Egypt: ICT as a driver for growth

This publication is part of the series 'ICT nearshoring in bilateral migration partnerships'.

Focusing on Egypt, the following section demonstrates how nearshoring can work in practice, and outlines what is needed to foster a more enabling nearshoring environment in the Netherlands. The analysis draws on two separate research missions during which the Clingendael team interviewed various stakeholders across the public and private sectors of both Egypt and the Netherlands.

The first part of the research examined the Egyptian context, highlighting both the opportunities and barriers. The second part shifts to practical implementation and the measures needed to scale up and operationalise nearshoring. In this context, two complementary strategies emerge. The first taps into the pool of talent already present in Egypt with the help of local intermediaries. The second aims to expand the pool of ICT professionals that Dutch firms can tap into by investing in recent Egyptian graduates. This is to be done through targeted training and upskilling, geared at enhancing their employability in both Dutch and international markets.

Read the online case study Egypt

More publications in this series

• Policy brief with general overview

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Authors:

Matteo Colombo - Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute

Anouk Pronk - Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute

Robin Neumann - Researcher and Personal Assistant to the General Director at the Clingendael Institute

Eilyaa Abdin - Migration Research Intern at the Clingendael Institute

Monika Sie Dhian Ho - General Director of the Clingendael Institute