A BMW Group pilot project in Tunisia showed the positive results of the project right from the start. As part of a discovery tour of the local IT industry in 2019, initial contacts were made, networks established and ultimately two Tunisian IT companies were selected for collaboration. In the end, Tunisian-German teams co-developed new functions for the MyBMW app. Dr Andreas Bootz, Head of E-System Design and Integration at the BMW Group and member of the Tech216 Advisory Board, described the collaboration as a ‘successful and satisfying partnership for both sides.’
Between 2019 and 2025, over 85 international partnerships have already been concluded with Tunisia's IT sector, including 20 with German companies.
‘Tunisia has a lot of talent, especially in the IT sector,’ emphasises Riadh Basil from the Frankfurt-based IT company Infomotion, which linked Tech216 with the Tunisian IT company Focus. Together, the two companies set up an innovation hub in Tunisia to test new applications.
The co-founder of the Berlin-based company Code Cooperation Taieb Ben Dai also confirms this. His company has opted for nearshoring in Tunis and has built up a local team of eight IT experts since 2020.
Tech216 has created almost 450 jobs in Tunisia's IT sector since 2019 thanks to its nearshoring and outsourcing services.
Tech216 is supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH as part of the special initiative ‘Decent work for a just transition’ of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
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