Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation have joined hands in reviewing the implementation of joint projects between the two ministries.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat said the meeting ensures that cooperation projects between the two ministries are being implemented rapidly and in a way that sticks to the timetable set for their launch.
The projects aim to develop the agricultural sector and land reclamation using the latest communication and information technology (CIT) capabilities. The review dealt with the five top projects implemented in cooperation between the two ministries. They included the launch of agriculture and land reclamation services on the digital Egypt platform, mechanizing the agricultural acquisition system issuing farmers’ cards, and identifying crops through satellite and artificial intelligence (AI).
Smart assistant project
It also includes the smart assistant project for farmers, digitising agricultural documents, and creating an electronic archive of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation in preparation for moving to the New Administrative Capital (NAC).
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Elsayed Elkosayer onhis part acknowledged the fruitful and constructive cooperation between the ministries would positively impact the agricultural sector, farmers, and Egyptian citizens.
He also praised the efforts of employees at both ministries to build an updated database and governance of performance within the agricultural sector in a way that helps follow-up and evaluation. This includes establishing an electronic portal for the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, creating a database for it, and issuing farmers’ cards and automating its services.
“The trend for digital transformation is in line with the Egyptian Government’s efforts to develop performance and prepare to move to the NAC. It also provides an automated mechanism to follow up on the status of submitted applications through digitising the documents at the ministry and expanding the use of AI,” said Elkosayer.
