Egyptian forum proposes unified training platform and four work tracks for digital economy

At the Egypt 2026 forum, Hoda Baraka stressed updating youth training as labor market changes, noting about half of Egyptians are under 30. Recommendations included continuously revising training content for AI, linking programs with employers via university-private partnerships, creating a single national training platform, and adding impact evaluation. The panel also described four work paths: local full-time jobs, digital freelance work, remote work for foreign firms, and outsourcing companies in Egypt.

At the Egypt 2026 forum’s digital Egypt session, Hoda Baraka, an adviser to the communications minister on tech skills, noted that roughly half of Egyptians are younger than 30. She described four routes into work: local full-time roles, platform-based freelancing, remote jobs for overseas employers, and outsourcing firms operating in Egypt.

Mohamed Khalif, from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology’s ICT research council, said preparatory meetings involved about 60 stakeholders and produced four recommendations: regularly refresh AI-related training, build lasting university-private sector links, consolidate government training offerings on one national platform, and assess impact. Minister Rafat Hindi said digital capacity efforts reached more than two million people over a decade.