CSTD Inter-Sessional Panel Meeting
The impact of rapid technological change on sustainable development
Vienna , 15-19 January, 2019
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ROLEIN REALIZING THE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IN EGYPT
Agenda
1- Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) and the Global Goals (SDGs)
2- The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Digital Transformation Endeavors
3- A case Study on Transforming Pilot ICT4D Project into a National Initiative
1- Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) and the Global Goals (SDGs)
Egypt
The Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS)
Egypt 2030 Overview
BY 2 0 3 0 , T H E N E W EG Y P T W I L L AC H I E V E A C O M P E T I T I V E , B A L A N C E D, D I V E RS I F I E D A N D K N O W L E D G E
B A S E D EC O N O M Y, C H A R AC T E R I Z E D BY J U S T I C E , S O C I A L I N T EG R AT I O N A N D PA R T I C I PAT I O N , W I T H A
B A L A N C E D A N D D I V E RS I F I E D EC O S Y S T E M , B E N E F I T I N G F R O M I T S S T R AT EG I C LO C AT I O N A N D H U M A N
C A P I TA L TO A C H I E V E S U S TA I N A B L E D E V E LO P M E N T F O R A B E T T E R L I F E TO A L L EGY P T I A N S
169 KPIs - 174 Projects
The consistency and coherence between the SDS & the SDGs
Programs:- Suez Canal Development Project- Decent Work Program- ……
Programs:- Social Protection program- ……
The fourth Industrial Revolution
Can We?ICT Makes Ends meet
ICT Contribution to the SDGs
Source: ITU News
2- The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Digital Transformation Endeavors
1- National Security and Foreign Policy
2- Egyptian Human Being Building
3- Economic Development and boosting the governmental
performance efficiency
4- Increase of
Employment and
Workforce Levels 5- Enhancing Citizens’ Living Standards
DigitalTransformation
Human Development
The National Program Pillars Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Global Competitiveness index (94th/140)
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80Pillar 1: Institutions
Pillar 2: Infrastructure
Pillar 3: ICT adoption
Pillar 4: Macroeconomic stability
Pillar 5: Health
Pillar 6: Skills
Pillar 7: Product market
Pillar 8: Labour market
Pillar 9: Financial system
Pillar 10: Market size
Pillar 11: Business dynamism
Pillar 12: Innovation capability
Egypt
Egypt Digital Readiness
2018Active Internet
UsersActive social
Media AccountsMobile
ConnectionsActive Mobile
Social Accounts
39.7 M 35 M 95.7 M 32.8 M
Source: We are social report, 2018
Connecting an ever-growing population
3958 Office
23,118,000 Person
330
319.77 3,391,000
Graduates received ICT training
Newly Established ICT Companies
M EGP
8Technology
Parks
International Internet Bandwidth
1,906.35 GbpsSource: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Smart Cities
E-government services
Efficient ICT InfrastructureCommunity Development
Attracting investment
Electronics Design andManufacturing
Legislatives and polices framework Integration
Towards Digital Transfomation
E-government services
Efficient ICT InfrastructureCommunity Development
Attracting investment
Electronics Design andManufacturing
Legislatives and polices framework Integration
Towards Digital Transfomation
(UNDP, EU …)
Poverty Reduction
(MCIT)Using ICT
Tools
Foster sustainable
socio-economic development
using ICTs
ICT For Development
Digital Transformation
Inte
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+Education/ Knowledge
Employment
Access to Technology
Safety
Health =
Sufficiency
Inclusion
Security
Empowerment
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Co
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Community Empowerment Equation
3- A case Study on Transforming Pilot ICT4D Project into a National Initiative
Source: Ministry of Health and Population
Density of Physicians
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5
10
15
20
25
AVG 8.2 Physician for each 10000 Citizen
Governorates
Compulsory service programs for recruiting fresh graduate health workers in remote and rural areas.
High Turn over and Less than optimal healthcare services quality
High Turn Over of GP in rural areas
Bridging the Health Gap in Remote Areas
Contributing to better healthcare delivery to remote regions
Raising physicians knowledge and expertise
Harnessing ICT Infrastructure in the provision of medical services
Creating multi partnership business model
Spreading e-Health culture
The Telemedicine
The Telemedicine program: Step By Step
Interest Trust Collaborate Generate
The Telemedicine Business Model
Healthcare ProviderRemote Healthcare clinic
TeleEducation
Integrated approach Targeting the whole community
Telemedicine
Tele
Awareness
Doctors
Community
Patients
Program outcomes
ImprovingPhysician medicalexpertise
Sustainable Business Model for Remote Healthcare unit
Prooved andSustainable
Model
Improving healthcareservice quality andavailability for the
remote communitiesTime and moneysaving forpatients
Reaching the Unreached
In 2008: We started in Siwa
Telemedicine Initiative in Nuba 2013
Scaling South: Nuba
Siwa
Pilot Project
MCIT adaptation
Presidential Initiative
Influencing the Polices
The Presidential Announcement of a National Initiative
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Software providers Hardware suppliers
Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Partnerships
Private sector and Civil Society
Ministry of Health and Population
Sponsors Community Outreach
Ministry of Higher Education
University Hospitals Medicine Faculties
MCIT
Healthcare providers Public Hospitals
300 Nodes Nationwide
Data Analysis
Leverageinformationforbetterclinicalandpatientoutcomes
AI Machine Learning
Data Visualization
Clinical DataeHealth Medical RecordsHospitals Information Systems
Identify needs and supportHealthcare Map
Knowledge Base for Researchand development
Informed Decision Making
Improved healthcare services quality
Predict and prevent crisis
Conclusion
√The ever-changing characteristic of the ICTs continuously shalldirect the governments strategies towards a more flexiblepolicies and plans.
√Extra efforts shall be done to include the unheard voices ofdeprived people whose inclusion has no return on investmenton the short term.
√In the fourth industrial revolutions “The Digital Revolution”there are always gains; missing communications or technologicaltrend open up a faster route to embed the later breakthroughswithin societies with less costs.
√It’s important to design instruments that builds on theimportant knowledge sharing mechanisms of internationalorganizations and integrate the latest recommendations in thenational development framework.
A Shared Responsibility “The Ripple Effect”
Thank YouHoda Dahroug• Member of the Presidential Advisory Council for Community Development• Head of the Central Department for Community Development – MCIT• National Project Director – Egypt ICT Trust fund (MCIT – UNDP)