Egypt: from e-government to e-governance the road to fast pace development

Good governance is a pre-requisite to attracting investment which is a main element for high growth rate that is needed to create jobs and support the social programs. E-Governance is the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to support good governance. It moves beyond the traditional trend of 'IT in government' models to access information and services interactively. It allows the interactive participation in the decision making process. Emerging information and communication technologies made a significant contribution to the achievement of good governance. In this speech, HE Dr. Ahmed Darwish will present how the Government of Egypt moved forward to achieve good governance, and the role of ICT in this approach. The speech focuses on Egypt's good governance initiative and the E-government program as a tool for achieving E-governance.