This Review was prepared by the OECD Directorate for Public Governance (GOV) under the leadership of Director Elsa Pilichowski. The review was produced by the MENA-OECD Governance Programme in the Public Governance Reviews and Partnerships Division, under the strategic direction of Martin Forst, Head of Division, and Miriam Allam, Head of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme and Youth Empowerment and Intergenerational Justice Unit in GOV. Amr Soliman led the review with the support of Paulina Lopez Ramos. Chapter 1, an overview of Egyptian public administration, was drafted by Paulina Lopez Ramos with the support of Chloé Naret and Maryham Anwar. Chapter 2 on Egypt Vision 2030 was drafted by Simon Callewaert with contributions from Adam Ostry and Maryham Anwar. Arnault Prêtet drafted Chapter 3 on the Public Administration Reform Plan, with contributions from Paulina Lopez Ramos and Maryham Anwar. Chapter 4 on public employment and management was drafted by Donal Mulligan and Alana Baker. Daniel Trenka and Pamela Portocarrero drafted Chapter 5 on administrative simplification, with the support of Miroslav Kosović. Chapter 6 on transparency and public communication was drafted by Emma Cantera and Karine Badr, with the support of Marie Whelan. Giulia Morando and Caroline Mina drafted Chapter 7 on gender and youth mainstreaming with the support of Chloé Naret. Chiara Ruggeri, Denise Green, Eleonore Morena, Jennifer Stein and Ciara Muller provided the publication’s administrative, editorial and communication support respectively. Nicole Drew, Brian Finn, Sean Dougherty, Maryham Anwar, Yosra Bedair, Lina Sabry and Hanan Shawky provided contributions and support throughout this process. David Goessmann, Charlotte Denise-Adam, Manon Epherre Iriart, Richard Alcorn, Capucine Kerboas, Gamze Igrioglu and Yusuf Ashmawy helped ensure the alignment of this publication with the work of the Egypt Country Programme and the MENA-OECD Governance Programme.
The Review also benefitted from the invaluable comments and support of other OECD divisions, including the Economics Department (ECO), the Support for Improvement in Governance and Management Division (SIGMA) and the Global Relations and Cooperation Directorate (GRC).
The OECD Secretariat wishes to express its gratitude to all those who made the OECD Public Governance Review of Egypt possible, especially to members of the Government of Egypt. The OECD would like to thank the teams in the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation (hereafter MPEDIC, currently headed by H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat and previously headed by H.E. Dr. Hala El-Said, former Minister, and Dr. Ahmed Kamaly, former Deputy Minister), the Central Agency for Organization and Administration (CAOA, headed by H.E. Dr. Saleh El-Sheikh, President), the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT, Eng. Ghada Labib, Deputy Minister for Institutional Development) and the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (NIGSD, headed by Dr. Sherifa Sherif, Executive Director). The OECD team would also like to extend its gratitude to Dr. Mona Esam, Assistant Minister of Planning for Sustainable Development Affairs, Ms. Aya Nawwar and Ms. Alia Khaled from the MPEDIC Sustainable Development Unit, Dr. Samar Al-Ahdal and Ms. Mirna Elsharief from international cooperation in MPEDIC. Ambassador Ashraf Rashed and Ms. Heba Salama from CAOA, Ms. Laura Dospinescu and Eng. Haytham Farouk from the MCIT as well as Dr Asmaa Ezzat, Mr. Mohamed el Regdawy, Ms. Miran Harfoush, Ms. Hania el Behairy, Ms. Chantal Aboulnaga, Ms. Rana Shaalan and Ms. May Hosny from the NIGSD, Dr. Maya Morsi, Minister of Social Solidarity, previously President of the National Council of Women, Dr. Naglaa El Adly, General Director of International Conventions and International Cooperation, the National Council for Women, Dr. Abdallah El Batsh, Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr. Mostafa Magdy Youssef Associate Minister of Youth and Sports for policies, Ministry of Youth and Sports, who co‑ordinated with public officials involved in the Review and provided indispensable insights and support throughout the process.
The OECD is also grateful for the valuable support received from the Delegation of the European Union in Egypt, under the leadership of Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst, former Ambassador Christian Berger, as well as Ms. Sophie Vanhaeverbeke, Head of Cooperation, Ms. Anne Kofoed, Team Leader on social inclusion and governance, Ms. Graziella Rizza, former Counsellor and former Head of Governance, Human Rights, Civil Society, Migration and Gender, Ms. Neveen Ahmed, Programme Manager on Governance and Gender Equality, and Ms. Shahira Elbokhary, Communications Coordinator.
The OECD would also like to express its thanks to various peers who provided invaluable input and shared the experience of their respective countries throughout the review process and its activities:
Belgium: Isabelle Verschueren, Directorate General of Budget, Strategic Control and Integrity, Federal Public Service Policy and Support.
Czechia: Malina Kristián, Department of Strategic Development and Public Administration Coordination, Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Portugal: Paulo Areosa Feio, Director-General, Competence Centre for Planning, Policy and Foresight in Public Administration.
United Kingdom: Dominic Lague, Deputy Director, Government Strategic Management Office, Cabinet Office.
The OECD also wishes to extend its gratitude to the Egyptian government and its Ambassador to France H.E. Alaa Youssef, and non-governmental stakeholders from academia who contributed to the Review. The OECD would like to thank the government officials in relevant units in MPEDIC, CAOA, MCIT, NIGSD, the National Council for Women and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, who responded to questionnaires that provided evidence for this Review. The OECD would also like to thank the public officials from over 27 ministries and public institutions for participating in interviews and providing additional information and data, which were instrumental in further improving the OECD’s understanding of the Egyptian context and reforms.