INDUSTRIAL
MODERNISATION
CENTRE
Partner for Competitive
Industry
Egypt Industrial Development
Strategy Focus
Export lead growth and FDI attraction
Increasing industrial productivity
through a carefully-designed set of
policies and programs
Gradual shift to medium- and high-tech
industries.
The Strategic Vision
Egypt will be:
A main export hub in the region
A leading industrialized nation in the
MENA region
A Medium-technology manufacturer
Strategic Targets
May 2005
The Strategy’s sectoral objective is to upgrade into medium-tech industries
Existing Sectors
Target Niches
Engineering
Food Processing
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
Textiles & Garments
Building Materials
Furniture
Paper & Paperboard
Leather
Engineering Machinery & Equipments
Labor-intensive Consumer Electronics
Automotive Components
Renewable Energy
Life sciences & Biotechnology
Ethnic products
Basic Requirements
Improving quality and
penetrating export markets
Mutually
Inclusive
Basic Requirements
Intensive investment in skills
and technology
Industrial Modernization Centre
(IMC)
Initial Budget 426 M Euros (GOE, EU
and the Egyptian Private Sector
Additional GOE contribution includes:
1. LE 500 M/Year Training
2. LE 300 M/Year Export Promotion
3. LE 50 M R&D
Industrial Modernization Centre
(IMC)
The Vision:
To be the leading Egyptian
Development Agency for
Industry contributing to
Competitiveness, Economic
growth, Export growth and
Employment.
Egypt’s Industrial Base
# Employees
IMC
More than 200
Beneficiaries
Total
# Enterprises
1315
50 - 199
2718
10 - 49
8302
More than 10
12355
Potential IMC beneficiaries nearly 12300 enterprises
by the end of 2008
Target Companies
Export 60% of Egyptian Exports
High growth & employment
generation potential
Internationaly
Competitive
Potential International
Competitiveness
Local Competitiveness
Exporting or have the potential
High local market competitiveness
Supplier to group 1
Industrial Clusters
New labour intensive factories
Small companies with high
export potential
Services Related to industry
companies
National suppliers for
exporting companies
IMC
Comprehensive Sector
Development
Strategies
www.imc-egypt.org
Institutional Capacity
Building
10500 Companies
45000 Services
Kaizen Centre
EEPC
Technology Centres
Providing Services to
Different Industrial
Sectors
Plan
Objectives
Increase exports by 25% over last year
Contribute to generation of 100 thousands
employment opportunities in the companies
that deal with IMC
Through
•Increasing the competitiveness of exporting
companies
•Increasing the number of exporting companies
IMC Sectors Served
Agribusiness
Building materials
Chemical Industries
Cinema Industry
Engineering
Food processing
IT
Leather & Tanning
Medical
Pharmaceutical
Printing &Packaging
Shipping &Logistics
Services to Industry
Textiles & Apparel
Trading Export &
Recruitment
Companies
Wood & Furniture
IMC Sectoral Development
Strategic Studies
32 Studies completed & 40 in the pipeline
Agro
Automotive
Ceramics &
Sanitary ware
Food Processing
Packaging
Leather
Textiles
Marble and
Granite
Pharmaceuticals
Printing
Renewable
Energy
White Goods
IMC Enterprise Development Programme
1. Management
2. Marketing/Public Relations
3. Export Promotion
4. Human Resources
5. Facilitating Access to Finance
6. Production Related Services
7. Quality Certification
8. IT&MIS
Capacity Building Programmes
1. Export Support
2. Information Technology Implementation
3. Financial Services and factoring
4. Employment Services
5. Corporate Social Responsibility
6. Environmental Compliance
7. Energy Effectiveness
Special Programmes
1. National Supplier Development
Programme (NSDP)
2. Research & Development Programme
(R&D)
3. 3. In Company Experts
4. New Factories Support Programme
IMC Offers
Services Up to € 500,000 per Company exclusive of
training, R&D services & In Company Expert /s
Up to € 500,000 per Company for R&D services
Up to € 200,000 per Company for In Company Expert /s
Unlimited Vocational & Skills training for new and existing
employees
1.
2.
3.
Tenders
Framework
Direct Reimbursement
Through
Areas for Cooperation
Sectors for Investment
Auto Components
Biotechnology
Machine Manufacturing
Ethnic Products
Food Processing
Furniture and Woodworks
Glass
Leather
Marble and Granite
Renewable Energy
Telecommunications & IT
Textiles
Sectors for Technology Development
Marble and Granite
Wood and Furniture
Plastic
Leather
Through the existing Technology Centers
Technology Transfer
Opportunities
1000 experts needed every year to
satisfy the needs of the Egyptian
industry & bridge the technology gap in
different areas (e.g. industrial designs)
Experts will work as master trainers
Experts will contribute to the upgrade
of the industry & change the mindset
Opportunities in the R&D for
Industry
Experts are needed in the following:
Automotive Industry
Building Materials
Furniture and Woodwork
Household Appliances
Leather
Movie Production
Precision and Quality Assurance equipment
Textile
INDUSTRIAL
MODERNISATION
CENTRE
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