© A. Nazif, January 2004 Government Leaders Forum H. E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif CIT Minister, Egypt The Egyptian Experience

Government Leaders Forum © A. Nazif, January 2004

H. E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif

CIT Minister, Egypt

The Egyptian Experience


In September 1999, President Mubarak announced the creation of a national program for technology development

In January 2000, the cabinet approved a national plan for CIT and mandated the

new ministry of communications and information technology to execute it.


Building our Information Society.

Increasing Exports.


What the technology provides withWhat the society needs

Can Technology Deliver?

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WWW O/S DBs

APPLICATIONS

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4.9 million new lines since October 1999

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No. of fixed lines


No. of subscribers, million

The number of subscribers increased more than eight folds since October 1999

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Providing dial-up internet access on every Operational

phone-line country wide.

A revenue-sharing model between Telecom-Egypt & the

Internet Service Providers.

$ 0.15/hr of internet usage at home.

939500 of individual phone lines dialing up to the net.


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International internet traffic increased from20 Mb/s to 1148 Mb/s in 4 years

No. of Internet Users

Million


TE offers PCs to its subscribers through CR outlets.

Payment in monthly installments $15/$17/$20 models financed by the banking sector.

Bundling of ready made s/w applications.

17 companies providing local assembly of PCs.

Market stimulation arises interest in local manufacturing.


Government subsidized internet cafés

To date, there are 618 clubs.

Created in youth centers, public libraries, schools & NGOs.

Focusing on deprived and low income communities.

To-date, more than 100,000 citizens visit the clubs regularly.



A citizen-centric government portal

Government Gatewaywww.egypt.gov.eg

Government Gatewaywww.egypt.gov.eg

An access point to services from multiple government agencies.

A single reliable and secure engine (Authentication,

Routing, Payment).

Citizen Centric, Investor Focused Interface


On-line Government Services

New financial instruments for payment of services

delivered over the web (prepaid cards, COD).

A complete range of services to investors– Tax Filing Follow-up & Exports Information System.

A series of citizen services

– Birth Certificates, National IDs, Telephone and Electric billing & Car License renewal.

Delivery of documents to home/office (Egypt Post).


Information and Document Workflow

Secure and seamless flow of information and documents.

A Step towards automation and paperless government.

Support the new model for delivering government services Online.

Designed to securely link all government bodies internally through an intranet system, and externally to the internet.


More Automation of Internal Functions ERP

– Financial Systems (Budget and Accounting)– Procurement and Inventory– Personnel (Human Resources and payroll)

Document Archiving and Workflow

Business Process– Courts, District Attorney’s office, Work Permit, …– 28 projects in cooperation with different government agencies– Citizen services at the municipalities (Safaga, Sharq district in Alex..)

Positive impact on the services provision projects


Basic Skills Development.

Professional Development.

The Smart Schools Initiative.

High Tech / Business Universities.


Telemedicine

Visual inspection and diagnosis by a distant specialist.

Immediate electronic transfer of medical imagery, pathological biopsy and lab results.

Smart Health records

Preventive care. Family planning. Medical history.


Historical sites Natural protectorates

Museums Manuscripts

Using IT to preserve our rich cultural heritage and share it more readily with the rest of the world.


E-legislation ( E-signature – Cyber crime – Taxation – Arbitration ).

A certificate authority and a public key system.

On-line banking and E-Payment.

Promoting IT in SME’s.



Transforming ARENTO into Telecom Egypt by law 19 for the year 1998.

Establishment of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority by presidential decree number 101 for the year 1998.

A new telecommunication law that promotes: Transparency in licensing. Phased deregulation of services. Establishment of a universal fund to accelerate tariff rebalance.


Source: The General Authority For Investment & Free Zones

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A high tech business park with “Smart” infrastructure, investor friendly services and investment incentives.

300 acres (20 minutes from downtown Cairo, 10 minutes from the great pyramids).

53 office plots (336 000 sq.m. of office space). Business center Conference center Exhibition center Press center

Recreational facilities Health center Hotel Shopping and restaurants

Developed and operated by private investors


Government Agreement

School Agreement

Campus Agreement

Affordable PC

Student PC Initiative

Partners Academy

FGF Technical Training

.Net University Program


Establishing / expanding regional training centers to qualify next generation engineers.

Foster co-operation with local companies to increase value added. (ex. Local switches & cables currently match international standards).

Participating in setting research centers & contributing to public and private universities

( US, French, German & British universities).

Establishing centers of competence to create awareness for new technologies (ex. IP and 3G).


Egypt … The Cradle of Civilization is

Quickly Becoming the Center for IT and

Telecommunications in the Middle East

and North Africa

This presentation is available at www.mcit.gov.eg

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© A. Nazif, January 2004 Government Leaders Forum H. E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif CIT Minister, Egypt The Egyptian Experience