On March 22, 2017, the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs received Minister of Local Development Hisham El Sherif to talk about his vision to promote local development in Egypt, and his plan to upgrade and improve the services which provided to citizens. He confirmed that, the plan is not limited to financial aspects but is primarily concerned with human and social aspects of development, in line with the government’s 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy.

Regarding that, this strategy depend on the information technology and the experience of Egyptian cadres are key to promoting local development and that the ministry is moving at a fast pace to achieve it in line with President Sissi’s vision.