ITIDA, Sutherland Global Services sign MoU to expand its work in Egypt

DUBAI - 17 October 2018: The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) signed on Wednesday a memorandum with "Sutherland" Global Services, one of the major companies operating in the field of outsourcing, to expand its work in Egypt.

The MoU was signed on the sidelines of GITEX Technology Week - GITEX 2018, currently in session in Dubai.

Under the MoU, Sutherland will add 750 full-time jobs for Egyptians at its center in Alexandria city that was opened in 2010.

The center provides a complete package of IT services and technical support to customers in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and North America.

For her part, Acting CEO of ITIDA Maha Rashad said that Egypt takes the necessary steps to develop the IT industry and services through an overall strategy to promote Egypt's position as one of the top global offshoring destinations.

Egypt is the top African and Middle Eastern location for offshoring, according to A.T. Kearney's Global Services Location Index for 2017.