Wednesday, June 1, 2022 – 4:06 PM
From Bassam Abdel Samie.
Sharm El-Sheikh, June 1, WAM/ The work of the annual meetings of the “Islamic Development Bank” group was launched this morning at the International Conference Center in Sharm El-Sheikh, highlighting the role of digitization from a regional perspective in comprehensive development and facing health and economic challenges in the member countries of the Bank. Islamic Development.
The “Islamic Development Bank” meetings are held over a period of 4 days under the slogan “After recovering from the pandemic: resilience and sustainability.” The ministers of economy, planning and finance in the bank’s 57 member states participate in these meetings, and representatives of the institutions accompanying these meetings participate in the activities accompanying these meetings. International and regional finance, as well as representatives of Islamic banks, national development finance institutions, and consortia of contractors and consultants from the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
The meetings represent an opportunity to study new developments and explore ways of consolidating economic relations between member states in light of the ongoing international changes, in addition to the opportunities these meetings provide for discussion with participating financing institutions and to maximize the benefit of member states from the services and finances provided by these institutions.
This year’s meetings will also witness – for the first time over four days – the holding of the new edition of the Private Sector Forum, in which representatives of major companies and the business community at the local, regional and international levels are expected to participate.
In the first session, which was held under the title “Strengthening Digitization and E-Government in Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank: A Key Enabler for Inclusive Recovery and Promoting Sustainable Development,” questions were raised regarding the main factors for a successful ecosystem for establishing and implementing e-government services? What is the role of the public and private sectors in establishing successful e-government systems and services? What are the ways to enhance the contribution of the private sector in the field? How can digitization and e-government play a role in supporting comprehensive and effective social and economic development for citizens?
The “Climate Audit for Sustainable Livelihoods: A Decent Life Initiative as a Case Study” session reviewed the policies adopted by IDB member countries in achieving sustainable development while ensuring climate protection and the recent interventions of the Egyptian government that took into account climate aspects? and how climate considerations are integrated into such programmes.
The session focused on Egypt’s “Decent Life” initiative and the initiative’s goal to bridge development gaps during the repercussions of COVID-19, in addition to achieving inclusiveness and prioritizing investment in human development and human capital, and applying climate resistance to promote sustainable green livelihoods / infrastructure and solar energy. and a clean environment/ and benefit from partnerships (global, regional and local) to ensure inclusiveness, and the benefits of a participatory approach in policy making and intervention design.
WAM / Bassam Abdel Samie / Islama Al Hussein / Imad Al Ali
