Authors : Esam Elgohary and Reham Oncy Abdelazyz
Abstract: With the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic emerged which in turn affected the economic sectors worldwide. This impact varies from one country to another depending on the strength of the country economic system and its ability to cope with the crisis. Information technology played a major role in facing the repercussions of the crisis by activating remote working, distance learning and online shopping and other electronic practices. It also has a role in helping health sector to discover cases, trace and deal with cases remotely, among others. This paper provides a comparative study between the impact of COVID-19 on IT industry in Middle East countries and Egypt by reviewing the achievements of information technology in Middle East countries and Egypt. It clears that Egypt is one of the pioneer countries in developing its information technology sector and transforming digitally, however, it still need more efforts in this regard.
Esam Elgohary and Reham Oncy Abdelazyz, 2021. The Impact of COVID-19 on Information Technology industry: A Comparison Study Between the Top Digital Countries in Middle East and Egypt. International Journal of Soft Computing, 16: 107-117.