This Egypt's Vision 2030 is the updated version of the Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt’s Vision 2030, launched in 2016. In light of the global, regional, and national changes and challenges, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MPED) has worked towards updating the first version of Egypt’s Vision 2030. Through a review of the status of achieving the Vision’s goals, and an assessment of the challenges to their implementation, have been identified key drivers for the updating process, as follows: (i) enhancing the interlinkages and integration between the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social, and environmental. Additionally, allingning it with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union Agenda 2063; (ii) monitoring the financial, monetary, institutional, and legislative reforms that the state has implemented, and the new opportunities and challenges that have emerged in terms of economic, social, and environmental issues; (iii) increasing the focus on pressing issues that hold strategic significance, including population growth, climate change, water scarcity, etc.; (iv) enhancing Egypt’s ability to respond swiftly and effectively to consecutive global challenges, improving forecasting to anticipate any updates on the national, regional and global levels and prepare for any contingencies. Egypt’s 2030 updated Vision is based on the following four Guiding Principles (1) Human-Centered Development: This is key to the success of any development process, seeking to improve the living standards of all segments of society by ensuring access to quality education, training, and the skill refinement necessary for future job prospects—grounded in scientific research and innovation—along with providing adequate health insurance; (2) Equity and Accessibility: Ensuring the equitable distribution of development benefits among all citizens, especially the most vulnerable and those in need of care, so they may enjoy their full rights across all levels—political, economic, social, civil, and cultural. This involves ensuring equal opportunities for accessing all public services; (3) Resilience and Adaptation: Emphasizing the state’s ability to confront challenges arising from economic fluctuations, natural disasters, pandemics, and climate change. This involves identifying alternatives, exploring new solutions to capitalize on available opportunities, and maintaining productivity; (4) Sustainability: A fundamental pillar for comprehensive development across various sectors, such as industry, agriculture, communications and information technology, tourism, transportation, logistics, water utilization, renewable energy, and the establishment of new communities and cities. The Vision sets out Six Strategic Goals, which embody the state’s aspirations for realizing sustainable development, as follows (1) Improve Quality of Life and Living Standards to ensure a dignified life for Egyptians by eradicating poverty, securing food access, providing quality healthcare and education, adequate housing, and promoting cultural and sports activities; (2) Social Justice and Equality, reducing gender and social disparities through social protection, inclusion, and equal opportunities - especially for women, children, youth, persons with disabilities, and the elderly - while advancing balanced regional development; (3) Integrated and Sustainable Environmental System, to protect and manage natural resources sustainably, preserve biodiversity, and limit pollution. Promote green and circular economy models to support growth, reduce resource waste, and create green jobs; (4) Diversified, Knowledge-Based, and Competitive Economy to strengthen economic resilience by diversifying sectors, empowering the private sector, improving the business climate, formalizing the informal economy, enhancing workforce skills, fostering innovation, and advancing digital and cashless systems (supported by strong infrastructure and legislation); (5) Well-Developed Infrastructure, providing reliable energy, water, sanitation, transport, and digital connectivity. Develop secure and sustainable transport networks and modern infrastructure that attract investment and support industrial competitiveness; (6) Governance and Partnerships, promoting institutional development under the rule of law, transparency, and accountability. Strengthen public participation, combat corruption, improve public services, build human capacity, ensure security and stability, and expand international partnerships. The Vision also identifies Seven Enablers that represent the pre-requisites and proposed tools for implementing policies, initiatives, and programs to guarantee the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation process and to achieve sustainable development goals effectively and efficiently by 2030. These enablers are (1) Financing; (2) Technology and Innovation; (3) Digital Transformation; (4) Data Generation and Availability; (5) Supportive Legislative and Institutional Environment; (6) A Supportive Cultural System; (7) Population Growth Control. The Vision indicates strategies to implement the goals collectively focused on inclusive development, environmental sustainability, economic diversification, infrastructure modernization, and institutional reform, namely (1) Improving Quality of Life and Living Standards, is pursued through expanding social protection and poverty reduction programs, improving access to quality healthcare and education, increasing the availability of adequate housing and basic services, and promoting cultural and sports activities to enhance overall social well-being; (2) Promoting Social Justice and Equality, focuses on reducing gender disparities and empowering women, expanding inclusive social protection systems, supporting vulnerable groups such as children, youth, persons with disabilities, and the elderly, and advancing balanced regional and spatial development to reduce geographic inequalities; (3) Building an Integrated and Sustainable Environmental System, is achieved by preserving natural resources and biodiversity, reducing pollution and environmental degradation, promoting green and circular economy models, and creating green jobs while decoupling economic growth from excessive reliance on natural resources; (4) Developing a Diversified, Knowledge-Based, Competitive Economy, emphasizes diversifying economic sectors across industry, agriculture, and services, strengthening private sector participation and public–private partnerships, improving the business climate and formalizing the informal economy, and enhancing workforce skills, innovation, and digital transformation; (5) Upgrading Infrastructure, involves expanding and modernizing energy, water, sanitation, and transport systems, developing integrated logistics networks including ports, roads, and railways, and strengthening information and communication technology infrastructure to attract investment and support economic growth; (6) Strengthening Governance and Partnerships, is advanced by promoting transparency, accountability, and the rule of law, enhancing institutional capacity and administrative reform, combating corruption, improving public services, and expanding international and regional partnerships.
Égypte · 2023-01-01