86% of MENA employees aim for remote jobs in 2023

According to studies, 86% of employees in the MENA region aim to do remote work in the coming year, a recent study has found. The statistic was shared by ALX at the Talent Track during the Startups Without Borders Summit 2023.

The summit, held last February in Cairo, was the 4th edition of the international flagship event by Startups Without Borders, which gathered +3000 startups, young professionals and students at Cairo Business Park.

Held under the theme “Go Borderless,” the summit offered an overview into the future world of startups, examining going borderless from a wide variety of angles, including Investment, Future technology, Impact and finally Talent. For which we partnered with ALX to host the Talent Track.

According to the company, recent studies stress on the importance of filling the increasing talent gap, since it is estimated that by 2030, the global market will face a global shortage of more than 85 million tech workers. In addition, over 40% of job announcements in the past year were related to digitalization.

Mohamed Abd EL Moniem, General Manager of ALX & The ROOM Egypt, participated in a panel discussion titled: Mapping the Talents for the Future: Where can you find the skills every startup will need in 2030?, highlighting the importance of adapting to “new normal” when it comes to talent.