Contributors to the Vision
The development of the Arab Vision for the Digital Economy involved leading experts and specialized institutions from across the globe, including United Nations agencies, international research centers, government bodies, and academic institutions from various Arab countries.
A series of extensive workshops and consultative sessions were held, bringing together over 100 entities. The outcome is a participatory, knowledge-driven document grounded in practical expertise and representing a broad international consensus on the strategic directions of the digital economy for the coming phase.

Below is the honor List, distributed by team. The team comprised diverse groups from around the world, including academic institutions, government agencies, and international organizations. The team boasted extensive experience in government and international planning, particularly in topics related to economics, digital economy, and modern technology.

Special thanks for the unlimited support provided during the preparation phases and beyond, which contributed to the dissemination and adoption of the Arab vision for the digital economy through various Arab and international platforms:

Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Economic Unity.

Assistant Secretary-General, League of Arab States.

President of Cairo University.

The Council of Arab Economic Unity also thanks and appreciates the efforts of His Excellency Dr. Ali Mohammed Al-Khouri, the Council’s advisor, for his significant contributions to this project, including general scientific and practical guidance, coordination of the efforts of all parties, and his active role in managing, preparing, and reviewing the Arab Vision for the Digital Economy.

Thanks are extended to all those involved in preparing and developing the “Arab Vision.”

Participants in preparing the strategy (Supreme Executive Committee):

Advisor to the Council of Arab Economic Unity – League of Arab States (Chairman of the Supreme Executive Committee).

Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.

Director of the Center for Research and Economic and Financial Studies – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University.

Head of the Department of Economics, and Head of the Research Team from Cairo University – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University.

Lecturer in Public Policy at John F. Kennedy School, Harvard University.

John F. Kennedy School – Harvard University.

Phil Pullman, John F. Kennedy School, Harvard University.

Vice Chairman, EFESO, France.

Strategic Planning Advisor – Arab Federation for Digital Economy.

Patrick Asta
Lebanon

Technology Consultant – Arab Federation for Digital Economy.

Member of the research team – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University.

Member of the research team – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University.

Member of the research team – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University.

Member of the research team – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University.

Member of the research team – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University.

Member of the research team – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University.

Hanan Kanan
France

Consultant – EFESO, France.

Maryam Taha
France

Consultant – EFESO, France.

The coordination with the group of international experts was supervised by:

International Expert in Digital Transformation and Government Development – Senior Senior Regional Advisor to the United Nations, USA.

Patrick Asta
LEBANON

Technology Consultant – Arab Federation for Digital Economy.

International Advisory Committee: 1- Organizations

Murad Wahba
U S A

Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Regional Director, United Nations Development Programme, United States of America.

Head of the e-Government Sector, United Nations Department of Development and Social Affairs, United Nations, United States of America.

International Expert in Digital Transformation and Government Development – Senior Senior Regional Advisor to the United Nations, USA.

Director of the Digital Government Unit and the Open Data Unit – International Economic Cooperation Organization – France.

Global Advisory Council – Future of Urban Development and Services

Senior Expert of the European Commission – Joint Research Centre, Spain.

Regional Programs Officer, UNDP – Arab States, United Arab Emirates.

Samia Melhem
U S A

Senior International Experts, Digital Development, World Bank, USA.

Nibal Idlibi
LEBANON

Head of Innovation, ESCWA, United Nations, Lebanon, Division of Technology for Development.

Ayman Al-Sherbini, Head of ICT Policy, ESCWA, United Nations, Egypt.

Khaled Wali
Egypt

Director of Communications and Information Technology Development Department, League of Arab States, Egypt.

Peter Deere, Digital Policy Advisory Minister, EU Delegation to the UAE.
Hani Turki
U S A

Senior Technical Adviser, Regional Bureau for Arab States, UNDP, United States of America.

Digital Government Advisor – UNU-EGOV Operating Unit – Estonia.

Alan Nkuyuk
Austria

Chief Information Systems Officer, United Nations, Austria.

Head of International Relations, Arab Organization for Administrative Development (ARADO), Egypt.

International Advisory Committee: 2- Governments

Former Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Systems.

Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy – Morocco.

Secretary of State to the Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy, in charge of the Digital Economy – Tunisia.

Sophie Linden
Switzerland
Former Finnish Minister of Communications and member of the European Broadband Commission, Switzerland.
Mukul Agrawal
Australia

Director of Citizen Services Innovation, Department of Human Services, Australia.

Director of National and International Research, Cabinet Office – Government Digital Service – UK.

