​Knowledge​ ​Societies​ ​and​ ​Smart​ ​Cities

Program​ ​Description:​​ ​In​ ​today’s​ ​age​ ​of​ ​knowledge,​ ​countries​ ​are​ ​competing​ ​to​ ​make information​ ​more​ ​readily​ ​available​ ​and​ ​accessible​ ​to​ ​the​ ​public.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​1990s​ ​Egypt​ ​was one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​first​ ​developing​ ​countries​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​the​ ​information​ ​age​ ​by​ ​developing​ ​more than​ ​900​ ​national​ ​projects​ ​and​ ​1300​ ​information​ ​and​ ​decision​ ​support​ ​centers​ ​in governorates,​ ​cities​ ​and​ ​villages.​ ​However,​ ​the​ ​information​ ​structures​ ​currently​ ​in​ ​place, do​ ​not​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​or​ ​ambitions​ ​of​ ​Egypt.​ ​This​ ​reality​ ​emphasizes​ ​the​ ​importance​ ​of upgrading​ ​the​ ​radical​ ​structure​ ​of​ ​information​ ​in​ ​all​ ​Egyptian​ ​governorates​ ​and accordingly​ ​laying​ ​a​ ​foundation​ ​for​ ​qualitative​ ​data​ ​collection. 

Vision​:​ ​Information​ ​for​ ​development​ ​...​ ​and​ ​knowledge​ ​for​ ​transformational​ ​change.

Objectives:

1. Information​ ​Society
   • Updating​ ​and​ ​developing​ ​databases​ ​in​ ​governorates,​ ​cities​ ​and​ ​villages.
   • Readily​ ​providing​ ​data​ ​to​ ​the​ ​entire​ ​government,​ ​businesses​ ​and​ ​civil society.
   • Using​ ​databases​ ​and​ ​technology​ ​for​ ​development​ ​projects​ ​and​ ​sound decision​ ​making.
   • Providing​ ​modern​ ​services​ ​to​ ​communities​ ​that​ ​seek​ ​global competitiveness​ ​and​ ​a​ ​better​ ​life​ ​for​ ​all​ ​Egyptians.
   • Building​ ​modern​ ​government​ ​institutions​ ​and​ ​striving​ ​towards​ ​competitive government​ ​performance .

2. Knowledge​ ​Societies

   • Encouraging​ ​partnerships​ ​between​ ​universities​ ​and​ ​scientific​ ​research institutes​ ​and​ ​governorates.

   • Encouraging​ ​transformative​ ​initiatives​ ​in​ ​knowledge​ ​societies.

   • Publication​ ​of​ ​projects​ ​incubators​ ​and​ ​companies​ ​of​ ​progress​ ​and creativity​ ​and​ ​entrepreneurship​ ​for​ ​local​ ​development.

   • Building​ ​a​ ​modern​ ​nursery​ ​in​ ​each​ ​village​ ​and​ ​schools​ ​of​ ​excellence​ ​and excellence e. Building​ ​a​ ​distinguished​ ​university​ ​in​ ​each​ ​governorate f. Building​ ​a​ ​complex​ ​of​ ​modern​ ​schools​ ​in​ ​a​ ​distinctive​ ​cultural​ ​coordination in​ ​each​ ​center.

   • Disseminate​ ​knowledge​ ​and​ ​promote​ ​the​ ​transformation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​knowledge society. 

   • Adopt​ ​partnerships​ ​to​ ​disseminate​ ​knowledge​ ​with​ ​universities,​ ​culture institutions,​ ​the​ ​Knowledge​ ​Bank​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Bibliotheca​ ​Alexandrina. 

3. Cities​ ​and​ ​Smart​ ​Communities

   • Establish​ ​a​ ​framework​ ​for​ ​accelerating​ ​the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​new​ ​urban communities.

   • Develop​ ​a​ ​plan​ ​for​ ​the​ ​development​ ​and​ ​civilizational​ ​coordination​ ​of​ ​smart communities

Programs​ ​and​ ​projects:

1. Digital​ ​transformation
   • Developing,​ ​updating​ ​and​ ​upgrading​ ​databases​ ​and​ ​information​ ​centers for​ ​local​ ​development​ ​in​ ​the​ ​ministry,​ ​governorates,​ ​districts,​ ​cities​ ​and villages.
   • Use​ ​and​ ​use​ ​of​ ​national​ ​and​ ​major​ ​databases​ ​for​ ​local​ ​development​ ​fields.
   • Building​ ​centers​ ​for​ ​the​ ​use​ ​of​ ​geographic​ ​databases.
2. Information​ ​transformation
   • Building​ ​and​ ​using​ ​the​ ​local​ ​development​ ​observatory.
   • Dissemination​ ​of​ ​information​ ​in​ ​all​ ​governorates​ ​for​ ​development, investment​ ​and​ ​services​ ​of​ ​citizens.
3. The​ ​transformation​ ​of​ ​knowledge
   • Special​ ​nursery​ ​in​ ​each​ ​village.
   • Library​ ​in​ ​each​ ​village.
   • An​ ​international​ ​university​ ​in​ ​each​ ​village.
   • The​ ​program​ ​of​ ​scientists​ ​of​ ​the​ ​governorates​ ​of​ ​Egypt 

 Constitutional​ ​and​ ​legislative​ ​framework:

•  Articles​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Constitution:​ ​31,​ ​68,​ ​69​ ​and​ ​70