HP Review Conference presentation Nov 222007124154

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Egypt Helsinki Process ICT Track Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

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During the first Senior Officials Meeting of the Friends of Helsinki Process in July 2005, Egypt was nominated as the facilitator of Helsinki Process ICT Track. Egypt was committed to leading the efforts of the ICT Track based on WSIS principles and recommendations. Background

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Mission of HP-ICT Track Move from principles to actions in building the global information society Explore the potential of all stakeholders, within Helsinki Friends, in using ICT for development Capture the full potential of the ICT revolution for human development by pursuing and promoting the concept of the “Knowledge Society” that goes in its applications beyond the technology and connectivity issues Improve the identification and measurement of the actual dissemination and impact of ICT The mission of the Helsinki Process in the ICT Track is to draft an applicable and effective plan of action among the Helsinki Group of Friends in order to:

General Areas of Focus: 

General Areas of Focus ICT Infrastructure Enabling Environment Financing ICT For Development Capacity Building E-Strategies Proposals for Action E-Learning E-Health E-Content Thematic Areas: Impact Assessment, International Standards, M&E

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Why? The selection of these three areas for cooperation and partnership within Helsinki Process reflects the high attention they attract in the development agenda of our countries as well as on the international level as they are considered the core ICT challenges facing development They are also common areas of interest for both North & South

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HP-ICT Partnership for Development is the main instrument of systematic cooperation between Friends of Helsinki in ICT What?

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How? Sharing Best Practices Joint Projects Innovative Solutions for Common Problems Capacity Building

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Proposal for Action: E-learning The development of an efficient impact assessment mechanism is still lacking in many countries especially in ICT in education where replicable experiences are relatively limited It is believed that this area is of high significance to our cooperation

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One of the areas with great potential for cooperation among the Friends of Helsinki is Telemedicine for early detection & diagnosis of some of the most prevailing diseases such as breast cancer for women. The use of ICT would increase the effectiveness of health administration, clinical consultation, and bring continuing medical education to remote or underserved areas and could serve the interests of many countries within Helsinki Process. Proposal for Action: E-Health

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E-content partnerships within Helsinki could provide advice on the best practices among the players on how to tackle the fragmentation of the digital content market and improve the accessibility and usability of geographical information, cultural content and educational material. Support, through technical advice, innovative and viable e-content programs and projects within Helsinki members involving cross-sector partnerships. Addressing such issues in a broad context would certainly need to deal with the issue of Standards. Exchanging experiences and sharing knowledge on standards would secure the best possible return on investment in e-content and empower the "e-citizen". Proposal for Action: E-content

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In September 2006, Egypt hosted a workshop for the Friends of Helsinki Process in which 23 participants from 9 countries participated Workshop Results: Three working groups were formed in the specified three areas: E-learning Egypt, Finland and Canada E-health Brazil, Egypt, Finland and Tanzania E-content Egypt, Finland, Malaysia Cairo Workshop

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A concept document with a proposed framework was introduced Egypt hosted a workshop on “Assessing the Impact of ICT in Education” in May 2007 The workshop was attended by experts and representatives from 8 countries of the HP Friends E-learning

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Impact assessment studies by the participating countries Methodologies used in measuring impact of ICT in education Factors that could impede or facilitate the impact of using ICT in education The Workshop Highlighted:

E-content: 

E-content Egypt and Finland cooperated to prepare a workshop to address the issue of the International Standards of e-content and capacity Building to be held in Helsinki Date of workshop to be determined

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E-Health Further consultations among Working Group members are required to produce plan of action based on level of interest of HP Friends

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