Coordinator of National Digital Strategy – Government of Mexico – Mexico.

Janat Zakhmtov
Kazakhstan

Deputy Minister – Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Kazakhstan.

Sim Scott
Estonian

Head of Government Information Unit – Government of Estonia – Estonia.

Anir Chowdhury
Bangladesh

Policy Advisor – Information Authority – Government of Bangladesh – Bangladesh.

Khaled Salami
Tunisia

Director of the Digital Government Unit in the Government of Tunisia – Tunisia.

Samia Shoukry
Morocco

Director of Information Systems, Ministry of Management Reform and Public Service, Morocco.

Amr Badawi
Egypt

Former Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority – Egypt.

Geert Maryls
Belgium

Director of Digital Archives of the Government of Belgium – Belgium.

Bill McClugg
Ireland

Former Chief Information Officer, Government of Ireland – Ireland.

Head of Department of E-Governance, Cybersecurity and Capacity Development – Turkey.

International Advisory Committee: 3- Universities and research centers

John Hay
USA

Harvard University – United States.

Jessica Derry – Harvard University – United States.

Harvard University – United States.

Harvard University – United States.

Tom Wheeler – Harvard University – United States.

Director of Policy and Consulting Research, Dubai Institute of Government, UAE.

Peace Dies
Lebanon

Former Director of the Middle East Regional Office of the Internet Association – Lebanon.

Executive Director – Great Innovation Centre – UK.

Ronald Van Loon
Netherland

Founder and President – Institute for Digital Transformation – Netherlands.

Director of the State Technology Center – SUNY Albany University – USA.

Executive Director for Government and Public Policy at the American Internet Numbers Registry (ARIN) – USA.

Director of the Regional Entrepreneur Acceleration Program – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – USA.

Stuart B. Crussell – Lecturer of Behavioral Science and Policy – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – USA.

Phil Boden – Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship/Strategy Lecturer – MIT, USA.

Sumaya ibn Daw
Portugal

Research Fellow – United Nations University E-Governance Operational Unit (UNU-EGOV) Portugal.

Harvard University, USA.

Noha Rashid
U S A

Harvard University, USA.

Director of the National Center for Digital Government, University of Massachusetts, USA.

Yousef Dar – Lecturer and Internet Security Consultant – United Kingdom.

Professor of Knowledge Management – Coventry University, UK.

Professor of Computer Science – University of Worwick – UK.

Idriss El Kettani – Professor of Computer Science – American University of Afran – Morocco.

Lecturer and researcher in data management, cybersecurity, technology and public sector digitization

Professor Philip Boumard – Visiting Professor of Regulatory Theory and Forensic Sciences at CNAM Stanford, Berkeley, New York University – USA.

Jane Holm
U S A

Professor of Data Science – University of UCLA, USA.

CEO and Founder – British Institute of Technology and E-Commerce – UK.

Mohammad Khoram Khan
Saudi Arabia

Professor of Information Security – Center of Excellence in Information Security – King Saud University – Saudi Arabia.

Professor, Coordinator of the Research Group on Networking and Innovation, University of Paris-Sud, France.

International Advisory Committee: 4- (Consulting) Companies

Director of Stuart and Devil Consulting – UK.

Thierry Delville – Partner PWC France.

Managing Director, INTERMID, Bahrain.

Ravi Gupta
India

Founder and CEO – Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd – India.

Mark Ribs
FRANCE

ICT expert and e-government development strategy advisor, France.

Mark Madsen
U S A

Founder and President of the Third Nature Foundation, USA.

ICT Expert, Innovation and Digital Technology

Vice President and Senior Analyst – Constellation Research Inc. – USA.

Julia Glidin
U S A

Vice President, Strategy and Operations, Business – Microsoft – USA.

John Wells
Australia

Director – Cofluence Pty Limited – Australia.

Joshua Chambers
Singapore

Founder GovInsider – Singapore.

Pierre Faou
FRANCE

Director of Abelum – France.

Global Head of Strategic Initiatives – MicroSave Consulting – India.

Anis Bockley
Switzerland

Founder and CEO – Digital Partners SA – Switzerland.

Izio Latanzio
Italia

Founder and CEO – LATTANZIO KIBS – Italy.

President – Wise Media, Switzerland.

Executive Director – Bloor Group – USA.

Architect – Administrative Digital Systems – Oracle Company – USA.

Founder and President – 21st Century Consulting – United Kingdom.

White Cash
U S A

Vice President – Scoop News Group – USA.

Chief Data Officer, Consultant, United Kingdom.