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> * [Important] MCIT strategy <#group_thread_0> [7 Updates]
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> [Important] MCIT strategy
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> Ahmed Mekkawy <
ahmed....@spirulasystems.com> Mar 16 07:14PM
>
> Hello everybody
>
> The MCIT strategy was announced today. I would like everybody here
> to read
> it and give us feedback, as the community must have a say in this issue.
>
> English:
>
http://www.mcit.gov.eg/Media_Center/Press_Room/Press_Releases/2967
>
> Arabic:
>
http://www.mcit.gov.eg/Ar/Media_Center/Press_Room/Press_Releases/2967
>
>
> Please note that the press release is worse than the strategy
> itself, but
> both are important.
>
> Regards,
> ----
> Ahmed Mekkawy
> CTO | Founder
>
ahmed....@spirulasystems.com
>
linu...@spiru.la
>
> Spirula Systems
>
www.SpirulaSystems.com
>
>
>
> Ahmed Koraiem <
amko...@gmail.com> Mar 16 11:17PM +0200
>
> Is that the 3rd consecutive strategy in 3 consecutive years? These
> guys are
> doing a marvelous job :/
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Ahmed Mekkawy <
>
>
>
> Ahmed Koraiem <
amko...@gmail.com> Mar 16 11:23PM +0200
>
> Oh you meant the FOSS Strategy, that's well.
>
>
>
>
>
> Tarek Amr <
tare...@gmail.com> Mar 17 01:24AM +0200
>
> I will go through the bits and pieces that grabbed my attention in the
> press release and add my comments underneath them
>
> "The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)
> showcased
> the FOSS strategy main features during Cairo ICT"
> I can see here that in addition to the general interest in the ministry
> now, there supposed to be members who are aware of the topic enough to
> draft a strategy and present it in the ICT.
> Can we get the names of those who presented the strategy in the ICT?
> I will
> try to dig in the Strategy document for more names? Those can be our key
> contacts for now.
>
> "The Center has already started to design and implement FOSS training
> programs in the field of cloud computing and mobile applications in
> cooperation with the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
> (TIEC)".
> Do We have something to offer here? Can OpenEgypt offer trainings to
> them?
> What topics should we focus on? What is the gap we need to cover here?
> Remember the the likes of IBM and Cisco will probably jump in
> wearing their
> FOSS hats to offer something here.
>
> Now let me have a quick look at the Strategy Document.
>
> "2.2 Improve Efficiency and Transparency of the Public Sector"
> This can serve as a gate to Open Source Software as well as Open
> Government
> Data. For example, CKAN is a FOSS software that is used by government to
> release their public data. We need to present that to them.
>
> Section 5, "High-LevelAction Plan", is a good summary for what are their
> plans. Thus, let me list the following points/opportunities.
>
>
> - They need to train governmental entities and the public as well.
> Accordingly, they will be looking for training partners. Open Egypt can
> work here as a consultant, or to offer trainings. I am eager to know
> your
> feedback about this.
> - They will on one hand advocate FOSS to SME's, but on the other hand
> the government will also act as purchaser of FOSS. Can we prepare a
> list of
> companies working in developing and customizing FOSS in Egypt?
> - We also need to have a list of key persons in the ministry and their
> roles within this strategy.
> - They said they will revise current ICT policies and related law
> articles relevant to FOSS adoption. What can be our input here?
>
>
> Finally, I can see that Open Egypt can act here as either consultant or
> service provider, however I personally prefer the former role more.
> We need
> to discuss that, bit, I think being a consultant or catalyst will
> make it
> easier to decentralize the work and not compete with existing SME's
> offering FOSS development and customization services.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Tarek Amr
>
>
http://tarekamr.appspot.com/
>
>
>
> Ahmed Mekkawy <
ahmed....@spirulasystems.com> Mar 17 01:13AM -0700
>
> Tarek,
>
> Before I reply to your points, I want to clarify that this strategy
> was made
> by the help of OpenEgypt. Few of the founders were members in the
> committee
> who made this strategy. And we'll be involved in the execution as well.
> Whenever you see the community is mentioned, you can think of OpenEgypt.
>
> IMHO, the press release is pretty poor. I encourage you to read the
> strategy
> itself, which is downloadable from the same page of the press
> release, or
> here's the link:
>
http://www.mcit.gov.eg/Upcont/Documents/FOSS_Strategy_EN_2014.pdf
>
> Let me reply to your points inline:
>
> On Monday 17 March 2014 01:24:02 Tarek Amr wrote:
> > Can we get the names of those who presented the strategy in the
> ICT? I will
> > try to dig in the Strategy document for more names? Those can be
> our key
> > contacts for now.
>
> The CairoICT event was announced on this mailing list before it
> happened.
