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Your Talent Hub for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The Republic of Tunisia
"Smart Tunisia" falls within the scope of positioning Tunisia as a knowledge and technology destination. It aims at creating value in the field of digital economy through co-localization and promotion of Tunisia as High Tech investment location.
Through Smart Tunisia, the Tunisian government has allocated more than 500 m € essentially in grants to encourage international operators to leverage Tunisia as Talent Hub for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
€ 500 m of investment support for the Smart Tunisia Project
Quality of Teaching Mathematics and Science1 = poor, 7 = excellent - among the best in the world
Availability of Engineers and Scientists 1 = zero, 7 = widely available
Available & Qualified Talent (1/3)
Co-graduation agreements with the best international universities
Presence of the best international universities
Recognized diplomas by international institutions
Specialized training centers (aircraft maintenance, training for call center agents, etc. )
Source: World Competitiveness Report - WEF 2013
5.24.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.0
2.2
4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.02.2
Highest level of operational Frenchoutside countries with French as mother tongue: 28% of the population is fluent in French*
Language Training Certified and provided by cultural centers: German, Spanish, Italian, etc. ..
Generalized English Taught in schools starting from the age of 8
Evolution of students enrolled in the Digital Sector
Available & Qualified Talent (2/3)
60,000 graduates/year, multilingual, 20,000 of which are engineers and scientists
Source: Ministry of Higher Education
10 645
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
23 817
30 565 33 63537 372
41 12245 400
50 491
2010
56 045
2011
59 763
2012
63 348
2013
67 149
*According to the International Organization of la Francophonie
Available & Qualified Talent (3/3)
800 USD / month overhead cost : management, infrastructure, facilities, telecom, etc.
Among the most competitive costs
$ 13,000
Beginner engineer
$ 23,000
Senior/Team Leader $ 29,000
Manager
$ 9,000Hot-liner (BPO)
Gross annual salaries
« Leader in North Africa in Business Climate »
Source: Doing Business database
Ease of doing business ranking
Mauritania
Algeria
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Morocco
Spain
Tunisia
Switzerland
Regional Average ( Middle East & North Africa)
29
51
52
87
107
128
153
173
1891
World Bank Doing Business Report 2014
An excellent business climate: Tunisia is ranked 51th among 189
countries according to the World Bank Doing Business Report
2014, which makes it the leader in North Africa.
1h25
2h20
3h05
PARIS
LONDRES
MADRID ROME1h49
A strong legal framework for investment
Investor protection index
Source: World Economic Forum - 2013-2014
A new investment code which further encourages
high added-value activities, and improves
the business environment
6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0
Tunisia in Brief
A quality of higher education that is comparable to that of Western European countries
Favorable position for women that is unique in the Arab world ( 61% of graduates)
98,3%Enrollment rate
98% in France and Italy, 94% Egypt, 91% in India
75 yearsLife expectancy
80 years in France, 75 years on average in Europ
78%Literacy rate
99% in France, 98% in Italy, 63% in India, 56% in Morocco
A high-quality infrastructure
« First country in the Southern Mediterranean region in terms of Telecom infrastructure »Networked Readiness Index-Global Information Technology Report
Gigabits per second
Tunisia is the first country in the southern Mediterranean
region and Africa, 50th among 142 countries in the
«Networked Readiness Index» published by the «Global Information Technology Report 2012» in Davos.
100
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
80
60
40
20
0
11 cyber parks
spread over several regions and
covering various specialties.
8 operational techno-parks
and two under
construction .
Tunisia, a competitive destination
Flourishing offshore services (ITO, BPO, R&D/Knowledge) with over 30 000 positions
Traditional destination
for large German
industrial groups
Within the "Smart Tunisia",framework, the state provides a series of incentives to companies that commit to a minimum number of jobs over three years:
Business Activity Minimum Jobs
R&D 50
Software Development 200
Data processing 400
Customer services and related services 900
A single counter is available to help businesses in their procedures with the
various public institutions to enjoy the following benefits
Creating a virtual techno-park and making a world-class competitive
infrastructure available
A rent allowance based on the number of created jobs.
Support by the state for the cost of training and certification of the new recruits,
first-time job seekers, of up to 5,000 TND for any new recruit.
A recruitment allowance for the first seven consecutive years with a ceiling of
700 dinars per year for each first-time job applicant.
They opted for Tunisia
BPO
R&D/Knowledge
ITO