1.49millioninQ12011,comparedto1.11millioninQ12010,representinganannualgrowthrateof34.72%.

TheICTsectorrealGDPhasreached8.27billioninQ32010/2011withanannualgrowthrate3.12%. ThecontributionoftheICTsectortorealGDPoftheEgyptianEconomyreached4.16% inQ32010/2011comparedto3.87%inQ32009/2010. ThetotalnumberofdirectemploymentintheICTsectorreached205.56thousandinQ12011,comparedto191.86thousandinQ12010withanannualgrowthrate7.14%. ThenumberofICTcompaniesreached4010bytheendofQ12011,representinganannualgrowthrateof11.67%.

Proportionoffaculties/instituteswithcomputersin2011is100%oftotalnumberoffaculties/instituteswhileproportionoffaculties/institutesconnectedtotheinternetin2011is91.02%oftotalnumberoffacultiesandinstitutes.

Proportionoffaculties/institutesusingcomputerineducationin2011reached94.91%whileproportionoffaculties/institutesusinginternetineducationin2011reached84.88%

NumberofITclubsreached2162attheendofQ12011,whereasthenumberofITclubsconnectedtotheinternetreached1928representing89.18%oftotalnumberofITClubs

ThetotalnumberofgraduatesofspecializedandprofessionalICTtrainingprogramhasreached41.00thousandsbytheendofQ12011,comparedto39.50thousandinQ12010,representinganannualincreaseof3.81%.

ThenumberofgraduatestoreceivesoftwaretraininginQ12011was239graduates.

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March 2011 | Quarterly Issue Indicators Quarterly...Q1 2011 4.23 4.46 3.43 5 4 3 2 1 0 US$ 4.15 4.37 2.8 3.98 4.32 2.77 3.77 4.28 2.74 Source : Ministry of Communications and Information

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