Egypt Makes Electronics (EME)

Egypt Makes Electronics (EME) — Support

Offers a national electronics initiative supporting design, manufacturing, and export readiness across the full value chain.

Egypt Makes Electronics (EME) is a presidential initiative launched in 2015 under Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), designed to position Egypt as a regional hub for electronics design, manufacturing, and export. The initiative targets the full electronics value chain — from circuit design and embedded systems to labor-intensive assembly manufacturing — and is structured across five strategic pillars: investor attraction, R&D and innovation, industry-academia collaboration, export promotion, and machinery and workforce investment. EME is delivered through a portfolio of sub-programs under five categories: Innovation and R&D (Innovation Labs, Accelerator, Product Development Support), Skills Development (Qualifying for Employment, Capacity Building), Business Development (Design Company Enablement, Tech Park Investment), Industry 4.0 (Siemens Center of Excellence), and Investment Support (Design and Development Investment). International partners implementing sub-programs include Siemens, Fraunhofer IPK, GIZ, ITI, and the American University in Cairo (AUC).

EME functions as an umbrella initiative rather than a single competitive call. Individual sub-program windows, award amounts, and detailed eligibility rules are not published centrally; applicants must contact ITIDA directly at manageit@itida.gov.eg or via hotline 16248 to determine which sub-programs are currently accepting applications. Award values are denominated in Egyptian Pounds (EGP) and vary by sub-program. Eligible entities across sub-programs include for-profit electronics companies, universities, and research institutions, with specific requirements depending on the active sub-program.

Organizations in electronics design, manufacturing, embedded systems, or IoT hardware operating in Egypt — or seeking Egyptian partnerships — should treat EME as a priority discovery target. The breadth of the initiative and its presidential-level mandate signal durable multi-year funding availability, but successful engagement requires direct outreach to ITIDA to identify the precise sub-program and intake window that matches the applicant's technology readiness and organizational profile.