According to the report,
an approach for measuring the readiness of governments to use AI techniques was
applied, based on three main pillars and 33 indicators, the most prominent of
which are the availability of a national strategy for AI, data protection and
privacy laws, the use of ICT and digital services, ICT infrastructure, digital
skills and entrepreneurship.
Commenting on the
report, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat
underlined that the Egyptian government currently attaches high priority to AI.
Egypt’s moving up 55 places in one year reflects the government’s huge efforts,
the most prominent of which is adopting more modern technologies to provide
Digital Egypt services.
Efforts also include
implementing a major project for developing the ICT infrastructure, with
investments amounting to about USD 1.6 billion, in 2019, with the second phase
of the project implemented during the current fiscal year, with USD 300 million
investments. In addition, the government has created an enabling legislative
and legal environment to govern the uses of AI, involving issuing the Personal
Data Protection Law that regulates the relationship between data owner and
users.
Talaat also said that
within the framework of the national strategy for AI, the Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) cooperates with major
international companies to implement applied research projects through using AI
in various state sectors, and transfer knowledge to the Egyptian youth.
Moreover, MCIT is
collaborating with top-notch educational institutions and world class
universities to develop digital cadres specialized in AI. MCIT, in addition,
carries out capacity-building programs to train government and private sector
employees, students and graduates on AI techniques. This is in addition to
organizing awareness programs for all segments of society, to raise citizens’
awareness of the importance of AI and how they can leverage this technology,
regardless of their interests, and according to their area of specialization
and work.
The Advisor to the ICT
Minister for AI Golestan Radwan highlighted the effective developmental role of
AI in all the state sectors, at economic, political and social levels, as well
as the large number of parties benefiting from AI applications.
The government is
currently working on implementing the national strategy for AI, that targets
implanting technology and using AI applications to achieve Egypt's development
goals in vital areas, such as agriculture, water management and
rationalization, economic planning, culture, antiquities, industry and
infrastructure. The strategy also aims to strengthen Egypt’s leadership at the
regional level, and boost its effective role at the international level, in
this field, Radwan added.
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