Digital Egypt…a national platform for comprehensive digital transformation
Digital Egypt…a national platform for comprehensive digital transformation
Digital Egypt Today it has become at the forefront of digital transformation initiatives in Egypt, as it is the central portal that brings together various government services in one location that makes it easier for citizens to conduct their transactions electronically without the need to move between government offices.
The Egypt Digital Platform comes within the framework of the state’s drive to build smarter and more integrated electronic services, speed up procedures, and reduce administrative burdens on citizens, and all of this is within the axes of the national agenda “Egypt Vision 2030,” which seeks to improve the quality of life of Egyptians in all fields and sectors. This is what achieves – in one way or another – the goals of sustainable development, especially Goal No. (11) sustainable cities and local communities.
The process of developing Egypt’s digital platform represents a model of how to blend technology with modern governance. For more efficient and transparent services, which is one of the strategic pillars of Egypt’s vision for digital transformation led by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Therefore,Earth GuardsIn this article, we discuss Egypt’s digital platform in terms of it being a national model for digitization and sustainable and comprehensive digital transformation, and an image of strengthening digital identity and achieving social justice. So keep reading.
Digitization is a national project
The Digital Egypt Platform is an electronic interface and a national project to re-engineer government procedures on digital foundations. In recent years, the number of its users has increased, which reflects citizens’ confidence in the ease of electronic services, especially with the continuous expansion in adding new services that include catering, civil registry, documentation, courts, and others.
Digital Egypt and Digital Governance
By integrating services that required a long time and great effort, Digital Egypt helped address the phenomenon of overcrowding, work to reduce intermediation, and achieve greater transparency in government procedures, while implementing public requests easily, as well as enhancing the state’s ability to measure citizens’ satisfaction and evaluate the quality of services periodically.
Work is also underway to add services for Egyptians working abroad, in a step that supports interaction with the people of the country in all countries, and consolidates the principle of a state that is digitally connected to its citizens wherever they are, through services that are not linked to geographical borders or time restrictions.
Infrastructure and skills
The success of the Egypt Digital Platform depends on the availability of a strong communications network and advanced cyber protection systems, in addition to training working cadres in digital skills,Artificial Intelligence, data analysis, and technological qualification programs that integrate with the national goal of building a digital economy capable of keeping pace with global developments.
What is the citizen waiting for?
The government is moving to offer more exclusive e-government services through the Digital Egypt platform, including digital identity services, the digital card, and residency and passport services, in addition to plans to link the platform to a larger number of government agencies.
In this regard, Dr. Amr Talaat, “Minister of Communications and Information Technology” announced – during the opening of the twenty-ninth session of the Cairo International Exhibition and Conference – the start of making the issuance of a birth certificate, marriage certificate, and divorce certificate available to Egyptians working abroad through the Egypt Digital Platform, with the UAE being the first country in which this new path is activated, with the activation of the document delivery service to citizens via Egyptian Post.
This expansion comes in conjunction with the Ministry’s readiness to add about 45 new services to the platform during the coming period, in a step that reflects a clear trend towards generalizing digital services to citizens inside and outside Egypt, a development that will make the citizen able to complete most of his government transactions electronically, without any direct contact or movement between offices.
Digital Egypt achieves development goals
The Egyptian experience in building theDigital Egypt platformreveals that true digital transformation is based on technology by reimagining the way public services are provided, and developing a flexible institutional structure that responds to the rapid changes in the world.
This contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to providing decent work and economic growth, as well as supporting social justice. Digital Egypt opens broader horizons for implementing the principle of equal opportunities in obtaining services without discrimination.
As the platform expands and the number of its services increases, its role in making public policy based on data is strengthened, and building a bridge that connects Egyptians at home and abroad with a unified government system, while reaching the less fortunate groups, protecting citizens from cyber risks, and building a generation capable of dealing with the digital environment with competence and confidence.
In this context, the role of civil society institutions is highlighted, most notablyThe Earth Guards Foundationas an institution working to achieve the goals of sustainable development, and spreading awareness of its issues, the most important of which is digital transformation, where technology can be in the service of humanity.
