Telecoms & IT
From The Report: Tunisia 2018
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Following global trends, the Tunisian telecoms industry has continued to move from fixed telephony into mobile, sustained by a rise in data use and the ongoing expansion of smartphone penetration rates. This has opened up the sector to new product development and expansion opportunities, despite the market’s small size relative to some of its regional neighbours. The telecommunications sector is certain to remain fundamentally important to Tunisia’s economic and social development in the years to come. However, the country’s continued sensitive fiscal position – which has pushed the government to look for additional revenue – presents a risk of lowering of the sector’s growth potential over the short-, medium and long term.

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Data shift: New players enter the market, while data drives growth
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Following global trends, the Tunisian telecoms industry has continued to move from fixed telephony into mobile, sustained by a rise in data use and the ongoing expansion of smartphone penetration rates. This has opened up the sector to new product development and expansion opportunities, despite the market’s small size relative to some of its regional neighbours. Sector development is also being driven by the accelerating pace of 4G offerings, while the three main mobile operators have continued…

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Connecting opportunities: The sector strengthens its offerings and capitalises on its status as an outsourcing centre
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Cultural and geographic proximity to European markets and a qualified workforce have helped Tunisia secure its position as a preferred location for competitive IT services. As a result, the country has developed a solid offshoring cluster, which has helped create employment opportunities. Extending this performance into other segments of the sector, however, has been one the industry’s main challenges. Although the speed of development has been limited by instabilities faced by the country in recent…

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A clear path: Easing delivery of state services seen as key to digital growth
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To accelerate the development of the IT sector, the authorities launched the Tunisie Digitale 2020 programme, which is part of the National Strategic Plan (Plan National Stratégique, PNS) to develop and support the economy. Tunisie Digitale was initially meant to cover the 2014-18 period, although authorities extended its implementation to 2020. Its main goal is to accelerate the growth of IT infrastructure and capabilities, interlinking IT expansion with Tunisia’s overall economic development.…