EITESAL

In a glimpse

Who are we

The Egyptian Information Telecommunications, Electronics &

Software Alliance (EITESAL)

EHITA founded in 1996 & ESA (

founded in 1997 were merged in 2004 to form

EITESAL the oldest and unique NGO representing the entire

Egyptian ICTE industry.

This merger process was initiated by Mr. Hany Elkolaly….

EITESAL Members range from ultra small to multinationals

EITESAL membership is voluntary, not obligated by law

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International Affiliations

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EITESAL is a member of the World Information

Technology and Services Alliance WITSA

Founding member of African ICT Alliance AFICTA

Eitesal is a member of the International Chamber of

Commerce (ICC) and participating in the international

initiatives like CSTD ( Committee of Science &

Technology Development)

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ITIDA is adopting the strategy of empowering the civil

society organizations and building a strong society to

represent the community. Instead of few NGO’s of small

membership pool, a single strong one will be capable of

sustainable management on the long term

Elabs is now in the process of merging with Eitesal by next

January. Then, Eitesal will establish a dedicated group for

e-content

Society Driven Collaboration

EITESAL is collaborating with three regional NGOs in

Alexandria & Mansoura, and Assuit.

ASITA in Alexandria

DELTA in Elmansoura

Eitesal Assuit

The four entities are collaborating together to form a

single civil society entity capable of sustainable growth

EITESAL board structure is changed to meet the national

entity of EITESAL

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Principles of Collaboration

ASITA members will receive all services that Eitesal is

rendering to its members.

ASITA will deliver local services as per the request of its

members.

Yearly business plans will be worked out collaboratively

and presented to ITIDA for approval.

Eitesal will render services & training to the executive staff

of ASITA.

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EITESAL Board(100% volunteers)

Mahmoud El-MogyExec. Office Member

“Telecom”

Assem WahbySecretary General

“Sys. Integration”

Dr. Hazem El-Tahawy

Chairman“Electronics”

Tarek El-EsseilyTreasurer

“Electronics”

Karim Khorshed“Software”

Hossam El-GamalVice Chairman

“Software”

Alaa El-KhishenExec. Office Member

“OSP”

Wael Amin“Software”

Tarek Taha“Ultra-Small

&Small Co”

Amr

El-Hariry“Training”

Alaa Abou

El Seoud“Telecom”

Dr. Essam

El-Gohary“Mansoura”

Dr. Hosny

Ibrahim“Assiut”

Ihab Abdullah“Alex”

Remon Zakaria

“Ultra-Small

&Small Co”

Vision & Mission

Vision

EITESAL to be the main driver leading the development,

promotion and transformation of the Egyptian ICTE industry.

Mission

EITESAL will help in developing and implementing a

strategy for the evolution of Egypt’s ICTE industry,

improving the business environment for members by

promoting their local and international interests and by

creating a strong and positive synergy among Egyptian

industry stakeholders.

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Lines of Action

Advocacy

International Reach

Membership Empowerment

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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Objectives

Advocacy

Participation in planning of future national projects in the

area of ICTE

Playing an active role in the process of decision making

and policy strategic planning

International Reach

Encouraging exports and international marketing of

Egyptian products

Create Bilateral relations with similar int’l NGOs

Attending int’l conferences & exhibitions in different

areas of business.10

Membership Empowerment

Focus on SME’s capacity building

Non-conventional, state-of-art executive training

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Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Stimulate and facilitate innovation entrepreneurship and

creation of IP in ICTE industry:

Boosting up ICTE industry productivity

Joint technology sessions between Universities & industry

mobile apps development

Management & Governance

EITESAL is run through a flat organizational structure. All

members are involved in the decision making process

through divisions and committees.

Board Membership is limited to 6 years.

Each division/committee has an elected taskforce formed

of Chair, Vice Chair, and up to 3 members.

The Board represents all divisions.

Executive Office Membership is limited to 4 years.

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Divisions & Committees

Divisions

Formed on sectorial basis, divisions are setup from member

companies to have an active and influential role in

accomplishing EITESAL's mission and strategic

objectives, each in its line of business.

All member companies' representatives form divisions each in

its own sector; hence, enabling down to earth problem solving.

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Divisions Management Objectives:

Decide the services they need from the Association to fulfill

the demands of the members

Providing a platform for cooperation and exchange of

benefits and interests among the member companies.

Enhancing the availability and quality of information needed

by member companies for conducting their business and

endeavor to enhance business environments.

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Existing Divisions:

Telecommunications

Electronics

Outsourcing Service Providers (OSP)

Software

System Integration

Training services Providers

Consultancy

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Committees

Horizontal representation according to different roles within member

companies to discuss and solve industry issues.

HR Committee Mandate

The Human Resource Managers are dedicated to the service of the HR

profession. The Committee seeks to build awareness of the HR profession

and to provide a stimulating environment to enrich and develop the

organizations through: networking, research and learning opportunities;

monthly training programs demanded from the committee and workshops

addressing critical issues; sharing best HR practices.

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Str

ate

gic

Directions

Executive office

Board of Directors

Divisions

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S.IS/W ElectronicsOSPComm. Training

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4

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1- Members Empowerment 4- Advocacy

2- International Reach 5- Industry Readiness

3- Innovation & entrepreneurship

Membership Growth

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

43 58 77121

172224

285312

336

380

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Members

Membership Distribution by Divisions

11%6%

4%

9%

43%

27%Com.

Electr.

OSP

S/I

S/W

Training

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Membership Distribution by size

75 % are SME’s

79

47

165

60 Large (> 100)

Medium (50-99)

Small (11-49)

Ultra small (<10)

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*

* Till Present

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EITESAL Charter

To guarantee & strengthen relationship and mutual cooperation with all

members; we vow to deliver the following membership package fairly and

transparently:

Divisions are formed to discuss specific issues, problems and

difficulties that need to be advocated within the governmental

agencies.

Being a division member, the member will share his views &

suggestions of EITESAL action plans.

Building Capacity Training Programs (funded or complementary) to

improve the business and technological environment for members

Assisting members in their marketing efforts in circulating their

products/ services to all members via EITESAL portal.

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Providing Access to reliable information on EITESAL Portal.

Developing your human resources through EITESAL HR

Committee monthly activities.

Providing professional services that help you cut costs in

consultation through CPS Project

Quality benefits program discounts that are offered by service

providers for EITESAL Members.

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Transparency

EITESAL is transparent to the donors and is providing all types

of information considering the requirement.

EITESAL is transparent to the members and is always very

much open to the participants / beneficiaries especially about

information.

EITESAL is also transparent to the Counterpart and partners.

EITESAL will never try to hide any information to the

stakeholders it is working with.

EITESAL is maintaining close touch with Government and

providing all necessary information.

EITESAL Current & Future Role

EITESAL Role

Education

Multinational

Government

Innovation

&

Startups

Venture Capital

SME