Smart Villages Development & Management Company

Smart Villages Development & Management Company (often shortened to Smart Villages Company, or SVC) is an Egyptian joint-stock company established in November 2001 under Egypt's public-private partnership investment law. Its mandate is to develop and manage a series of branded business parks and technology incubators, together with a range of supporting products and services, using innovative methods and an effective operating framework. The company's multi-purpose ecosystems are built around quality, collaboration and trust, aiming to satisfy all stakeholders. The company's flagship asset is Smart Village, Egypt's first integrated business park, located west of Cairo on the Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road in the Abu Rawash area of Giza Governorate. Smart Village was inaugurated in 2001 and has grown into a large mixed-use campus that brings together multinational and local companies, government bodies, financial institutions, educational institutions and research and development centres. According to the company, the site spans about 2.5 million square metres, with roughly 80% allocated to green space, more than one million square metres of office space, and more than 95 operational buildings. It hosts over 260 business partners, including 55 technology companies, 14 banks and the four telecom operators, alongside the headquarters of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Egyptian Exchange, and accommodates more than 100,000 employees. Beyond real estate, SVC positions itself as a facilities- and community-management operator. It provides property and facilities management services, an integrated set of business services and leisure services, and works to balance work and life for the employees based in the village. The company holds ISO 9001:2008 certification for technology and business park management. SVC's shareholder base reflects its public-private character. Reported shareholders include Al Naeem Holding (24%), the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (20%), Orascom Investment Holding (10%), Youssef El Far (7%), Banque Misr (6%) and Raya Holding (3.39%). The company's capital is reported at one billion Egyptian pounds. Its second project, Smart Village East Cairo, is under construction in New Cairo in cooperation with the UAE's Capital Group, at a reported cost of up to 1.6 billion Egyptian pounds. In May 2026 the company marked 25 years since the founding of Smart Village, describing it as Egypt's first integrated business park and outlining expansion plans that include more than ten new buildings under construction. The company continues to market Smart Village as a strategic hub for Egypt's digital economy, connecting technology, finance and regulatory institutions in a single, sustainably designed environment.

Smart Villages Development & Management Company was established in November 2001 under Egypt's investment law governing public-private partnerships. Its creation followed Presidential Decree No. 355 of 2000, which authorised the establishment of an Egyptian joint-stock company to build a series of management and business centres inside and outside Egypt in cooperation between the Egyptian government and the private sector. The company was capitalised at one billion Egyptian pounds. The company's founding purpose was to develop and manage a chain of distinctive business-park and technology-incubator brands, and to provide a diverse set of products and services to support those campuses. Its operating model combines quality, collaboration and trust within multi-purpose ecosystems designed to satisfy all stakeholders. The flagship project, Smart Village, was inaugurated in 2001. Located in the Abu Rawash area on the Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road in Giza Governorate, it was conceived as Egypt's first integrated business park. Over the following two decades it grew into a large campus hosting Egyptian and international companies, government bodies, financial institutions, educational institutions and research and development centres. By the mid-2020s the company reported that Smart Village spanned about 2.5 million square metres, with roughly 80% dedicated to green space, more than one million square metres of office space, and more than 95 operational buildings. It hosted more than 260 business partners, including 55 technology companies, 14 banks and the four telecom operators, as well as the headquarters of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Egyptian Exchange, and accommodated more than 100,000 employees. Alongside real estate development, the company built a facilities- and community-management business. It provides property and facilities management, an integrated suite of business services and leisure services, and emphasises work-life balance for the employees working in the village. It holds ISO 9001:2008 certification for technology and business park management. The company's second project, Smart Village East Cairo, is located in New Cairo and is designed along the lines of the original village. It is being developed in cooperation with the UAE's Capital Group at a reported cost of up to 1.6 billion Egyptian pounds, and remains under construction. Ownership is distributed among public and private shareholders. Reported stakes include Al Naeem Holding (24%), the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (20%), Orascom Investment Holding (10%), Youssef El Far (7%), Banque Misr (6%) and Raya Holding (3.39%). In May 2026 the company marked 25 years since the founding of Smart Village, describing it as Egypt's first integrated business park and a strategic centre bringing together major global technology companies, financial institutions and government and regulatory bodies. The anniversary announcement also outlined expansion plans including more than ten new buildings under construction, reflecting continued demand for space in the park.

• 2026

  In May 2026 the company marks 25 years since the founding of Smart Village, reporting more than 260 business partners, over 95 operational buildings and more than 100,000 employees, and outlining expansion with more than ten new buildings under construction.

• 2008

  The company holds ISO 9001:2008 certification for technology and business park management.

• 2001

  Smart Villages Development & Management Company is founded in November 2001 under Egypt's public-private partnership investment law.

• 2001

  Smart Village is inaugurated as Egypt's first integrated business park in Abu Rawash, Giza Governorate.

• 2000

  Presidential Decree No. 355 of 2000 authorises the establishment of the company as an Egyptian joint-stock company in cooperation between the government and the private sector.

Developer and operator of Egypt's first integrated business park, offering a sustainable, community-oriented work environment that connects technology, finance, government and education.

• Smart Village

  Egypt's first integrated business park, located in Abu Rawash on the Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road in Giza Governorate, spanning about 2.5 million square metres with more than 95 operational buildings and over 260 business partners.

• Smart Village East Cairo

  The company's second project, located in New Cairo and modelled on the original village, developed in cooperation with the UAE's Capital Group at a reported cost of up to 1.6 billion Egyptian pounds; under construction.

• Kinetic building

  An office building within Smart Village marketed by the company; described as fully delivered.

• Nexus building

  An office building within Smart Village marketed by the company.

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