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Significance
Cairo is seeking to encourage investments in data centres and digitisation. The country also sits astride a major route for data between Europe, Africa and Asia. While the sector does present commercial opportunities, there are associated concerns over data use and human rights violations.
Impacts
Scrutiny of Egypt’s human rights record will be relatively limited given the country’s role in managing regional crises.
Digitisation of services could help the government boost revenues.
Foreign investors in the digital sector could face bureaucratic and regulatory challenges.
Digital training will have only a gradual impact.
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