From lessons learned over the last 20 years it is very clear that the knowledge economy is shaping the world future of the world and that to be part of this new economy is no longer a choice for nations, enterprises or individuals.

According to a report by (the task force on the future of American innovation – publish Jan 2005), the USA / EU and Japan high technology exports fell from 31% to 18% (USA), 43% to 34% (EU) and from 15% to 10% (Japan), whereas China and other Asian emerging countries share jumped from 7% to 25% during the same period (19802000).

On the other hand China ranked the third after the USA and Japan in nanotechnology coupled with high growth in bio-technology (pharmaceutical industry growing at 20% a year).

The development of IVG International business concept was initiated in the mid 90's. Building our implementation capacity was started of?cially in 2000, aiming to act globally with a regional focus, initially covering speci?c verticals and speci?c territories. All of that is now supported with global presence covering twelve countries.

At IVG International we believe that the above presents an opportunity for developed countries (USA, Japan, and Europe) to buy competitive products and services from competitive providers; and to buy more at lower prices for their national use; sell more of what they are best at globally; utilize their resources in value added services, and leave mid to low knowledge based products / services to other less developed economies.

This move from industrial societies to service societies has been developing since the mid 1980's, as described by, a many other John Naisbitt in his “Mega Trends”.

The same dynamics made it possible for China, with 1.3 billion people to reach $1.8 trillion in GDP and for India with its 1.08 billion people to reach $736 billion in GDP. Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Ireland and many other countries are also improving the quality of their citizen's lives through quality jobs creation.

It is very clear there are huge opportunities. These opportunities require joint cooperation locally and globally.

In the knowledge driven global economy success does not favor race or religion. It's all about the ability of countries, enterprises and individuals to deliver the best value and to offer the right proposition.

IVG international supported its global vision with its presence in Malaysia, KSA, UK, USA, India, Egypt, UAE, Yemen, and Hong Kong, Lebanon and with define plans for future expansion.

IVG ten key values for transformation from old economy to new economy

IVG ten key values for transformation from old economy to new economy

• Competition to creation

• Isolation to collaboration

• Local scope to global scope

• Standard concepts to localized concepts

• Pure foreign investment to joint investment

• Controlling to sharing

• Project based approach to holistic approach

• Accidental opportunities to sustainable opportunities

• Political territory to economical territory

• Imitation to innovation

IVG International strategy in any country is based on the following famework:

The above framework made it possible for us to execute projects in Saudi Arabia using inexpensive Egyptian and Indian expertise, buying high end knowledge economy services from UK and Malaysia through our presence there, serving ICT infrastructure requirements of about 18 different countries from our Lebanese subsidiary, developing Arabic linguistic technologies and search engines from a technology hub in Jordan etc.

This presence gives IVG regional partners global access with regional focus.

The ?rst region that IVG International has focused on, and has been developing for the last six years is the Middle East and Africa.

The following justi?cations made IVG international focus feasible and commercially viable:

•  Economy size $1.8 trillion in GDP with 1 billion population (about the size of Chinese economy).

•  Strong fundamentals across the region coupled with poor management of opportunities, lack of integration and absence of holistic approach to development.

•  The global re-location of many old economy industries that are searching for the most attractive locations. (The strategic location of the region is an advantage).

•  An accelerated, pressing demand globally for low and mid value activities of old economy industries and KBIs.

•  Large numbers of countries within the region qualify for foreign aid.

•  Strategic attraction for Europe and America and the rich countries regionally to manage illegal immigration through development of legal immigration origins (many within Middle East and African countries).

•  Natural expansion of IVG pilot project started in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

•  IVG International regional knowledge combined with subsidiaries experience and presence.

•  Substantial development over the last six years in Egypt and Yemen.

After thinking big in the 90's, starting small through 2005, it's the time for the group to escalate fast into 2-3 new countries in MEA region by mid 2007.

According to The World Bank, The knowledge economy in the Middle East and North Africa has signi?cant potential for knowledge -and innovation- based activities, especially for major economies such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Africa, Algeria, and Morocco.