Investment Opportunities Information Communications Technology Sector in Kuwait

Investment Opportunities: Information, Communications, & Technology Sector in Kuwait: An International ICT HUB

ICT as a Growing Industry 1) Growth Through Capacity Region Growth Potential World Annual Growth Rate of Global IOT, Smart Cities, and Cloud Computing Communications Traffic (AARG): 40% in 8 World: Annual Growth years. Rate of Global Communications Traffic (AARG): 40% in 8 years. Middle East: Projections by 2020 will reach 2 zettabytes of data Middle East has not reached its potential yet due to existing connectivity & infrastructure limitation

ICT as a Growing Industry 2) Growth Through New Markets Region Population GDP Market Status Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (approx. figures) 165 Million USD 1. 7 Trillion Existing World: Annual Growth Rate of Global Communications Traffic (AARG): 40% in 8 years. Middle East: Projections by 2020 will rea Iran & Iraq (approx. figures) 120 Million USD 600 Billion Potential

Kuwait National ICT Plan Phase 1: Regional Telecom Corridor Cable: Kuwait, Iraq, to Turkey

Kuwait National ICT Plan Phase 2 a: Extending the Regional Corridor to major CLSs: Fujairah, Jeddah, & Oman

Kuwait National ICT Plan Phase 2 b: Creating an Internet Exchange Point (IXP)for the region

Kuwait National ICT Plan Phase 3: Access to new markets Iran & Iraq Becoming an ICT HUB for the Region

Kuwait National ICT Plan Phase 3: Becoming an ICT HUB to the World & a Digital Industry

Investment Opportunities Kuwait ICT HUB Investor’s Opportunity: • • • Connectivity to GCC, Iran & Iraq markets Access to all regional markets Redundancy & Security Neutrality & Open Access Attractive Laws & Benefits