Egypt’s Ministry of Planning & NIGSD launch the 3rd batch of the "Be an Ambassador" initiative

Dr. Ahmed Kamali, Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Development, and Dr. Sherifa Sherif, Executive Director of the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (NIGSD) inaugurated the training proceedings of the 3rd batch of the "Be an Ambassador" initiative.
During his opening speech, Dr. Ahmed Kamali referred to the importance of the digital transformation process, explaining that it helps improve the governance process, especially the corruption part, as it focuses on separating the service provider from its requester, in addition to saving time and effort for the citizen during his access to various services.



Kamali pointed out that there is a relationship between the digital transformation process and the support provided by the government, referring to the importance of having technological databases, and identifying the characteristics of all individuals and families, which helps reduce wastage in support.


On Egypt’s Vision 2030, the Deputy Minister indicated the compatibility and consistency of the vision in its updated version with the goals of Africa’s Agenda 2063.


Kamali added that there is also consistency between the vision and the goals of international sustainable development.Kamali stressed that the updated version of the vision includes governing principles, indicators, strategic objectives, and enablers that help reach the set goals.



Dr. Ahmed Kamali said that Egypt has succeeded in recent years on several levels, foremost of which is the economic and social level, pointing to the success of the economic and social reform program launched by the state in 2016 and achieving good rates that won the confidence of international institutions.

Kamali stressed that economic reform contributed to raising the rate of economic growth and enabled the state to restore overall stability and build a solid foundation for the economy.
“The government is continuing to achieve all sustainable development goals within Egypt's Vision 2030,” He added.
The Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Development stressed the importance of localizing the sustainable development goals.



He noted that reports are currently being prepared on the localization of sustainable development goals at the governorate level through the preparation of a report for each governorate, to take advantage of the relative advantages of each governorate, and identifying and updating the values of indicators at the local level.


For her part, Dr. Sherifa Sherif reviewed the nature of the work of the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development - the training arm of the Ministry of Planning - which aims to apply the principles of governance to achieve Egypt's Vision 2030 and the sustainable development goals.


Sherif indicated that NIGSD aims to establish partnerships with several regional and international educational and training institutions to provide a distinguished set of programs that are offered according to the latest training methods.


Sherif explained that NIGSD is assigned to follow up Egypt's situation with all international indicators related to governance, competitiveness, and sustainable development.


It also undertakes the task of developing a national strategy and a national action plan to improve it in coordination with various state agencies.


Sherif added that NIGSD holds awareness-raising meetings on governance and sustainable development.
Sherif also referred in her speech to the “Be an Ambassador” initiative, which is one of NIGSD’s most important initiatives to raise awareness of sustainable development and spread the idea of sustainability among young people.
Sherif also referred to the “She is for a Digital Future” initiative, which aims to provide training opportunities for women in the field of digital transformation, in addition to training programs in the field of digital transformation, governance, and others.


Dr. Hussein Abaza, International Advisor for Sustainable Development and Green Economy, pointed out the importance of the "Be an Ambassador" initiative and this type of initiative in general.


Abaza stressed that this initiative is a national one that deals with the study of sustainable development goals and their applications through training local and national competencies.


Sherif explained that there is a link and integration between the “Be an Ambassador” initiative and other initiatives in the country.Abaza explained that the trainees represent some categories, including professors, university students, employees, scouts, and others.


He stressed that when evaluating the applicants for the initiative, the dimensions of gender, geographical representation, people with special needs, and the diversity of age groups were taken into account.