Egypt, GIZ sign agreement to support e-government, innovation in management

Egypt, GIZ sign agreement to support e-government, innovation in management

Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the German Agency for International Cooperation in Egypt (GIZ) have signed an agreement to implement the first phase of a project to support e-government and innovation in management. The agreement offered a grant of €8m out of a total of €17.5m.

Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, witnessed on Wednesday the signing of the agreement.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Communications, the project aims to support innovation in digital transformation and enhance e-government, and includes cooperation in establishing a laboratory to develop applications in the field of government services.

Under the agreement; the two sides will cooperate in supporting the regulatory framework, coordinating digital transformation and effective management of official development aid, as well as coordinating the digital transformation of public administration, improving electronic human resource management, as well as promoting user-oriented digital services, and producing innovative forms and products for public administration.

The Minister of Communications affirmed that the signing of an agreement regarding the implementation of the project to support e-government and innovation in public administration represents one of the prominent steps in constructive cooperation between Egypt and Germany in the