Planning Ministry delegation continues its tour in Egypt’s Governorates to follow up automation of gov’t services

The delegation of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in charge of the Localities Development Project continued its tour in the various governorates to follow up the progress of work and inspected the training process on the applications of the e-Local Services Portal.

The delegation visited the governorates of Qalyubia, Minya, South Sinai, and Qena.

 

Dr. Hala El-Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development emphasized that the ministry's role in developing the performance of government services, simplifying procedures for obtaining them, and providing better to the Egyptian citizen.

She noted that this role stems from the pillar of transparency and efficiency of government institutions in the sustainable development agenda "Egypt Vision 2030".

El-Said pointed out that the automation and development of local services provided to citizens come within the framework of advancing the services provided to citizens at the level of governorates and localities through centers, cities, neighborhoods, and various entities.

This can happen by establishing service delivery outlets while creating an appropriate environment for the performance of government services commensurate with service recipients and providers, and establishing the values ​​of integrity and transparency.

 

The automation of services also comes in light of the important role of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in the phase of building Egypt to achieve economic and social development and accelerate the transformation of the state’s economy into an entity based on science, knowledge, and technology.

 

During its tour, the delegation of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development visited Qalyubia Governorate, where a meeting was held at the province’s general office, with the honor of Major General Abdel Hamid Al Hajjan, Governor of Qalyubia, in the presence of the Deputy Governor, Mr. General Secretary and heads of city councils (Banha - Tukh - West Shubra El Kheima - East Shubra El Khaima - Qaha - Kafr Shukr) and managers of the technology centers in the governorate.

 

The tour of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development delegation also included a visit to Minya Governorate, where the activation of the governorate's local portal was followed up to avoid the accumulation of citizens, especially in light of the presence of the Coronavirus, and the tour also included a visit to the Governorate of South Sinai, where all the cities of the governorate were developed and enabled in February 2019.

 The retraining of workers in all cities of the province is ongoing for two months.

It includes the cities of Sharm El-Sheikh, Al-Tur, Abu Dis, Abu Dhanaima, Saint Catherine, Dahab, to introduce new updates on the electronic system of the citizen's services program and solve any technical problems.

 

The training plan includes the number of training days and hours in each city of South Sinai Governorate, which will continue to be implemented until the end of this month. 195 hours, Abu Znima city, 11 days, 143 hours, Dahab, 30 working days, 390 hours, Saint Catherine, 10 days, 190 hours, Ras Sidr, 11 days, 143 hours, and the total number of working days is 158 working days during the return period The total number of training hours is 2054 working hours.

 Training takes place in two shifts during the day, morning and evening, and this training was previously implemented during 2018. 

The delegation of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, during its tour of the governorates, visited the governorate of Qena, where a meeting was held in the province’s general office with the heads of centers and cities in the governorate to explain the Ministry of Finance’s controls to be applied in cities.