{"id":292262,"date":"2021-05-04T10:09:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T13:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=292262"},"modified":"2021-05-06T17:32:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T20:32:22","slug":"egypt-launches-digital-platform-for-private-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/egypt-launches-digital-platform-for-private-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt launches digital platform for private sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo &#8211; Egypt\u2019s Ministry of International Cooperation launched last week the first multi-stakeholder platform for the private sector with the aim of strengthening partnerships between multilateral and bilateral development partners and the country\u2019s private sector, Egypt\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/3\/12\/410220\/Business\/Economy\/Egypt-launches-first-multistakeholder-platform-for.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Ahram<\/a> newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p>The platform was titled \u2018Digitalization as an Enabler for the Private Sector.\u2019 Minister of International Cooperation Raina Al-Mashat (<em>pictured above, <\/em>center) said that the project seeks to advance the country&#8217;s development strategy by supporting international partnerships in the field of innovation, digitization, and entrepreneurship. Al-Mashat explained that platform on aims to place guidelines for cooperation between development partners and the private sector that can be translated into tangible opportunities for joint cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, Egypt is witnessing a digital boom driven by the private sector. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moic.gov.eg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ministry<\/a> held the first session under the new platform as a part of a series of interactive meetings that the ministry aims to organize within the framework of joint cooperation to create interaction and complementarity between government efforts and the role played by the private sector, business community, civil society, and relevant entities, to achieve Egypt\u2019s 2030 Vision.<\/p>\n<p>The session included the participation companies\u2019 representatives and over 70 partners. The attendees included United Nations (UN) resident coordinator in Egypt, Elena Panova; the World Bank\u2019s country director for Egypt, Yemen, and Djibouti, Marina Wes; the International Financial Corporation\u2019s (IFC) country manager for Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, Walid Labadi; and others.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Mashat said that holding multi-stakeholder platforms is one of the principles of the economic diplomacy policy the ministry launched in early 2020. \u201cThese interactive meetings are organized across various sectors to bring together state ministries and multilateral and bilateral development partners with the objective to create transparent dialogue and communication between relevant parties in a way that strengthens international partnerships to achieve sustainable development,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-292255\">Reproduction\/Facebook Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Titled \u2018Digitalization as an Enabler for the Private Sector\u2019, the initiative was launched by Egypt\u2019s Ministry of International Cooperation. 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