7 - Targeted Strategic Initiatives
The anticipated results of the Initiative include:
Reduction of government spending on ICTs
in education
Expanding public-private enterprises and
increasing resources and efficiency
Developmentv of the Arabic educational
content industry
Development of the local electronics and
computer industries
Development of the local cloud-computing
software industry
Maximizing the use of ICTs in education and
development of related computing systems
and applications, including data banks and
mobile applications
Development of business models and
mechanisms promoting continued capacity
building in technological and educational
innovation for the production of e-learning
materials
Growth in use of open technologies and
open-source software
7.3.1 Primary Aims of the Programs of Arabic
Digital Content Initiative
1-Tablet Computer Program:
Increasing computer and broadband penetration,
and facilitating access to the internet at affordable
prices, with the aim of making learning available
anywhere
Developing policies and procedures to promote
the electronics industry in Egypt
Establishing an Egyptian tablet computer industry
within five years
Promoting the production of Egyptian Tablet
Computer at competitive prices
Manufacturing about 20 million tablet computers
for students and the learning community
Tablet Computer for Students Project:
Establishing a general framework for the
development of the local tablet computer
industry based on analyzing successful
experiences in this area
Empowering local companies to enter this
promising industry through the development
of a set of policies and strategies
Building an integrated ecosystem promoting
growth of the Tablet Computer industry
Promoting the local Tablet Computer industry
in local and regional markets
Tablet Computer Applications Project:
Encouraging producers of software and
applications to develop service-oriented
architecture
(SOA)
applications,
and
educational and recreational games, for tablet
computers
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Building an integrated system supporting
the Tablet Computer industry and related
industries in marketing and exportation
Adaptive e-Learning Project:
2-Cloud Computing for Educational Reform
Program:
Cloud Computing Project:
Building a cloud computing system serving
the educational process – by drawing on
relevant international experience, building
human capacity and developing an integrated
framework for the development of industries
involved in cloud computing
3-Educational Cloud Computing Systems and
Applications Program:
Developing, implementing and disseminating
e-learning application systems:
Developing
e-learning
and
content
management systems for the internet
Developing multi-track e-learning packages
for different learner levels, tailorable to
individual needs
Establishing social networks using cloud
computing that enable the education
community to open channels of dialogue and
create a virtual community that promotes the
exchange of information and enriches Arabic
scientific content
Supporting effective classroom management
through the development of dynamic Arabic
educational content, appropriate tools and a
supportive learning environment
Providing 2G internet technology
Developing and promoting the use of simulation
software and applications for educational use
to provide users with an enhanced learning
experience
Establishing student achievement profiles
Developing programs and applications to raise
the capacity of teaching staff and administrators
Providing an e-learning program customizable
to the educational level of learners, promoting
continuous learning based on adaptive and
personalized learning techniques, and which
allows teaching and learning anytime and
anywhere
21st Century Skills Development Project:
Providing a range of general services to the
education community through 2G internet
technologies, enabling communication and
networking between all involved in the education
process, participation-based learning and
enrichment of the learning process
Cloud Computing Systems Development Project:
Enhancing the teaching and learning process
through the development of systems, software
and applications, including simulation packages,
designed to develop users’ knowledge, practical
skills and experience
Open-source Technologies Development Project:
Developing the open-source software industry
Promoting the use of open-source technologies
in the educational process, which will contribute
to reducing technology related spending of
educational institutions, and facilitate the
development of software and applications
targeting the needs of the local educational
community
Educational Institutions Automation Project:
Providing educational institutions with software
to develop and automate processes related
to management of finances, inventory and
procurement, assets and resources, libraries,
human resources, student information, etc.