Participation of the City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications in the Second National Consultative Dialogue of the National Council for Economic Development (CJED)

Participation of the City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications in the Second National Consultative Dialogue of the National Council for Economic Development (CJED)

Professor Dr. Mona Mahmoud Abdel Latif, Director of the City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, participated with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) in organizing the activities of the Second National Consultative Dialogue of the National Council for Economic Development (CJED) on “Overview on the Smart Specialization Strategy (S3) Concept and its Role in Promoting Economic Growth” in the Arab Republic of Egypt, under the auspices of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and in collaboration with the Academy of Scientific Research, the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, and the National Institute for Standards. Professor Dr. Mona Mahmoud Abdel Latif also extended an invitation to Engineer Ayman Abdel Halim Heiba, the Executive Director of the Sustainable Energy and Renewable Energy Association (CEDARE), representing the private sector. The event took place from 22nd to 24th November 2023, and some specialists from the researchers of the city participated in the fields of Smart agricultural systems, sustainable energy, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence. Professor Dr. Mona Mahmoud Abdel Latif emphasized that the Second National Consultative Dialogue is part of the ongoing African cooperation through the Africa 2050 plan and Egypt’s leadership in developmental research. Several members of the city’s research council participated in the event and delivered specialized lectures. On the first day, a lecture titled “Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: Smart Climate Solutions for Resilience and Mitigation in Africa” was presented. The lecture highlighted the important research and innovations taking place in the city, aiming to enhance economic and agricultural development in Egypt. It covered various methods and practices that promote agricultural sustainability, such as the use of organic and biological additives in agriculture. Additionally, the lecture shed light on the latest research published by the city in reputable scientific journals. At the end of the first day’s meeting, a discussion session was held to exchange opinions and experiences among the participants. They recommended the possibility of implementing sustainable agricultural systems in Africa and achieving a transition towards more sustainable and effective agricultural models to address climate challenges and achieve food security. On the second day, Dr. Mona Mahmoud Abdel Latif, the director of the city, inaugurated and moderated the first session of the dialogue entitled “Sustainable Energy.” The session included six lectures: Green Hydrogen as Future Sustainable Clean Fuel : Commercialization Limits , Solar Energy in Egypt: Status and Challenges, Geoscience and Earth Observation applications in Geothermal Energy, Private Sector Contributions in Renewable Energy – Challenges and Opportunities, and Incubators – Startups towards Sustainable Energy. The city presented a lecture entitled “Solar Energy in Egypt: Status and Challenges,” highlighting the importance of energy as one of the most critical problems facing all countries worldwide due to the depletion of traditional energy sources. This necessitates the use of new and renewable energy sources, such as solar energy, as a sustainable and clean source for electricity generation in Egypt for local use and contributing to the energy transfer scenario to other regions and countries. Engineer Ayman Abdel Halim Hiba, the Executive Director of the New and Renewable Energy Development Association (SEDA), delivered a lecture entitled “Private Sector Contributions in Renewable Energy – Challenges and Opportunities.” He provided a detailed explanation of the quantities of electricity generated from solar energy, the implemented projects, and projects still under construction. He also praised the city’s role through the TICO office in cooperation with the industrial sector in signing several contracts for research product manufacturing. Participation continued in the sessions of the third day, which revolved around several topics: the infrastructure for digital transformation, applications of artificial intelligence, emerging trends in big data analytics, and the digital transformation and artificial intelligence integration with Africa. At the end of the sessions, several important recommendations were reached, including integrating data center facilities in Egypt to overcome repetition and benefit researchers, transitioning to virtual simulation to reduce operating costs, increase application performance, and server availability, providing collaboration for open-source software transfer management systems, and incentivizing researchers to stay in Egypt and work in their research fields. At the end of the consultative dialogue, several recommendations were made, emphasizing the importance of partnership between African countries to exchange experiences and benefit from Egypt’s experiences in building the capacities of African countries to address challenges and enhance economic integration and sustainable development in Africa.

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