Egypt - Institutional Support to the Ministry of International Cooperation

The present project relates to the Institutional Support to the Ministry of International Cooperation (MIC). It's initiated because the MIC, which is is the principal institution responsible for developing and nurturing relations with foreign countries and international and regional organizations in all matters related to economic cooperation, was weak in terms of information system capacity for the efficient utilization and management of foreign aid. The main outputs of the project comprises an efficient mechanism comprising upgraded hardware and software, a computer network and a large pool of trained personnel at Ministry of International Cooperation for management of Egypt’s foreign aid and readily available aid and debt data at Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) for government and donors wishing to be kept informed of progress on a continuous basis. The components of the project include information systems development, technical assistance, training and equipment.