June 2003 © S.Hashem Empowering E-Business in Egypt: Facing the Challenges! Dr. Sherif Hashem Director, Information Society Development Office Ministry.

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June 2003 © S.Hashem Empowering E-Business in Egypt: Facing the Challenges! Dr. Sherif Hashem Director, Information Society Development Office Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

June 2003 © S.Hashem Outline E-Business: some key issues & questions Towards a paper-less society Towards a cash-less society E-payment: issues & challenges

June 2003 © S.Hashem E-Business: Some Key Issues Legislation (cyber laws) & Regulatory Issues: Electronic Signature & Electronic Contracting draft law (Certificate authority) Customs & taxes, encryption, IPR, privacy, security, consumer protection, Jurisdiction, domain names, trade marks, e- payments regulations, etc. E-Payment infrastructure (E-Banking, ATM/POS /EFT Networks, Credit Bureau, etc.) Other support/enabling services: insurance, transport, postal, legal (conflict resolution, arbitration, …etc) E-Education & E-Knowledge (HRD)

June 2003 © S.Hashem E-Business: Some Key Questions?! Who is responsible for E-Business? How can government empower the use of E-commerce and E-Business? How can SMEs understand the challenges and opportunities of E-commerce? How to help create, empower, and support Egyptian E-business models? Where do we go from here?

June 2003 © S.Hashem Towards A Paper-less Society

June 2003 © S.Hashem Drafting an Electronic Signature Act: The Process National Electronic Signature Committee (entities): Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Ministry of Justice Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade Ministry of Finance Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Interior Ministry for Administrative Development Central Bank of Egypt Cabinet Information & Decision Support Center

June 2003 © S.Hashem Drafting an Electronic Signature Act: The Process (Cont.) National Electronic Signature Committee (legal and technology experts): Governmental, Private sector, and Academic

June 2003 © S.Hashem Drafting an Electronic Signature Act: Some Key Issues Amending existing laws vs. creating a “new” law Recognition of electronic/digital documents and signatures Creation of a state organization for regulatory, licensing, and supervisory roles Protecting IPR and privacy General awareness & training programs Pilot projects (E-Government Program)

June 2003 © S.Hashem E-signature Act: The Main Points Recognizing electronic/digital signatures and document Scope: Commercial, Administrative, Civil Sectors Technology Neutrality Establishing a regulatory body for CAs Recognizing “foreign” CAs Security measures and protecting privacy

June 2003 © S.Hashem More Cyber Laws may be needed! Four sub-committees: Electronic Contracting E-Payment Customs and Taxes CyberCrime

June 2003 © S.Hashem Towards A Cash-Less Society

June 2003 © S.Hashem Plastic Cards Penetration Worldwide Source:

June 2003 © S.Hashem How Are Plastic Cards Used ?!! Source:

June 2003 © S.Hashem Plastic Cards in Egypt  Telecom prepaid cards (GSM, home phones, public phones)  Car parking meters  Banks & Egypt Post  Electric bill payment (under development)  Gas bill payment (under development)  Subway system (under study)

June 2003 © S.Hashem Empowering E-Payment: Issues and Challenges Regulatory issues: role of the central bank, credit bureau, e-payment, privacy, security, consumer protection, etc. Applications and services: e-banking, internet banking, mobile banking Retail banking, micro-payments and micro-credit services : plastic cards (chip/magnetic), mobile phones, IVR systems, etc. ICT infrastructure in the banking sector & financial institutions including Egypt Post: intra- & inter-banks; national & international. Pilot projects: EFT & ATM/POS networks (Banks, Egypt Post, National Switch); E-government projects and services; Public access of ICT (ICT Clubs, free internet & affordable PC initiatives).

June 2003 © S.Hashem Thank You …… We Need Several Paradigm Shifts! A Key Challenge …