Preparing the Arab Digital Agenda / The Arab Strategy for Information and Communication Technology
Document preparation is divided into 4 stages:
- Configuration Stage
The Arab Council of Ministers for Communications and Information, in its 23rd meeting on December 18, 2019, authorized the Arab working group responsible for developing the Arab Strategy for Communication and Information Technology to make the necessary decisions regarding the methodology proposed by ESCWA for preparing, developing, and implementing the Arab Strategy for Information and Communication Technology (the Arab Digital Agenda). This methodology was based on observations made during the 31st meeting of the Strategy Working Group, held on September 19, 2020. The document was prepared in cooperation with experts from Arab countries and international and Arab organizations involved in developing the strategy, according to a matrix to determine the responsibilities of each party involved in the work.
- Stage of building partnerships and mobilizing resources
In accordance with an official request from the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States to the Executive Secretariat of ESCWA, the two organizations are launching a joint project for research and technical cooperation aimed at implementing the proposed methodology (within a week of the report of the 31st meeting of the working group).
ESCWA, as a UN expert house of international and Arab character, is well-known for its expertise in designing and managing such framework projects and supervising a network of international, regional, and national experts. This includes: (1) designing and managing a joint framework project for research and technical cooperation, (2) building partnerships, managing the process of authorship, preparation, and designing workshops, in accordance with international best practices, and (3) establishing a central mechanism for research and technical cooperation focused on developing the scientific content of the agenda, strategy, and executive action plan, with the goal of implementing the intended joint cooperation.
- Stage of writing and technical drafting
The agenda was adopted based on a number of successive drafts in incremental development, which were discussed during a series of three types of meetings: the Core Research and Technical Cooperation Mechanism, Joint Technical Committee and the Arab working Group.
- Meetings for the Preparation of the The Arab Digital Agenda/ Arab Strategy for Information and Communication Technology
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Meetings Documents (available in Arabic Only) 1 Virtual Meeting, 23-24 March 2021
2 The first meeting of the Joint Technical Committee
Virtual Meeting, 27 September 2021
3 The second meeting of the Joint Technical Committee Including a workshop dedicated to researchers and experts from countries and organizations that have joined the project within the core research and technical cooperation mechanism
Hybrid Meeting, Semiramis Hotel, Cairo, 25-23 November 2021
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2nd Meeting: Core Research and Technical Cooperation Mechanism for the Arab Digital Agenda
Hybrid Meeting, Royal Maxim Palace Kempinski Hotel, Cairo, 7-10 March 2022
5 The Arab ICT Strategy/Arab Digital Agenda and national digital development reviews
Hybrid Meeting, Semiramis Hotel, Cairo, 23-26 November 2022
6 Virtual Meeting, 4-7 July 2022
7 Arab Digital Agenda and Arab International Digital Cooperation and Development Forum: meeting series
Hybrid Meeting, Dubai, 25-27 October 2022
- Termination and Approval Stage
It is noted that the data presented in the agenda is accurate and precise, and it contains all the necessary information for the required review. The design presented in the agenda targets the Arab people and allows them to interact with the document easily, and ensures the necessary privacy and security.
- Meetings for the Preparation of the The Arab Digital Agenda/ Arab Strategy for Information and Communication Technology
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Meetings 1 Joint technical committee meeting and Core Research and Technical Cooperation Mechanism Workshop within the 35th Arab Working Group meeting on Arab ICT Strategy
Virtual Meeting, 16-17 November 2022
2 The 50th meeting of the Permanent Committee for the Information Communication Technology (ICT)
Egypt, 23-24 November 2022
3 The 51st meeting of the Executive Bureau of Arab Telecom and Information Technology Council of Ministers and the 26th Council’s Meeting
Egypt, 22-23 January 2023