> Anyway the presenter was Dr.Noha Adly (first deputy to the
> minister). The
> presentation she made was about the highlights of the strategy. The
> slides
> were available yesterday on the ministry website, but it's removed
> for some
> reason. Anyway it's attached to this email.
>
> > What topics should we focus on? What is the gap we need to cover here?
> > Remember the the likes of IBM and Cisco will probably jump in
> wearing their
> > FOSS hats to offer something here.
>
> OpenEgypt will be represented in SECC council which will supervise and
> coordinate the execution of this strategy. This doesn't mean that we
> can
> actually control everything, but at least we'll see and interact
> with what's
> happening. Of course everyone will wear the FOSS hats, Microsoft
> already did.
> let's see what we can do.
>
> > Accordingly, they will be looking for training partners. Open
> Egypt can
> > work here as a consultant, or to offer trainings. I am eager to
> know your
> > feedback about this.
>
> I guess OpenEgypt can do the consultancy part, but offering training on
> proffessional basis is something I didn't consider. If someone want
> to work on
> this point, he's most welcomed.
>
> > - They will on one hand advocate FOSS to SME's, but on the other hand
> > the government will also act as purchaser of FOSS. Can we prepare
> a list
> > of companies working in developing and customizing FOSS in Egypt?
>
> We worked on this for more than one time, we got some list on our
> wiki, but I
> can't say that it's the most complete one.
>
> > - We also need to have a list of key persons in the ministry and their
> > roles within this strategy.
>
> I will be attending the first meeting for the execution isA, and will
> communicate as much as I can isA.
>
> > - They said they will revise current ICT policies and related law
> > articles relevant to FOSS adoption. What can be our input here?
>
> Our input here is really big. They won't be willing to change laws
> unless we
> fight for it. On the other hand we will need professional legal help
> to point
> out which laws need to be changed, and propose the required changes.
> We will
> have access to legal departments in the ministry, but I highly
> prefer we got
> our own.
> > to discuss that, bit, I think being a consultant or catalyst will
> make it
> > easier to decentralize the work and not compete with existing SME's
> > offering FOSS development and customization services.
>
> Agreed, we need to stimulate the private sector more than competing
> with it.
>
>
> > On 16 March 2014 23:23, Ahmed Koraiem <
amko...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Oh you meant the FOSS Strategy, that's well.
>
> > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 11:17 PM, Ahmed Koraiem
> <
amko...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> --
> Ahmed Mekkawy
> CTO | Founder
>
ahmed....@spirulasystems.com
>
linu...@spiru.la
>
> Spirula Systems
>
www.SpirulaSystems.com
>
>
>
> Ahmed ElHefnawy <
dr.elh...@gmail.com> Mar 17 11:17AM +0200
>
> شكرا لاحمد مكاوي على البريد والرابط والمرفق الذي اسعدني الحظ برؤيته
> لاول مرة برغم اني كنت من مؤسسي المجموعة واعتقد بصراحة ان الموضوع لا
> يمكن الوصول فيه برد من خلال البريد الاليكتروني وادعو لاجتماع لمناقشة
> الامر واصدار رد مكتوب.
> وارفض دعوة م. احمد حسين السابقة التي لم تشمل مستندات بها كما فعل
> مهندس احمد مكاوي وبالتالي كان سيكون الاجتماع غير مجدي .
>
>
>
>
>
> Ahmed Mekkawy <
ahmed....@spirulasystems.com> Mar 17 12:21PM +0200
>
> د. أحمد،
>
> للأسف أن النشر من طرف الوزارة كان مفاجئا لنا جميعا حتى أعضاء اللجنة
> لم يعلموا
> بموعد النشر. الجميع بما فيهم الأعضاء المؤسسين أسعدهم الحظ لأول مرة
> برؤيته أيضا
> باستثناء أعضاء اللجنة الوزاربة ، فلا تقلق لست وحدك فى هذه النقطة :)
>
> بالنسبة لرفض الدعوات السابقة فهذا شىء مناقشته الأن غير مجدية، وان
> كنت أسجل
> للمستقبل رأيى أن أى تصريح صحفى من الوزارة أو غيرها فى مجال اهتمامنا
> يجب أن
> نحدد كيفية الرد عليه او حتى عدم الرد. انما رفض مناقشة أخذ أى رد فعل
> أصلا بحجة
> عدم وضوح المعلومات تؤدى بأى مجتمع للموت البطىئ.
>
> شكرا
>
> On Monday 17 March 2014 11:17:17 Ahmed ElHefnawy wrote:
>
> --
> Ahmed Mekkawy
> CEO | Founder
>
ahmed....@spirulasystems.com
>
linu...@spiru.la
>
> Spirula Systems
>
www.SpirulaSystems.com
>
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