The fifth workshop discussed the regulatory framework for digital transformation. Issuing such regulatory legislations in Egypt is overdue. The ICT act was promulgated in 2003, and the e-signature law was issued in 2004 and faced difficulties in its implementation due to the lack of binding clauses for all government agencies to use electronic signature. Up until August 2018, there was no recognition of digital evidence or criminalization of theft of e-payment card numbers. Hacking the information systems of private or government sector was not criminalized until the cybercrimes law was passed, regulating e-transactions of all kinds, similar to financial transactions.
The sixth workshop discussed issues related to governance as a whole. The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development began to map digital transformation starting with linking government agencies to each other in a so-called digital switch that connects government agencies. Some electronic services are also provided through the Egyptian e-government portal, such as the issuance of birth certificates, and also via mobile phones through the Egypt Services Portal, which provides 30 services, including real estate services, traffic prosecutions and local administrations.
