Smart Village, Egypt Explained

Native Name:القرية الذكية
Native Name Lang:ar
Established Date:2001
Timezone1:EST
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
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Coordinates:30.05°N 31°W

Smart Village is a high-technology business district in the city of 6th of October in Giza Governorate, Egypt, established by Presidential Decree no.355 in 2000, with activities starting in 2001. It is a business district with office buildings, retail shops, entertainment, factories and green spaces.[1] It is located on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, slightly west of Cairo,[2] and occupies an area of 450 feddans. Its owned by Smart Villages Development and Management Company.

Background

Hosni Mubarak signed the decree and provided the land for the building of Smart Village, in order for Egypt to build its IT economy and IT industry. Mubarak worked to get Microsoft, IBM and Cisco on-board. The 2001 decree gave companies in the Smart Village a ten-year tax break. The plan was to create several smart villages in Egypt.[3]

Tenants

The Smart Village contains government and ministry buildings, as well as private companies. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is located here.[4] In 2012, the Egyptian Stock Exchange moved its administrative functions to Smart Village and has one of the largest buildings in the district, with a skyway connecting the two.[5] [6] In 2012, Research In Motion, makers of Blackberry moved their offices here and looked to hire Egyptian engineers.[7] The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opened an Egyptology research centre in Smart Villages, in May 2018 and named it the Hawass Saqqara Training Centre.[8] In September 2018, Raya announced it would lease a large space in Smart Villages. Raya specializes in business process outsourcing.[9] Xceed, a subsidiary of Telecom Egypt has operations in the 6th of October Smart Village.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Real Estate . Smart Village Egypt . 17 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180823142606/https://smartvillageegypt.com/ . 2018-08-23 . live .
  2. News: Abu Dhabi JV plans to build smart city in Cairo . 17 October 2018 . Trade Arabia . 27 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161128140950/http://www.tradearabia.com/news/CONS_317268.html . 2016-11-28 . live .
  3. Staff writer . Work Like an Egyptian . Wired. Science . 14 November 2000 . 17 October 2018 .
  4. Web site: MCIT Contact Us . MCIT . 17 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180630052925/http://www.mcit.gov.eg/Contact_Us . 2018-06-30 . live .
  5. News: Hyde . Maggie . With headquarters' move, Egypt Exchange disconnects from heart of the city . 17 October 2018 . Egypt Independent . 17 April 2012.
  6. News: Al-Laqan . Adel . Egypt's stock exchange opens new HQ . 17 October 2018 . Ahram Online . 12 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120412193626/http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/39124/Business/Economy/Egypts-stock-exchange-opens-new-HQ.aspx . 2012-04-12 . live .
  7. News: Al-Laqan . Adel . BlackBerry to develop software in Egypt . 17 October 2018 . Ahram Online . 1 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130812040613/http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/38229/Business/Economy/BlackBerry-to-develop-software-in-Egypt.aspx . 2013-08-12 . live .
  8. News: El-Aref . Nevine . Egyptology Research Centre named after Zahi Hawass opens in Cairo's Smart Village . 17 October 2018 . Ahram Online . 8 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180508141421/http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/299073/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egyptology-research-centre-named-after-Zahi-Hawass.aspx . 2018-05-08 . live .
  9. News: Raya Contact Center Announces Incorporating new mega facility in West Cairo's Smart Village Business Park . 17 October 2018 . Daily News Egypt . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923123354/https://dailynewsegypt.com/2018/09/20/raya-contact-center-announces-incorporating-new-mega-facility-in-west-cairos-smart-village-business-park/ . 2018-09-23 . live .
  10. Web site: Xceed . XceedCC . 17 October 2018.