ICT
From The Report: Algeria 2018
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Algeria has witnessed significant progress in the development of its ICT sector in recent years. Following strong investment in the recent rollout of key ICT infrastructure, the country has also updated its legal framework and introduced a series of new regulations to accompany growth. While telecoms still dominate the ICT sector, signs of diversification, digitisation and cybersecurity efforts are combining for a positive outlook. In a large market that is ideally located between developed and developing countries, the country’s ample opportunities for growth for new players, increased competition and an educated workforce can turn it into a regional leader. This chapter contains an interview with Steve Tzikakis, President, SAP South Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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Overview

Increased competition: Alongside digitisation and cybersecurity efforts, the arrival of new players has galvanised the market
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Algeria has witnessed significant progress in the development of its ICT sector in recent years. Following strong investment in the recent rollout of key ICT infrastructure, the country has also updated its legal framework and introduced a series of new regulations to accompany sectoral growth. As the sector has continued to mature in recent years, telecoms companies have gradually been joined by a myriad of actors, creating new value-added activities. In a historic move, the mobile subsidiary…

Analysis

Incubating growth: As funds are being directed to technoparks, incubators have witnessed growth and the flourishing of their ideas
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As ambitions to transition to some extent from an oil-driven economy to a tech-driven one, there is an effort to grow a culture of innovation. In January 2017 the Parliament adopted the orientation law for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), aimed at supporting the financing of start-ups and the development of an entrepreneurial culture. In addition to public initiatives, private companies, including telecoms operators, are working towards the establishment of an…

Interview

Wiring the future: Steve Tzikakis, President, SAP South Europe, the Middle East and Africa, on digitalisation in Africa
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Interview:Steve Tzikakis What is being done to implement new technologies and know-how into industrial processes? STEVE TZIKAKIS: Algerian companies today are playing on a global stage. To compete, they must continually improve both productivity and efficiency. The good news is that they can now take advantage of the increasing accessibility of innovative technologies. The combination of powerful industrial and information capabilities promotes efficiency, which translates into profitability.…

Analysis

Expanding network: A rapid increase in 4G, backed by expanding subscribership
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Introduced to the market in 2016, 4G services have enjoyed significant expansion in Algeria, growing by 573% in 2017. As market competition drove down prices, 4G has been adopted by 9.87m subscribers as of end-2017, up from 1.46m subscribers a year earlier, according to the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, which became the Regulatory Authority of Posts and Electronic Communications (Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Communications Electroniques, ARPCE) in July 2018.…