7 - Targeted Strategic Initiatives
Second: Bilateral and Regional Cooperation Programs
These programs aim at strengthening Egypt’s
bilateral relations with the continent, boosting
Egyptian investment in infrastructure projects in
African countries, and supporting development
through the sharing of Egyptian experience and
training of human resources.
Table 7.4.1: Nile ICT Corridor Initiative
Activities
Establishment of a web portal for the Nile ICT Corridor,
introducing citizens and officials of member countries to
the project, and providing a channel of communication
and access to services
Table 7.4.1: Nile ICT Corridor Initiative
Community
Development
Program
Establishment of Nile ICT Houses for eradication of
technological illiteracy providing IT skills training,
e-clinics, local e-government services, regional distance
learning center units, and documentation units for
human, natural and cultural heritage
Establishment of an e-learning center for Nile Basin
countries, facilitating ICT-related research, and offering
specialized programs in different fields of technology
and diploma courses in computer use from the
Information Technology Institute (ITI) and Egyptian
universities
Documentation of human, natural and cultural heritage
e-Government: transfer of Egyptian e-government
expertise to Nile Basin countries and provision of
training for government employees
Output
No of hits for the Nile ICT Corridor web
portal;
A geographic information system for service
centers; and videoconferencing, e-mail and
other virtual communication services
Technology centers in the Nile Basin
countries acting as contact center between
the Technology Corridor and recipient
countries.
Business
Development
Program
Cultural and natural heritage documentation
centers
Documentation of the human, natural and
cultural history of the Nile Basin
B- Regional Cooperation
The regional center and an information
center
No. of Nile ICT Houses
Regional e-learning center
Transfer of expertise
models of the
Creation of a knowledge partnerships in the field of
technology park establishment
Establishment of national computer
emergency response (CERT) teams
Development of human resources in the field of
regulation and telecommunications
No. of trainees
Contribution to the development of
legislative and regulatory frameworks
for telecommunications and spectrum
management
Support and development of ICT entrepreneurship
Training programs
entrepreneurial skills
to
Establishment of an ICT business forum for the Nile
Basin region
Hosting and incubation of a number of
emerging companies in Nile ICT Houses
By re activating Egypt’s involvement in relevant
regional organizations. This role enhances
Egypt’s position in the continent and ensures
many economic benefits. The ICT sector plays
an important role in regional cooperation
Primary objectives:
Strengthening Egypt’s regional role in Africa
Strengthening Egypt’s role in regional
organizations
Developing ICT related cooperation frameworks
on the governmental level
Encouraging the Egyptian private sector to
invest in African markets, especially at the
SME level
Transferring Egyptian expertise to African
countries through bilateral and regional
cooperation
Establishing initiatives for the implementation
of regional projects
Developing mechanisms for tripartite
cooperation between Egypt and European or
Arab country(ies) to implement projects in
Africa
Table 7.4.2: Bilateral Cooperation Program
develop
Semi-annual ICT business forums to be
held in each of the Nile Basin countries
in rotation
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A- Bilateral Cooperation
Aiming at strengthening bilateral relations between
Egypt and African countries; strengthening the
role of the Egyptian private sector by boosting
Egyptian investments in infrastructure projects,
where Egyptian companies enjoy a relatively large
experience, and supporting development projects
through human capacity building programs
Smart buildings; smaller
Smart Village
Information
Infrastructure
and Policy
Program
Egyptian African cooperation axes are
divided into two pillars: bilateral and regional
cooperation
Programs
Table 7.4.2: Bilateral Cooperation Program
Programs
through knowledge transfer. Egypt is member
in a number of African regional organizations,
including: The African Union (AU) - The COMESA
- The African Telecommunications Union (ATU)
and The Pan-African Postal Union( PAPU).
Activities
Infrastructure projects
Cooperation
with South
Africa
ICT policy
Outsourcing and call center services
Use of ICTs in development
Living labs
Cooperation
with Mauritius
Human capacity building
Cooperation in the field of call centers
Output
Greater investment between Egypt and
South Africa
Increased cooperation between Egypt and
South Africa in the field of ICT
Transfer of experience in the field of living
labs
Coordination of regional and international
positions
No. of trainees