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ICDL Egypt Kicks off
15 Nov 2006
Dr. Tarek Kamel minister of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) announced the kick-off of the actual implementation of the international computer driving license project in cooperation with UNESCO, ICDL and ECDL. The project aims at granting the license for one million applicants in a five-year scope. Applicants include university, secondary and post-secondary school graduates as well as students, professors, teachers, public- and private-sector employees.
Through this project, Ministries of Communications and Information Technology, Education, Higher Education, Scientific Research and State for Administrative Development pool efforts to eradicating computer illiteracy among different age groups and social classes as well as raising the IT awareness. Moreover, the project aims at increasing computer utilization among all citizens and lifting up production levels for all those who use computers in their work to attain best return in information investment.
The four ministries provide all these categories with habilitation and training programs designed for the international license at low-costs and through free-of-charge scholarships. This is an attempt to increase the number of license-holders to push forward the development wheel and improve performance levels.
Habilitation programs are offered by the Ministry of State for Administrative Development to civil servants, students, teachers and school employees by the Ministry of Education, and to university students, professors, researchers and employees by the Ministry of Higher Education.
ICDL is an internationally accredited certificate that is issued by the ECDL Foundation. More than 144 countries across the globe acknowledge ICDL tests. The certificate is an international indicator for quality assurance and assessment of the competencies and skills of end beneficiaries.
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| About ECDL Foundation
ECDL Foundation is the global standards and certification body for the ECDL and ICDL end-user computer skills certification programs. It's a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of computer skills in society and providing access for all to the Information Society. With over 9 million candidates participating in a range of programs, ECDL Foundation has set the global benchmark in end-user skills certification.
www.ecdl.org
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| About UNESCO Cairo Office
The UNESCO Cairo Office, Regional Office for Science and Technology For the Arab states, is one of the major field offices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization (UNESCO). Established in 1947, the Office Currently serves 17 Arab states. Its mission, like all other UNESCO field offices and units, is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting intellectual Cooperation among nations through education, science, culture, and communication.
www.unescoicdl.org
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| About MCIT
Egypt's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) was established in October 1999 to facilitate the country's assimilation into the global information society. Its mandate is to support the development of the local ICT industry, thereby boosting exports and creating jobs; promote the use of ICT nationwide as a means to achieve national development goals and build the foundations of the knowledge society in Egypt in close collaboration with other governmental, civil society and private sector entities.
www.mcit.gov.eg
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| About Ministry of Higher Education
The Ministry of Higher Education is responsible for the formulation of policies for the higher education sector, the allocation of public funds and other physical resources to universities and advanced technological institutes, the establishment of new universities and recognition of new degree awarding Institutions and the establishment of new Faculties of the Universities.
www.egy-mhe.gov.eg
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| About Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education is responsible for all K-12 schools in Egypt- a total of 36,332 private and public schools with over 15 million students (2004). The ministry aims to harness technology to improve the education process and create a new generation of developers for the workforce.
www.emoe.org
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| About Ministry of State for Administrative Development
The Ministry of State for Administrative Development works on facilitating an administrative system capable of keeping pace with change, while practicing no authority over citizens. Rather, the system offers distinguished services accurately and efficiently, delivering them to the citizen's location at his or her convenience. It also allows the citizen to effectively participate in the implementation process.
www.ad.gov.eg
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