development through ict egyptian information society initiative amr hashem ministry of communications & technology arab republic egypt agenda introduction s outlook industry creating favorable environment wto commitments way forward national action plans regional international coordination today a unique location linking major economic regions mediterranean europe asia africa and world investing 80 billion over 21 years in modernization infrastructure 65 under age 25 preparing young generations by education skills professional training ranking 17th worldwide number yearly graduates is reincarnating into modern liberal private sector led market driven economy remarkable recovery an extensive social reform programs growth higher productivity making it possible to adopt different structures locations new technologies allow for methods production services promoting such as health investment also significantly correlated with easterly rebelo 1993 rural there evidence that teledensity positively the level income legal framework 1997