afrol News, 20 May - The Anti Piracy Unit, Managing Director William "Bo" Fielding, announced today that the new solutions, that will be presented by Experts and Participants are "immediate short term solutions", as well as long term policy models that will combat the growing scourge of criminal piracy in the world's most vital trade routes and waterways using new operative models which will mark the Beginning of the End to Piracy in the Gulf of Aden , Indian Ocean and other regions currently threatened by this alarming surge in criminal, violent and dangerous behaviour.

In a statement released today, Mr Fielding stated that: "this international conference will bring together for the first time key decision makers and experts with real 'solutions', that will be quickly reflected on the sea, as well as on the ground, within a very short period of time, rather than just a 'discussion forum' on this important issue and will express the importance of private sector support in partnership with governments, agencies and organisations in order to execute and implement solutions which produce timely and actual results on the ground and at sea."

The solutions will focus on private sector support in the field of Security, Tactics, Law Enforcement, Counter Terrorism Resources, Financial Support, Socio Economic Sustainable Development Support, Legal and Policy Models for Implementation and Support, Geo Political Topics, Anti Money Laundering, Environmental and other cross-linked issues that form the big picture of the problem in order to crystallise and mobilise resources into clear organised, effective, immediate and long term solutions, he said.

An estimated of 300 delegates and invitees worldwide are expected to attend the Cairo International Anti Piracy Summit which will be hosted on 27 May, with extended working groups on the 28th-29th of May, at the Nasr City, Cairo- Egypt.

Meanwhile, Egypt has broken in the top 10 offshoring destinations in the world with the shifts in global outsourcing, a report has revealed today, adding that people and skills availability, financial attractiveness and business environment establish Egypt as world's 6th most attractive offshoring location.

The 2009 AT Kearney Global Services Location Index(TM) also noted that Egypt was entering the top 10 for the first time.

The report analyses and ranks countries for locating outsourcing activities including IT services, contact centers and back office support. It measures against three categories - financial attractiveness, people and skills availability and business environment.

The report said Egypt, having ranked 13th in 2007, is fast becoming one of the world's hottest offshoring destinations and has established itself as the leading Middle East and North Africa location. The report cited the competitive cost and the availability of qualified people on top of Egypt's biggest attractions.

A recent report by the Commonwealth Business Council and CyberMedia also highlights Egypt's continued progress and capabilities, ranking it the number one outsourcing destination in Africa. The study which outlined the outsourcing readiness of 15 African nations, clearly expressed that infrastructure, people and skills played a key role in the offering, with Egypt ranking highly in these areas, and topping the list overall.

Commenting on the findings of the recent A.T. Kearney report, Dr Hazem Abdelazim, CEO of Egypt's Information Technology Development Industry Agency (ITIDA) said: "We are seeing a continued shift in the global outsourcing landscape. Companies looking to outsource are looking not only at the cost benefits, but also at the skills and availability of talent and the overall business environment. Egypt is continuing to push forward in developing its large talent pool and in providing a safe, modern business environment."

The ever-growing list of multinationals investing in Egypt including Vodafone, Teleperformance, IBM, Microsoft, SQS, Stream Global Services, and Valeo is another testament to the country's unwavering efforts to establish itself as a leading global outsourcing destination.

By staff writer

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