العربية

​Local​ ​Economic​ ​Development

Program​ ​description:​ The​ ​Egyptian​ ​Governorates​ ​face​ ​many​ ​issues​ ​and​ ​differences​ ​on the​ ​developmental​ ​level​ ​of​ ​governorates.​ ​Such​ ​problems​ ​are:​ ​low​ ​living​ ​standards,​ ​high level​ ​of​ ​poverty,​ ​injustice​ ​in​ ​development​ ​returns’​ ​distribution,​ ​in​ ​addition​ ​to developmental​ ​disparities​ ​among​ ​governorates,​ ​inequality​ ​to​ ​get​ ​fruits​ ​of​ ​economic development,​ ​besides​ ​the​ ​high​ ​levels​ ​of​ ​unemployment,​ ​particularly​ ​among​ ​youth​ ​and villagers,​ ​lack​ ​of​ ​optimal​ ​and​ ​efficient​ ​use​ ​of​ ​local​ ​resources,​ ​not​ ​benefiting​ ​of​ ​distinctive competitive​ ​advantages​ ​of​ ​different​ ​governorates,​ ​difference​ ​of​ ​policies​ ​and contradictory​ ​procedures​ ​in​ ​the​ ​implementation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​local​ ​economic​ ​development program.  Local​ ​economic​ ​development​ ​is​ ​the​ ​process​ ​that​ ​allocates​ ​efficiently​ ​and​ ​effectively​ ​the human,​ ​natural​ ​and​ ​financial​ ​resources​ ​in​ ​the​ ​local​ ​unit​ ​in​ ​favor​ ​of​ ​improving​ ​the standard​ ​of​ ​living​ ​of​ ​its​ ​population.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​translated​ ​through​ ​the​ ​achievement​ ​of effective​ ​participation,​ ​on​ ​the​ ​local​ ​level,​ ​of​ ​executives,​ ​public,​ ​local​ ​private​ ​sector​ ​and civil​ ​society​ ​organizations​ ​;​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​eradicate​ ​poverty​ ​and​ ​create​ ​jobs​ ​within​ ​the​ ​local unit​ ​or​ ​the​ ​governorate.  
Vision:​​ ​Modern​ ​governorates​ ​with​ ​an​ ​economy​ ​based​ ​on​ ​industrial,​ ​mining,​ ​agricultural and​ ​tourism​ ​sectors,​ ​using​ ​its​ ​local​ ​resources​ ​and​ ​its​ ​competitive​ ​advantages​ ​;​ ​in​ ​order become​ ​attractive​ ​to​ ​investment​ ​and​ ​capable​ ​to​ ​achieve​ ​a​ ​diversified​ ​economy​ ​that creates​ ​jobs​ ​and​ ​raises​ ​citizens’​ ​standard​ ​of​ ​living. 

Objectives:

  • Achieving​ ​high​ ​economic​ ​growth​ ​rates​ ​and​ ​equitable​ ​distribution​ ​of​ ​development returns.
  • Strengthening​ ​the​ ​competitive​ ​advantage​ ​of​ ​each​ ​governorate​ ​;​ ​creating​ ​more jobs.
  • Improving​ ​the​ ​income​ ​level​ ​of​ ​local​ ​citizens.
  • Raising​ ​the​ ​productive​ ​efficiency.
  • Improving​ ​the​ ​level​ ​of​ ​public​ ​services​ ​and​ ​locally​ ​mobilizing​ ​financial​ ​resources.
  • Community​ ​participation​ ​in​ ​decision-making,​ ​needs’​ ​identification​ ​and prioritization.  
  • Strengthening​ ​citizens’​ ​role​ ​to​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​their​ ​communities and​ ​the​ ​follow-up​ ​of​ ​projects’​ ​implementation.
  • Supporting​ ​entrepreneurship​ ​and​ ​micro,​ ​small​ ​and​ ​medium​ ​enterprises.
  • Increasing​ ​the​ ​competitiveness​ ​of​ ​local​ ​communities​ ​at​ ​the​ ​national,​ ​regional​ ​and international​ ​levels.
  • Strengthening​ ​the​ ​concept​ ​of​ ​sustainable​ ​rural​ ​and​ ​urban​ ​development. 

