Egypt's e-government system gets 8 mln euro grant from Germany's GIZ

Ahram Online , Wednesday 31 May 2023

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology inked, on Tuesday, a collaboration agreement with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) to support the first phase of the e-Government and Innovation program in the Public Administration (InnoPA).

The signing ceremony.
Ministers of International Cooperation and Communication. Cabinet.

 

The Ministry of International Cooperation confirmed that the partnership includes an 8 million euro grant as part of the overall 17.5 million euro grant designated for the InnoPA initiative.

InnoPA's main goal is to create a development lab for government service apps, advance digital transformation, and improve online human resources management.

According to Minister of International Cooperation Rania El-Mashat, the InnoPA project aims to revamp the civil services system and encourage innovation in government service organizations.

El-Mashat emphasized that the cooperation portfolio with German partners covers several high-priority sectors, totaling around 1.6 billion euros.

Egypt's development portfolio currently comprises 34 projects worth $1 billion, with several partners involved.

The InnoPA programme began in March 2022 and is scheduled to run until 2025.

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