H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat Presents 2025/2026 Development Targets for Egypt’s Communications & Information Technology Sector Before the House of Representatives

EGP 13 billion in public investments are allocated to the Communications and Information Technology sector in the 2025/2026 plan.

The 2025/2026 plan aims for USD 8.5 billion in annual digital exports, including USD 6 billion in outsourcing exports.

The plan includes completing the development of postal offices into integrated service centers, with 200 postal offices planned for this transformation.

The plan aims to increase the percentage of internet users in government transactions to approximately 31%, and the coverage of innovation centers across governorates to 60%.

The number of mobile network towers is set to increase to around 40,000 towers.

H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, presented the strategic objectives of the communications and information technology (ICT) sector as outlined in the 2025/2026 development plan. Her remarks came during her presentation before the House of Representatives, where she discussed the main targets and priorities of the economic and social development plan for the upcoming fiscal year—the first year of the medium-term plan (2025/2026–2028/2029). The session was held in the presence of H.E. Counselor Dr. Hanafy Gebaly, Speaker of the House, and a broad attendance of Members of Parliament.

In her address, H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat emphasized the importance of the ICT sector as a key pillar of sustainable development, given its role in providing access to modern knowledge and technologies that support investment, productivity, and job creation. She noted the sector’s dynamic nature and its capacity for rapid growth, with annual growth rates consistently exceeding 15%. Furthermore, the sector's strong interconnectivity with other industries enables it to drive nationwide digital transformation efforts.

H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat highlighted that the ICT sector is critical in delivering internet access across the country, facilitating the adoption of big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence technologies across all sectors, and ensuring digital inclusion by expanding access to these tools for all segments of society. Such efforts, she explained, are essential to bridging the digital divide and ensuring a full transition toward a modern digital society.

As part of the 2025/2026 plan, EGP 13 billion in public investments will be directed toward the ICT sector, of which EGP 9 billion will be financed through the state’s general budget. The minister explained that the plan includes a comprehensive set of programs designed to upgrade telecommunications infrastructure, localize the manufacturing of information technology components, enhance cybersecurity capabilities, and scale up the integration of artificial intelligence across government and industry. In parallel, Egypt aims to position itself as a regional hub for emerging digital services and innovation, while further boosting its export capacity in the fields of outsourcing, IT-enabled services, and technology consulting.

Dr. Al-Mashat also outlined several priority infrastructure projects, including the establishment of a secure, closed government network and upgrades to connectivity across Egypt’s administrative institutions. She stressed that the plan gives continued support to Egypt’s digital transformation programs, such as the Universal Health Insurance System, the modernization of the “Digital Egypt” services platform, and the development of national digital content and data infrastructure. The automation of major public service systems—such as social protection, passport and visa issuance, property taxation, and agricultural land registry—is also a key focus of the plan.

Further, the minister underscored the importance of digital upskilling and talent development initiatives. These include the Digital Egypt Builders Initiative, the Digital Egypt Cubs Initiative, and community-based digital service development programs. The plan also supports the localization of ICT manufacturing and the expansion of exports of outsourcing services and tech consultancy. Among the key projects slated for implementation are Phases I and II of the Knowledge City project, cybersecurity solutions for critical national infrastructure, improvements to post office facilities across Egypt, and the transformation of 200 post offices into fully integrated service centers.

H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat concluded her remarks by outlining the plan’s quantitative performance targets for 2025/2026. These include raising the percentage of internet users who engage in government transactions to approximately 31%, increasing innovation hub coverage to 60% of Egypt’s governorates, and expanding the number of mobile network towers to nearly 40,000 nationwide. In addition, the plan targets the training of over 600,000 individuals in the ICT field and aims to boost Egypt’s total annual digital exports to $8.5 billion, of which $6 billion will come from outsourcing services.