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Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA)
Source: Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) |

Egypt’s Software Piracy Drop and Legal Reforms Boost Foreign Investment

New rigorous measures and effective legislative reforms help attract more investment in the country’s vibrant IT sector

Egypt has seen a two percent drop in its software piracy rate to reach (59%), the U.S.-based Business Software Alliance said in its recent study, released last June. The study revealed that Egypt has managed to decrease the commercial value of the unlicensed software, which declined significantly from $157m in…

Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA)
Source: Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) |

Egypt Launches Digital Forensic Lab to Improve Intellectual Property Rights' (IPR) Protection and Enforcement

Govt. made great strides to combat cyber-crime and crack down on IP infringement

The Government of Egypt has announced today that it is setting up a specialized digital forensic lab for Intellectual Property as part of its enforcement schemes of combating software piracy. The new lab, the first of its kind in the MENA region, is mainly designed to resolve business software and…