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Egypt targets 200,000 digital jobs and 250 AI start-ups by 2030

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Egypt aims to create 200,000 new skilled jobs and 250 start-ups using artificial intelligence under its digital strategy to 2030. The country also plans specialised data centres, production of 30 million phones and $12 billion in digital exports, according to Daily News Egypt.

Egypt plans to create 200,000 new professional jobs in information technology and support 250 start-ups specialising in artificial intelligence by 2030, Communications and Information Technology Minister Raafat Hendy said on Saturday at the opening of Cairo ICT 2026 in Cairo, according to Daily News Egypt. The roadmap also provides for the establishment of five to seven specialised AI data centres.

The government also aims for local production of 30 million mobile phones, 30% of them for export, as well as $12 billion in digital exports in 2030. National fibre-optic coverage is expected to reach 55% and 5G services to be deployed in all governorates, while annual growth in the information and communications technology sector is targeted at between 16% and 19%, according to Daily News Egypt.

The Digital Egypt platform now offers 261 services across 29 sets and accessible through 21 mobile applications. Its number of active users increased by 32% in 2026, to 13.7 million from 10.4 million in 2025, while transactions rose from 23.8 million to 36 million, Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation Mahmoud Badawi said.

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