1. November 2014 ICT for Empowering PWDs Everyone Counts Abeer Shakweer, Ph.D., Minister’s Advisor for Social Responsibility and Services Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

2. 2 Background Policies for PWDs MCIT projects: supporting policies for PWDs. Mission and Strategy Framework Content

3. Background Egypt Ratified the UNCRPD in 2008 The National Council for Disability’s Affairs was established in 2010 MCIT announced its ICT for PWDs strategy in 2012 PWDs was represented in the committee responsible for formulating the Egyptian constitutions in 2014 Around 14 million PWDs in Egypt

4. Equal Opportunities Policies Better Accessibility 0f Services Main Policies For PWDs in Egypt Inclusion Accessibility Employment

5. 5 Utilizing ICTs to improve the quality of life for PWDs by providing access to information & knowledge; new employment & socialization opportunities. Mission Mission and Strategy Framework EDUCATION TRAINING EMPLOYMENT Infrastructure Research, Development & Innovation Services Participation Empowerment Inclusion Strategy Framework

6. International Cooperation Pillars Better Accessibility 0f Services ICT4PWDs Strategy and Policies for PWDs Communication and Access to Knowledge Education Communication and Access to knowledge Education Training and Employment Better Accessibility of Services Assistive Technologies Accessibility Employment Equal Opportunities Inclusion

7. 7 Completed 2013 Ongoing 2014 Education Technological Development for Inclusion schools 35 schools in 3 Governorates 300 Schools Technological Development for special schools All schools for the blinds: 26 All schools for the deaf: 199 schools for ppl with cognitive disability: 500 Inclusive School at Fayoum Governorate Inclusive School at Fayoum Governorate Schools for the Blinds The 1000 schools for PWDs initiative Employment Equal Opportunities Inclusion Ongoing 2014 Teacher’s training

8. 8 Completed 2014 Completed 2013 Ongoing 2014 Technological Development for Centers for PWDs at Egyptian Universities All public universities: 23 Digitization of the Curricula for student with hearing and visual disabilities Development of the Digital unified sign language dictionary Education Employment Equal Opportunities Inclusion

9. 9 ICT for Social Services | Strategic Objectives Provide better employment opportunities ICDL for PWDs Grant Training and Employment Graduation Ceremony Training for Employment Grant Inclusion Equal Opportunities Employment

10. 15 members from different governorates representing different disabilities A highly accessible portal for PWDs www.tamkeen.gov.eg Forming the PWDs’ communication committee Forming the PWDs’ communication committee Communication and Access to Knowledge Inclusion Accessibility

11. Better Accessibility of Services ICT4PWD Observatory PDWs Data National network for Hospitals and NCDA Information on assistive technologie s Network infrastructure Supporting the National Council for Disability’s Affairs Database analysis, design & development Equipment Provision Accessibility

12. 12 ICT for Social Services | Strategic Objectives Innovation competition for ICT and mobile applications for PWDs: TAMKEEN Objectives: ˉ Provide affordable and customized applications to empower Arabic speaking PWDs. ˉ Create the ICT for PWDs industry in Egypt Objectives: ˉ Provide affordable and customized applications to empower Arabic speaking PWDs. ˉ Create the ICT for PWDs industry in Egypt Market Size: ˉ Egypt: 12- 15million ˉ Arab Countries: 55million ˉ Arab and African Countries: 230 million Market Size: ˉ Egypt: 12- 15million ˉ Arab Countries: 55million ˉ Arab and African Countries: 230 million Assistive Technologies Inclusion Equal Opportunities

13. Sign language related Software and hardware applications Audio and Haptic technology Software Accessibility ideas Sign language related Software and hardware applications Gaming applications 3D software and hardware technology Arabization of Assistive Technologies Themes of the Competition Assistive Technologies: Promote ICT RDI to serve PWDs Assistive Technologies Inclusion Equal Opportunities

14. Idea generation session PWDs IT Developers Companies Researchers Identifying Themes of the Competition Assistive Technologies Inclusion Equal Opportunities

15. 15 The first unified educational digital dictionary for hearing impaired ICT for Social Services | Strategic Objectives Money and color reader and Object identifier I can SeeI can See Toolkit to enable hearing impaired to interact with PCs Lip readingLip reading Assistive Technologies Inclusion Equal Opportunities

16. 16 International Cooperation and knowledge Exchange March 2012: announcing the strategy This conference sets the bar high for other international conferences on inclusion & empowerment Attended by representatives of around 15 countries, 8 International organizations and 36 exhibitors Annual International conference for ICT4PWDs: Inclusion, Empowerment, Participation April 2013 April 2014 Inclusion

17. 17 Febre2014: Egypt succeeded to insert a question on developing accessibility standards for mobile applications and for PWDs. International Cooperation and knowledge Exchange June 2013: G3ict M-enabling summit. Washington DC. Presetting the Egyptian case. September 2013: ITU: Presenting the Egyptian case March 2014: ITU International conference on ICT development Inclusion

18. 18 www.tamkeen.gov.eg