With rising mobile usage rates and ongoing improvements to telecoms infrastructure, the expansion of digital services is opening up new opportunities for Tunisia’s economic growth. In order for the sector to transition from an underserved market to a central driver of socio-economic development, the government has a vital role to play. As the largest customer for e-services, the public sector...
Tunisia ICT
Chapter | ICT & Innovation from The Report: Tunisia 2019
Tunisia has successfully navigated the difficulties of the post-revolutionary period by capably establishing robust democratic institutions. However, the country faces macroeconomic challenges since the 2011 revolution. Budgetary pressures, combined with a devaluation of the dinar and a rise in the level of business informality, have made the current environment a complex one.
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Anis Sahbani, Founder and CEO, Enova Robotics: Interview from The Report: Tunisia 2019
Interviews & Viewpoints | Anouar Maârouf, Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy: Interview from The Report: Tunisia 2019
Interviews & Viewpoints | Hichem Turki, General Director, Sousse Technology Park: Interview from The Report: Tunisia 2019
Articles & Analysis | Tunisia's government works to develop the start-up ecosystem using new policies and incentives from The Report: Tunisia 2019
The rise of Tunisia’s ICT sector forms part of the government’s drive to make science and technology the focus of its economic transformation, diversifying from traditional sectors such as tourism, manufacturing and agriculture. While government policies are organised under the sector’s national plan, Digital Tunisia 2020, the private sector...
Articles & Analysis | Growing digital economy creates opportunities in Tunisia and emerging markets from The Report: Tunisia 2019
More and more commercial transactions are moving online and the so-called digital economy continues to expand its reach into every facet of the traditional analogue economy. For businesses this means they have access to new channels to reach existing clients as well as new opportunities to expand market share with a competitive digital...
Articles & Analysis | Internet and mobile services play an important role in Tunisia's ICT sector from The Report: Tunisia 2019
Internet services are playing an increasingly important role in supporting economic growth and social development across the world. In line with this trend, Tunisia’s ICT sector continued to grow in 2018. The country already has sophisticated telecoms and broadband infrastructure in place, which is quickly evolving to support the ongoing...