Tuesday 23/December/2025 – 10:35 PM
Dr. Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, announced that Egypt has achieved a historic achievement by jumping to 22nd place globally in the World Bank’s Digital Readiness Index for 2024, up from 69th place in the 2022 assessment.
The Minister confirmed in television statements that this progress places Egypt firmly in Category A globally, and is the result of the combined efforts of workers in the public and private sectors and civil society under the umbrella of the “Digital Egypt” strategy. The World Bank index, in its periodic measurement every two years, relies on four basic pillars that include infrastructure development, digital government services, capacity building and innovation, in addition to the legislative and governance environment.
The Minister explained that the Egyptian state’s rise in this indicator began in 2018 when it was in Category (C), before gradually moving to Category (B) and then Category (A). This radical improvement is directly linked to the launch of the “Digital Egypt” strategy in late 2018, which focused on developing the axes of the technological system.
Talaat pointed out that Egypt has succeeded in enhancing the confidence of international institutions by providing an integrated digital model that keeps pace with rapid developments and ensures the reliability and continuity of services provided to citizens in light of the shift towards a smart society.
A boom in Internet speeds and billions of dollars in investments
The digital infrastructure in Egypt has witnessed a qualitative transformation in recent years, as the Minister of Communications revealed that average Internet speeds increased from 5.6 Mbps in 2018 to 91 Mbps this year. This amazing development enabled Egypt to seize first place in Africa in fixed Internet speed since 2022 and maintain it until now.
These high speeds contributed to increasing citizens’ demand for digital government services, which enhanced the efficiency of the state’s administrative performance and reduced direct interaction between employee and citizen.
Dr. Amr Talaat revealed that the total investments pumped into developing the digital infrastructure, whether for fixed or mobile networks, exceeded $6.3 billion during the past eight years.
The Minister of Communications stressed that these huge investments did not only aim to improve the quality of communications, but rather were the basic foundation for expanding the scope of beneficiaries of digital services and building trained human cadres.
The Minister concluded his statements by emphasizing that the 22nd position globally is not just a number, but rather an international testimony to the readiness of Egyptian society to enter strongly into the era of the global digital economy.
