Egypt’s Planning Ministry uses e-Voting to run elections at Musicians Syndicate

 Egypt’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development announced recently that it used e-Voting to run elections at Musicians Syndicate for the first time at the level of the Republic.


The ministry noted that this came within the framework of completing cooperation efforts between the Ministry and the Administrative Prosecution Authority in the field of electronic voting after the success of the Administrative Prosecution Authority elections. 
H.E. Dr. Hala El-Said , Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, said  that the aforementioned program to apply e-Voting comes within the framework of the fruitful and constructive cooperation between the Ministry and the Administrative Prosecution Authority.

She further explained that the voting process was carried out using computers equipped with touch screens to select candidates instead of using traditional paper ballots
The e-Voting system and relies on encryption technology.  
 Engineer Ashraf Abdel Hafeez, Assistant Minister of Planning and Economic Development for Digital Transformation Affairs, stated that the program aims to develop the information infrastructure and services provided by the Administrative Prosecution Authority to reach the development of means and techniques that keep pace with the rapid technological development.


Engineer Ashraf Abdel Hafeez added that it was agreed to use modern electronic technologies that help in automating the work cycle of the electoral system within the Arab Republic of Egypt.


 It is noteworthy that e-Voting process took place in 23 electoral committees of the Musicians Syndicate at the level of the Arab Republic of Egypt.