National Strategy for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence

THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MCIT) IS EXERTING UNREMITTING EFFORTS TO BUILD DIGITAL EGYPT AND REACH AN EGYPTIAN SOCIETY THAT DEALS DIGITALLY IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.
THEREFORE, IT WORKS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ICT INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVE DIGITAL SERVICES IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, IN ORDER TO RAISE THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF SERVICES BY IMPROVING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND FINDING SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES OF CONCERN TO SOCIETY, AS THERE IS A STRATEGIC TREND TOWARDS TRANSFORMING THE GOVERNMENT TO BECOME DIGITALLY INTERCONNECTED BY LINKING GOVERNMENT DIGITAL SYSTEMS AND IMPROVING WORK WITHIN THE STATE’S ADMINISTRATIVE APPARATUS TO WORK EFFICIENTLY, AND TO ENHANCE THE VALUES OF TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL FOR ALL WORK, ALL OF WHICH LEADS TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE CITIZEN. AL-MASRY BY IMPROVING HIS LIVING CONDITIONS AND PROVIDING MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC SERVICES THAT MEET HIS NEEDS.
BUILDING DIGITAL EGYPT
THE STATE HAS LAUNCHED SEVERAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF BUILDING DIGITAL EGYPT TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO CITIZENS IN MANY FORMS, SUCH AS THE DIGITAL EGYPT PLATFORM, HOTLINES AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE BEST AND FASTEST POSSIBLE WAY.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PURPOSES OF THE DIGITAL EGYPT PROJECT IS TO BUILD AND EQUIP THE EGYPTIAN CITIZEN TO BE READY FOR THE ERA OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, AS A DIGITAL SOCIETY CANNOT BE BUILT WITHOUT THE LEVEL, EXPERIENCE AND ADEQUATE PREPARATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES THAT WILL DEAL WITH THESE MODERN TECHNOLOGIES, SO THE STATE IS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING TRAINING AND AWARENESS TO DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY, AND WE MUST HELP IN THAT TO ERADICATE DIGITAL ILLITERACY IN EGYPT.
INTEGRATION OF MODERN GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES
FROM THIS STANDPOINT, THE STATE IS KEEN TO INTEGRATE MODERN GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTO THE DIGITAL SYSTEM AND ACTIVATE THEIR APPLICATIONS TO SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE AI STRATEGY AIMS TO DEVELOP SKILLS, TECHNOLOGY, ECOSYSTEM, INFRASTRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS TO ENSURE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS.
AS A RESULT, EGYPT HAS ACTIVELY LAUNCHED A NUMBER OF KEY INITIATIVES TO ACHIEVE EGYPT’S DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN KEY SECTORS USING AI, IN ADDITION TO THE FORMATION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (NAI) LED BY THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MCIT).
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ESPECIALLY DATA-DRIVEN METHODS SUCH AS MACHINE LEARNING, IS HERBING A RADICAL CHANGE IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS GLOBALLY, HELPING HUMANS PREDICT THE FUTURE AND MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.
A SPECIAL PLATFORM FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
EGYPT HAS LAUNCHED A SPECIAL PLATFORM FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO BECOME THE COUNTRY’S OFFICIAL PORTAL IN THE FIELD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WHICH INCLUDES THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND ALL EVENTS, NEWS AND DETAILS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROJECTS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY VARIOUS ENTITIES AND EGYPT’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THIS FIELD, AS WELL AS PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES AMONG ALL STAKEHOLDERS, WHETHER FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE SECTORS, ACADEMICS AND STARTUPS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOPICS IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATED TO THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THIS TECHNOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES AND ETHICS OF ITS USE.