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LIST OF FIGURES |
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LIST OF TABLES |
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LIST OFACRONYMS |
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Part I. GLOBAL
OVERVIEW
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| 1. Introduction |
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| 2. MENA ICT Market |
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| 3. Egypt’s Macroeconomic Setting |
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| Part II. EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT AND ICT |
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| 1. Introduction |
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| 2. The National ICT Plan (1999-2002) |
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| 3. Summary of Major Government ICT Initiatives |
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| 4. Regulatory Structure |
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| 5. Conclusion |
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| Part III. THE TELECOM MARKET IN EGYPT |
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| 1. Introduction |
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| 2. Fixed-Line Services: Telecom Egypt |
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| 3. Mobile Sector Market Overview |
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| 4. Telecom Sector SWOT Analysis |
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| 5. Future Outlook |
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| Part IV. ITOVERVIEW |
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| 1. Introduction |
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| 2. Internet in Egypt |
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| 3. Future of the Internet in Egypt |
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| Part V. SOFTWARE SECTOR IN EGYPT |
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| 1. Introduction |
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| 2. Egypt’s Domestic Software Market |
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| 3. Software Exports |
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| 4. SWOT Analysis of Egyptian Software Sector |
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| 5. Conclusion |
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| Part VI. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYSERVICES SECTOR |
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| 1. Market Overview |
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| 2. Offshore Outsourcing |
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| 3. Government Involvement in IT Services |
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| 4. Egyptian IT Services Companies |
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| 5. Potential Obstacles to Growth |
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| 6. SWOT Analysis of the IT Services Sector |
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| 7. Conclusion |
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| Part VII. HARDWARE SECTOR IN EGYPT |
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| 1. Introduction |
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| 2. Domestic PC Market |
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| 3. Government Involvement in the Hardware Sector |
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| 4. SWOT Analysis of Hardware Sector in Egypt |
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| 5. Conclusion |
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| Part VIII. INVESTMENTIN THE ICT SECTOR |
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| 1. Overview |
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| 2. Investment Laws and Regulations |
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| 3. Investment in IT and Telecom in Egypt |
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| 4. The Stock Market and ICT |
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| 5. US Presence in the IT Sector |
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| 6. Future Outlook |
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| Part IX. CONCLUSION |
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| 1. Appendix I. Egypt ICT Development |
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| 2. Appendix II. Middle East Telecom Comparison |
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| Appendix I |
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