Egyptian government to move to New Capital in December

CAIRO – 3 November 2021: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi instructed the government Wednesday to move to the New Capital starting December and begin the six-month pilot operation.

Advisor to Prime Minister for Administrative Reform Hani Mahmoud said in September that all employees will be transferred to the New Administrative Capital before the end of the year.

He further added that the employees received high quality trainings as part of the country’s programs that adopt digital transformation approach.

He explained that what Egypt has witnessed over the past years since 2015 and until now in terms of digital transformation “has not happened in twenty years,” noting that most government information bases have become digital besides a great development in infrastructure.

The Prime Minister's advisor for administrative reform added that Digital Egypt platform provides 100 different services for all citizens.