Hamdy, Amr2012-08-132012-08-132007-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10674This short country report, a result of larger Information for Development Program (infoDev)-supported survey of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and issues related to ICT use in education in the country. Egypt faces significant challenges in harnessing its education system to promote its development plans. The government has articulated a vision of an information society in which widespread access to technology can nurture human capital, improve government services, promote Egyptian culture, and support economic growth, and the ICT sector has been targeted as a vehicle for this growth and social development. A national ICT policy has been adopted and is managed by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, of which education is one priority. The Egyptian education initiative, launched by the first lady, is a prominent result.CC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC YEARACCESS TO SERVICESACCESS TO TECHNOLOGYADSLADULTSAFFORDABLE COSTAGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONANIMATIONAUTOMATIONAVAILABILITY OF MATERIALSBACKBONEBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC KNOWLEDGEBASIC LITERACYBRAIN DRAINBROADBANDBROADCASTBUSINESS SECTORCALL CENTERCAPABILITIESCAPACITY-BUILDINGCAREERSCD-ROMSCDROMSCENTERS OF EXCELLENCECERTIFICATECIVIL SOCIETYCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENTCOMPUTER LITERACYCOMPUTER TRAININGCOMPUTERSCONNECTIVITYCURRICULACURRICULUMDECISION MAKINGDISTANCE LEARNINGDISTANCE TRAININGDOMAINSE-LEARNINGECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION DATAEDUCATION FINANCEEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION FOR WOMENEDUCATION REFORMEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTEDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTEDUCATIONAL SERVICESEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMSELEARNINGELECTRONIC MAILEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENABLING ENVIRONMENTEQUIPMENTETHNIC GROUPSEXAMSEXPERIENCED TEACHERSEXPERIMENTAL SCHOOLSFACULTIESFEMALE TEACHERSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFORMAL SCHOOLINGGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER EQUITYGENERAL POPULATIONGENERAL PUBLICGIRLSGLOBAL LEARNINGGOVERNMENT SERVICESGRADUATION RATESGRAPHICSHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATION SECTORHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESICTILLITERACYILLITERACY ERADICATIONILLITERACY RATESINFORMATION SOCIETYINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRYINNOVATIONINNOVATIONSINSTALLATIONINTERACTIVE LEARNINGINTERNATIONAL COMPANIESINTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONINTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERSINVENTIONSISPSKINDERGARTENKNOWLEDGE CREATIONLEARNING MATERIALLEARNING MATERIALSLESSON PLANSLEVEL OF ILLITERACYLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLITERACYLITERATUREMARKETINGMATERIALMATHEMATICSMINISTRIES OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMULTIMEDIANETWORKSNUMBER OF SCHOOL DROPOUTSNUMBER OF SCHOOLSNUMBER OF STUDENTSONLINE NETWORKPACKET SWITCHINGPCPCSPOLICY FORMULATIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPROFESSIONAL TRAININGPROFESSORSPROTOCOLSPUBLIC AGENCIESPUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLSPUBLIC UNIVERSITIESQUALITY OF SERVICERADIOREPEATERSRESEARCHERSRESULTRETENTIONRETENTION RATESRURAL AREASRURAL SCHOOLSSATELLITESATELLITE TRANSMISSIONSCHOOL CHILDRENSCHOOL CURRICULUMSCHOOL PROJECTSCHOOL STUDENTSSCHOOLSSEARCHSEARCH ENGINESECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOLSSERVICES TO USERSSITESSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSPECIAL EDUCATIONSPECIAL NEEDSTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING AIDTEACHING AIDSTECHNICAL EDUCATIONTECHNICAL INSTITUTESTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURETECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTELECOMTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURETELEPHONESTELEVISIONTRAINING CENTRETRAINING COURSESTRAINING INSTITUTESTRANSMISSIONUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNIVERSAL SERVICEUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONUSERSVIDEOVIDEO CONFERENCEVIDEO-CONFERENCEWEBWEB SITEWEB SITESWIRELESS SERVICESYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/10674