Sponsored by   Mudabala
 
 
BETA
Loading Loading ...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 | 01:41 GMT
Wed, Feb 10, 2010, 01:41 GMT
 

Mideast ICT market offers highest level of success

The Saudi Gazette
 
 
28 June 2009
JEDDAH - Middle East has been witnessing strong growth in its ICT sector for the past few years as the governments across the region are investing huge amount of funds for the development of this sector in a move to reduce their dependency on oil, "Middle East ICT Market Analysis" report said.

Ongoing global economic downturn and a steep decline in oil prices have further enlightened the need for continuous development of the sector.

The ICT market in the Middle East has the highest growth potential in the world. The region offers a plethora of opportunities to foreign players, like security for corporate and government networks, Internet services, IPTV, WiMAX, 3G and content & application development, the report said.

The report also highlighted the factors responsible for the growth in the Middle East ICT market over the forecast period. It said that the booming industrial sector in the ME is playing critical role in promoting reforms and global competitiveness. Apart from this, regional governments' initiatives, such as liberalization and privatization of the telecom industry and setting up of technology parks, are infusing growth in the ICT industry. These governments are heavily investing in the development of Internet infrastructure to compete with the global Internet environment.

A massive number of expansion opportunities for various industry players like mobile operators, internet/broadband providers, fixed-line operators, 3G operators and so on was also expected.

Some key countries, such as Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel, UAE, Jordan, Iran, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain, have shown interest in the ICT market expansion that indicate to regional trends and developments.

Anticipating the current market trends and future prospects, we have done a comprehensive analysis of the Middle East ICT market. The report gives detailed country-wise analysis of the ICT market by studying it in terms of IT industry, mobile subscribers, fixed telephone line subscribers, Internet subscribers and broadband subscribers.

Qatar may not be the largest IT market in the Gulf, but it appears better placed than some other markets in the region to withstand the current global economic headwinds.

Business Monitor International, a leading financial information provider on country risk and industry research, reported that Qatar's total IT market will reach $621 million by 2013. Government spending, investment and private consumption growth are all expected to remain in positive territory.

© The Saudi Gazette 2009

 
x DISCLAIMER

Zawya is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and subscribers. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by those third parties, including information providers, subscribers or other users of the Service, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of the Company. The Company neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on the Service by anyone other than authorized Service employee spokespersons while acting in their official capacities. The Company is not responsible for any infringement of intellectual property rights or breach of any applicable law or regulation, including regulation in relation to financial services or the distribution of financial products, defamation, data protection, telecommunications (including regulations relating to excessive use, spamming or other abusive activities) or obscene, offensive or illegal content). Under no circumstances will the Company be liable for any loss or damage caused by a member's reliance on information obtained through the Service. It is the responsibility of member to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through the Service. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.

Read the full Member Agreement
http://www.zawya.com/legal/NewsLetter.cfm?name=disclaimer
 
 
Access to this article is subject to specific terms and conditions. Read Disclaimer.
 
 
 
Community Comments (0) - Comment on this article
The opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect Zawya. Read our Comment Policy.
 
 
 
Loading ...
 
Report Abuse
Loading ...
 
 
Loading ...
Zawya Comment Policy:
 
  1. Zawya encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You agree that when you add content to this discussion your comments will not:
    1.1   Contain any material which is libelous or defamatory of any person, is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory or causes damage to the reputation of any person or organisation.
    1.2   Promote sexually explicit material, violence, discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age or any illegal activity.
    1.3   Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
    1.4   Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
    1.5   Be used to impersonate any person, to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person, or be likely to deceive any person.
    1.6   Give the impression that they represent Zawya.
    1.7   Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.
  2. The content posted on www.zawya.com is created by members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of Zawya. Zawya reserves the right to review all comments prior to posting and edit or delete any contribution, but Zawya is not responsible for and can not be held liable for any content posted by members of the public on www.zawya.com.
  3. Zawya is not responsible for the availability or content of any third party sites that are accessible through www.zawya.com. Any links to third party websites from www.zawya.com do not amount to any endorsement of that site by Zawya and any use of that site by you is at your own risk.
  4. By submitting your comment, you hereby give Zawya the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comments worldwide, in perpetuity.
 
 
 
 
 
Community Buzz

Stories

Companies

Most viewed companies by Community in the last 24 hrs
Company Name Country Industry
Consolidated Contractors Company Overseas Construction and Design
Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultants Saudi Arabia Construction and Design
Saudi Binladin Group Saudi Arabia Construction and Design
Saudi Electricity Company Saudi Arabia Electric Utilities
Barwa Real Estate Company Qatar Landlords and Developers
Roads and Transport Authority - Dubai UAE Regulatory and Administrative Bodies
Mubadala Development Company UAE Investment Firms and Funds
Ministry of Health - Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Ministries and Municipalities
Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company UAE Oil
Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation Qatar Electric Utilities
 

Projects

Blogs

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Site is optimised for viewing at 1024 x 768 with Internet Explorer v6 and Firefox v3.0 and above.
Copyright © 2010 ABQ Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved. Please read our Membership Agreement