Subprograms: 

  • Forming​ ​a​ ​local​ ​economic​ ​development​ ​forum​ ​in​ ​each​ ​governorate.
  • Composition​ ​of​ ​the​ ​local​ ​economic​ ​development​ ​team​ ​in​ ​each​ ​governorate.
  • Assessment​ ​of​ ​problems,​ ​constraints,​ ​opportunities,​ ​threats​ ​and​ ​local​ ​economic potentials​ ​in​ ​each​ ​governorate.
  • Preparation​ ​of​ ​a​ ​map​ ​for​ ​local​ ​resources​ ​and​ ​identification​ ​of​ ​the​ ​leading​ ​sectors in​ ​each​ ​governorate.
  • Identification​ ​of​ ​the​ ​leading​ ​sectors​ ​that​ ​support​ ​the​ ​competitive​ ​advantage​ ​in each​ ​governorate​ ​and​ ​contribute​ ​to​ ​the​ ​improvement​ ​of​ ​the​ ​standard​ ​of​ ​living​ ​of citizens.
  • Preparation​ ​of​ ​sectoral​ ​strategies​ ​for​ ​the​ ​local​ ​economic​ ​development​ ​of​ ​the leading​ ​sectors​ ​in​ ​each​ ​governorate.
  • Preparation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​general​ ​strategy​ ​for​ ​local​ ​economic​ ​development​ ​for​ ​all governorates​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Republic​ ​(for​ ​each​ ​governorate).
  • ​Identification​ ​of​ ​projects​ ​and​ ​interventions​ ​required​ ​for​ ​the​ ​leading​ ​sectors.
  • Development​ ​of​ ​an​ ​executive​ ​program​ ​for​ ​the​ ​local​ ​economic​ ​development strategy​ ​in​ ​each​ ​governorate.
  • Develop​ ​an​ ​integrated​ ​(detailed​ ​and​ ​operational)​ ​program​ ​for​ ​the​ ​leading sub-sectors​ ​emerging​ ​from​ ​the​ ​sectoral​ ​strategy​ ​in​ ​each​ ​center Markaz and governorate.
  • Study​ ​of​ ​value​ ​chains​ ​at​ ​its​ ​various​ ​stages​ ​for​ ​sub-sectors​ ​and​ ​leading​ ​crafts​ ​to support​ ​comparative​ ​and​ ​competitive​ ​advantage​ ​in​ ​the​ ​governorate.
  • Prepare​ ​a​ ​feasibility​ ​study​ ​for​ ​priority​ ​projects​ ​in​ ​each​ ​governorate,​ ​which supports​ ​the​ ​process​ ​of​ ​local​ ​economic​ ​development​ ​and​ ​the​ ​transformation​ ​of egyptian​ ​villages​ ​into​ ​producing​ ​villages,​ ​and​ ​contributes​ ​to​ ​the​ ​availability​ ​of more​ ​jobs​ ​in​ ​each​ ​governorate.
  • Implementing​ ​priority​ ​local​ ​initiatives​ ​in​ ​each​ ​village,​ ​town,​ ​district,​ ​center​ ​​Markaz and​ ​governorate.
  • Preparation​ ​of​ ​a​ ​national​ ​strategy​ ​for​ ​local​ ​economic​ ​development​ ​at​ ​the​ ​national level. 

 Constitutional​ ​and​ ​legislative​ ​framework:

  • Constitutional​ ​articles:​ ​from​ ​27​ ​to​ ​32,​ ​36,​ ​37,​ ​41,​ ​46,​ ​68,​ ​78,​ ​176,​ ​177,​ ​178,​ ​180 and​ ​236 .
  • A​ ​new​ ​law​ ​for​ ​local​ ​administration​ ​supporting​ ​local​ ​economic​ ​development​ ​in each​ ​governorate.