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This workshop will take place on November 16th from 13:00- 15:00 under the title "Debt Swap as a Funding Mechanism for ICT "- (La Goulette Hall). The workshop is organized by the Economic Research Forum (ERF).
ERF is an independent, nongovernmental, nonprofit organization, which provides a platform for a wide range of views. Its mission is to initiate and fund policy-relevant economic research, to publish and disseminate the results of research activity to scholars, policymakers, and the business community, and to function as a resource base for researchers through its databank and documentation library. ERF does not conduct research in-house but, rather, acts as a research network, clearing-house, and facilitator.
Debt Swap
is one of the funding mechanisms developed as debt
relief. The "Exchanging Debt for
Development: Lessons from the Egyptian
Debt-for-Development Swap Experience " report was produced by the Economic Research Forum (ERF) with support from The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Ministry of International Cooperation (MIC). It describes and evaluates one feasible approach in Egypt: the debt-for-development exchange, or debt swap. It is designed as a contribution to the discussions related to the feasibility and viability of using debt swaps for socio-economic development with an emphasis on implications and outcomes of emerging and innovative information and communication technology (ICT) projects. The report capitalizes on a decade of Egyptian experience; it compares and contrasts two models: the Egyptian-Italian Swap and the Egyptian-Swiss Swap. It summarizes the challenges, opportunities, lessons learned and implications for future domestic and international implementations.
Panel
list: Moderator:
- Ambassador Dr. Magda
Shahin
Assistant Minister for International Economic Relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Speakers:
- Dr. Samir
Radwan
Managing Director
Economic Research Forum (ERF)
- Mr. Marco
Spada
Programme Manager
DEBT-for-DEVELOPMENT SWAP PROGRAMME
Italian Cooperation in Egypt
- Mr. Sherif
El-Tokali
Information and Communications Technology Specialist
UNDP - Cairo
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