Can IT provide the answer for Egypt's long-drawn struggle to become and export-oriented economy? Al-Ahram Weekly prospects some relevant issues

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When President Mubarak visited the United States in May, the drive to promote Egypt as a regional IT hub gained significant momentum. The president's visit to Silicon Valley companies aimed at soliciting investments in the sector, which, if raised to $500 million, would help Egypt meet domestic demand as well as export IT products and services. --read on--

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