TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Impact of COVID-19 on Information Technology industry: A Comparison Study Between
the Top Digital Countries in Middle East and Egypt
AU - Elgohary, Esam AU - Oncy Abdelazyz, Reham 
JO  - International Journal of Soft Computing
VL  - 16
IS  - 5
SP  - 107
EP  - 117
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9503
DO  - ijscomp.2021.107.117
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijscomp.2021.107.117
KW  - COVID-19 in Middle East
KW  -Information technology amid COVID-19
KW  -COVID-19 impact on information technology
KW  -Information technology in Egypt
AB  - 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.
ER  -