1. Protecting BordersAn Allys prospective
Dr.Mohamed Reda
mreda@alliedsoft.net

2. Modern EgyptInformation Technology
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3. Egyptian ICT industry in numbers

4. Economist last issue 12/2010

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7. Target revenue
CAGR
R&D
$145m
33%
BPO
$260m
45%
Technical Support
$200m
27%
ITO
$480m
33%
ICT Export Targets
1,085
145
260
200
250
480
35
40
61
115
2010
2005
Target Revenues: US$ 1.1 Billion
Source: AT Kearney

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9. Alexandria Bombing
Although 2011 started tragically, I feel it will be a year of eagerly anticipated change, where Egyptians will stand against sectarianism and unite as one, Father RafaeilSarwat of the Mar-Mina church told Ahram Online. The Coptic priest was commenting on the now widespread call by Muslim intellectuals and activists upon Egyptian Muslims at large to flock to Coptic churches across the country to attend Coptic Christmas Eve mass, to show solidarity with the nation's Coptic minority, but also to serve as "human shields" against possible attacks by Islamist militants

10. 10
203
Egypt is safer than most of its peers, with no deadly terrorist attacks in over 2 years
Safety and security in Egypt

• No terrorist attacks have occurred the past 2 years
• 11. Terrorist attacks in 2004-2006 concentrated mainly on tourist areas on the Sinai Peninsula
• 12. Before 2004, no terrorist attacks involving foreigners occurred in almost 6 years
• 13. There are no reports of business discontinuity of any multinational operating in Egypt due to terrorist attacks

Morocco
Egypt
US
UK
France
784
Philippines
3,062
Afghanistan
3,731
India
Incidents of terrorism from January 2005 to June 2008
Source: Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS), US Department of State

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4.8
GDP
US$ billion
BPO services can contribute over 10% of overall GDP growth between 2007-2017
Exports of
goods and
services
5.5%
5.3%
45%
7.1%
5.5%
45%
BPO services can contribute over 23% of export growth between 2007-2017
BPO services can create 1.5 million jobs
US$ billion
BPO LIKELY TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE EGYPTIAN ECONOMY AND CREATE 1.5 MILLION JOBS BY 2017
Contribution of offshore BPO industries
CAGR (2007-2017)
100%=1701
100%=2102
100% =125
4%
BPO
1%
2007
2012E
2017E
CAGR (2007-2017)
100%=34
100%=473
100%=683
88%
96%
99%
12%
4%
1%
2007
2012E
2017E
1.550
Additional employment (direct and indirect)
000 people
2002-2007
2007-2012E
2017
1Assuming 6.0% growth in GDP
2Assuming 5.0% growth in GDP
3 Assuming exports grow at GDP growth rates + BPO industry contribution
Source: World Bank report, The Economist ; Mckinsey analysis

15. Basic Security agencies in Egypt
General Intelligence Services
National Security Investigation
Military Intelligence Service
National Security Agency

16. Defeating the bad guys
The use of converted shekhNagehIbrahimFatwa to be spread around and on the WEB
Empower intellectual religious source of education AL AZHAR
The use of intellectuals to build group discussions in the internet and in special clubs and social network

17. Nageh Ibrahim
Aug 2, 2010 ... Dr. Nageh Ibrahim, the ideological theorist of the Islamic Group in Egypt and a member of its Shura Council, said the revisions have been ...www.al-shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/.../feature-01

18. Recent Developments in the Area of Cyber Security in Egypt
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

19. Legislative Developments
Egypt issued a number of relevant regulations to build and develop the legal and regulatory infrastructure for ICT industry in Egypt.
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Law in 2002 (Law no. 82/2002).
The Telecommunications Act issued in 2003 (Law no. 10/2003).
The e-signature law issued in 2004 (Law no. 15/2004).
A draft CyberSecurity law has been prepared by a working group of legal and technical of experts formed by a ministerial decree from the Minister of Communications and Information Technology. The draft law is expected to be forwarded to the legislative bodies in the near future.
In addition, Egypt has strengthened its legal framework for combating child pornography and child exploitation on-line by adopting a special article on that topic in its comprehensive Child Act (Law no. 126/2008).

20. Infrastructure Developments
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): Egypt has adopted a strict hierarchal architecture for implementing PKI, the technology required to perform qualified e-signature in Egypt. Currently, several governmental and private entities, including leading private banks and Egypt Post, are establishing PKI-enabled infrastructure. PKI is also becoming central to the efforts of protecting the digital identity for individuals and for organizations, thus enabling advanced e-business, e-government and e-commerce activities.
Root (Certificate Authority) CA: Egypt has started establishing a Root CA trust center, which is up and running since September 2009. This trust center is established according to the latest international security specifications. The Root CA trust centre is going to be the very heart of the national PKI efforts, and will be central for digital identity management efforts. In addition, three companies have been licensed to issue electronic signatures certificates and are currently linked to and operating under the umbrella of the Root CA.
Gov-CA: The Ministry of Finance has established a governmental entity responsible for issuing governmental electronic signatures certificates to ensure the full protection and confidentiality for their transactions, in cooperation with the Ministry of State for Administrative development.

21. Operational Framework for Cyber Security
A national Computer Emergency Response Team (EG-CERT) has been established within the Egyptian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) on April 2009. EG-CERT currently has 16 full-time professionals and operates on a 24/7 basis.
EG-CERT provides support in protecting national critical information infrastructure, especially in the ICT sector and in the financial sector.
EG-CERT has provided expertise in investigating several incidents, including the well-known PHISH PHRY case (uncovered in Oct 2009) that involved a phishing ring of 100 individuals from Egypt and the USA.
The NTRA sponsors a comprehensive national program for training cyber security professionals. During the past 18 months, the program provided internationally recognized certification for over 170 professionals from 38 organizations from the ICT sector, the banking/financial sector, and the academic sector.

22. International Cooperation
EG-CERT has signed cooperation agreements with the US-CERT, the South Korean Information Security Agency (KISA), and Cyber Security Malaysia. It is currently applying for membership in the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST).
Egypt has participated in the ITUs High Level Experts Group on Cyber Security (HLEG) that forwarded its recommendations to the Secretary General of the ITU late in 2008. Currently, Egypt chairs the ITUs Council Working Group for Child Online Protection.
Egypt is an observer of the OECDs Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP), including the working party on Information
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Security and Privacy (WPISP). We also participated in the OECD ministerial meeting held in South Korea (June 2008).
Egypt is a member of the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Threats (IMPACT), that was initiated by Malaysia in 2008. IMPACT has effectively become the physical home of the ITUs Global Security Agenda GCA.

23. Developing Partnerships between American and Egyptian IT Firms:Building Business in the Middle East and Africa
ITEC and NVTC

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Information Technology Export Community, ITEC
ITEC core consists of 34 members/companies.
ITEC is serving 3726 Egyptian companies. ITEC focus on IT export and international business collaboration.
ITEC core members have over
LE 6.2 BN business volume , of which 50% is in international markets.
Total employment of core members around 15,000 IT professionals.

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27. Thank you.Dr.Mohamed Redamreda@alliedsoft.net