Technology Parks in Lebanon

Berytech - Technologycal Pole (BT)

Background: In 1991, the idea of creating a technopole in Lebanon was launched by Mr. Boutros Labaki, Vice-president of the Council of Development and the Reconstruction. As a result, on the 9th November 2002 Berytech, the first Lebanese technologycal pole, was inaugurated.
Berytech relies on the lebanese poles of excellence, identifies the strategic sectors to promote, and implements a synergy between a high level university environment and the companies hosted on the site. It coordinates, within a network of clearly identified competences, the functions of economic animation, promotion of the pole and market survey.
Berytech is located near the Campus of Sciences and Technologies in Mar Roukos, overlooking the city of Beirut.

Focus sectors

  • ICT
  • Media & Communications
  • Health Care & Medicine
  • Environment
  • Agro Food (food processing)
  • Energy

Established institutions and/or companies

  • The Gate
  • Kodak Cinelab
  • Centrale des Salles
  • United Software Co.
  • Wonder 8
  • Element^n
  • Reset
  • Unilog
  • Unilog CSB
  • ElementsTV
  • Ebizproduction
  • Paravision
  • MCG
  • DjinnHouse
  • LEVEL 5
  • CLAP PRODUCTIONS
  • FONDATION LIBAN CINEMA
  • IT NEWS
  • SOFTMIND
  • Matrix TRC
  • OCTOPUS
  • SADEEN Interactive
  • OMNISYSTEMS
  • PLAYLEBANON
  • Baldati.com
  • ALSI
  • MEK Consulting
  • OURJOUWAN
  • HASWANY
  • Bits & Bytes
  • ..né.à Beyrouth
  • NewAge Technologies
  • TailorMade Solutions
  • GIS
  • SMARTECH

International cooperation: Two credit conventions were signed between the University and the French Agency for the Development on one hand, and with the Audi bank on the other hand, in order to finance constructions and purchasing of the equipment.

Beirut Emerging Technology Zone (BETZ)

Background: BETZ, which represents the largest initiative of the Lebanese government in support of the information and new technology sectors, will incorporate among other facilities, a state-of-the-art infrastructure, an incubator facility, single and multi-tenants facilities, etc. It will be located 10 minutes from the Beirut International Airport, next to the major Beirut-South coastal highway, only 15 minutes away from Beirut Central District.

Focus sectors

  • Electronics
  • ICT
  • Biotechnology
  • Media & Communications

Edde Global Village (EGV)& Makse Park (MP)

Two private sector initiatives have also been in the works, yet as of today no development progress can be reported. One is the Edde Global Village in Jbeil (a media zone type project) and the other is the Makse Industrial Park in the Bekaa valley. These technology or industrial zones will allow for the development of ICT sector in general and the realization of innovative technology ideas in particular as a contribution to the national information society at large.