Algeria is part of North Africa; its economy is centralized and mainly driven by hydrocarbon activities.
Regulations are important. 84% of companies are located in large cities, mostly in the northern regions (Wilaya) of the country (95% of companies are in the upper north of the country).
Nearly all major IT companies are located in or near the capital Algiers. Most companies have been in existence since 2000 and the Algerian population is young.
In order to develop IT in Algeria, the government has set up 7 technology areas where facilities and services are adapted to IT activities.
For the IT industry Algeria’s main partners are China and France.
Regulations are important. 84% of companies are located in large cities, mostly in the northern regions (Wilaya) of the country (95% of companies are in the upper north of the country).
Nearly all major IT companies are located in or near the capital Algiers. Most companies have been in existence since 2000 and the Algerian population is young.
In order to develop IT in Algeria, the government has set up 7 technology areas where facilities and services are adapted to IT activities.
For the IT industry Algeria’s main partners are China and France.
Estimate : Total number of ICT partners for Algeria - 1 340 companies
Activity Volume Manufacturer 50 Software Publisher 60 Publisher of software for a specific activity 50 Publisher of software for a specific process of companies 50 Software solutions integrator (developed by third parties) 30 IT services, Software development (hosting, maintenance, training, bespoke software development....) 330 Telecom services (Telecom operator, ISP...) 60 Telecom & network infrastructure integrator 40 IT infrastructure integrator 30 Consulting 10 Reselling to individuals 200 Reselling to enterprises (hardware, software & services & assemblers) 350 Wholesaler (resale of IT products to resellers) 60 Web agency 10 Other ICT related activities 10 Estimate of Total Locations 1 340 Key Facts for Algeria by compuBase Consulting
Number of inhabitants (in M)[1] 40.61 Number of enterprises[2] 105 208 Companies > 10 employees[3] 2.16% % users with Internet access[4] 43% Mobile cellular subscriptions [5] (for 100 people) 117,02 % GDP for ICT 4% GDP Split[6] Agriculture: 13.2% Industry: 38.4%
Services: 48.4% (2016 est.) Languages Arabic (Official), French, Berber dialect
[1] World Bank est.2016 [2] EconStat [3] Ministère de l'Economie Algérie (2011) [4] ITU 2016 [5] Ministère de l'Economie Algérie (2011) [6] CIA Factbook
How to address the Algerian ICT market from abroad:
Some French and Italian distributors work with Algeria from abroad
Some Key Distributors:
COMPNET, CBI, EMA INFORMATIQUE, MC3 ALGERIA, FUTURKI, SCIS, SOLINF, TECH DATA, MIDIS GROUP
Many French-based distributors also address Algeria.
Identified Telecom Operators: MOBILIS, DJEZZY, OOREDOO (WATANYA TELECOM ALGERIE)
ICT Events: MED-IT Algeria (October), ALGERIA 2.0 (September), SFITECH
IT & Telecom Distribution Press (FR): http://www.numeric.dz/ http://www.it-scoop.com/ http://www.itnewsafrica.com/tag/algeria/
Many French-based distributors also address Algeria.
Identified Telecom Operators: MOBILIS, DJEZZY, OOREDOO (WATANYA TELECOM ALGERIE)
ICT Events: MED-IT Algeria (October), ALGERIA 2.0 (September), SFITECH
IT & Telecom Distribution Press (FR): http://www.numeric.dz/ http://www.it-scoop.com/ http://www.itnewsafrica.com/tag/algeria/
1 E 1 Algeria.sel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 STATS_PRC_REF_TOTAL_COLUMN STATS_VAR_FIRST_PERCENT STATS_TOTAL_PRC_NONE STATS_PRC_FORMAT_DEC_2_PRC 16000 Manufacturer 0 15990 Software publisher 0 15989 Publisher of software for a specific activity 0 15988 Publisher of software for a specific process of companies 0 15993 Software solutions or services integrator (developed by third parties) 0 15995 IT services, Software development (hosting, maintenance, training, bespoke software development....) 0 15996 Telecom services (Telecom operator, ISP...) 0 15991 Telecom & network infrastructure integrator 0 15992 IT infrastructure integrator 0 15994 Consulting 0 15999 Reselling to individuals 0 15998 Reselling to enterprises (hardware, software & services & assemblers) 0 15997 Wholesaler (resale of IT and Telecom products to resellers) 0 19130 Web agency 0 16002 Other IT and Telecom related activities 0 Volume of ICT companies available for Algeria in the compuBase database
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