History

The Information Technology Institute (ITI) is a national institute established in 1993 by the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). It provides specialized software development programs to fresh graduates, as well as professional training programs and IT courses for the Egyptian Government, ministries, and local decision support centers.

In 1996, ITI launched its second branch in Alexandria to facilitate the widespread of Information Technology throughout the country, and expand the outreach of ITI.

Over the past 12 years, ITI has supplied the Local, Regional and International markets with highly-trained professionals in various IT domains, following a 9-month intensive training program. Those graduates make up the backbone of the IT workforce in Egypt. In addition, ITI through its GOV training program has trained 50000 governmental employees and supervised the training of Over 400000 in Governorates' Training Centers.

ITI was awarded ISO 9001 on March 20^th 1999, by BSI company (accredited by the Dutch Council for Certification).In April 2005, Premier Dr. Ahmed Nazif transferred the dependency of Information Technology Institute (ITI) to Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT).

Mission

To pave the way for the evolution of a knowledge-based society by developing new generations of professionals, enhancing existing capabilities and addressing new trends and directions through its own state-of-the-art programs and in partnership with others.

Objectives

• Continuing the Development of New Generations of Professionals.
• Addressing New ICT Trends and Directions in coordination with the MCIT.
• Advancing the Skills and Capabilities of ICT Practitioners through tailor-made programs.
• Developing Online Learning System and Capabilities.
• Linking with Leading Centers of Innovation and Learning, globally.