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.
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).
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.
John F. Kennedy School – Harvard 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.
Member of the research team – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University.
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.
International Advisory Committee: 1- Organizations
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.
Head of Innovation, ESCWA, United Nations, Lebanon, Division of Technology for Development.
Director of Communications and Information Technology Development Department, League of Arab States, Egypt.
Senior Technical Adviser, Regional Bureau for Arab States, UNDP, United States of America.
Head of International Relations, Arab Organization for Administrative Development (ARADO), Egypt.
International Advisory Committee: 2- Governments
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.
Director of National and International Research, Cabinet Office – Government Digital Service – UK.
Director of Information Systems, Ministry of Management Reform and Public Service, Morocco.
Former Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority – Egypt.
Head of Department of E-Governance, Cybersecurity and Capacity Development – Turkey.
International Advisory Committee: 3- Universities and research centers
Former Director of the Middle East Regional Office of the Internet Association – Lebanon.
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.
Research Fellow – United Nations University E-Governance Operational Unit (UNU-EGOV) Portugal.
Director of the National Center for Digital Government, University of Massachusetts, USA.
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.
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.
