Speakers

Dr Fatma El Zahraa  Geel
IDSC, General Manager of Data Analysis and Indicators Department

Biography:

Dr. G. Fatma El Zahraa is a 30-year veteran in capacity building of Gov and NGOs in the field of strategic planning, research, advocacy, partnership, presentation skills, and population dynamics. 
She worked as a Research Program Coordinator in Egypt National Population Council; and assistant Lecturer in the International Training Program in Population & Development, Cairo Demographic Center during (1987 – 1994). During 1998-2006, she worked as a Capacity Building Coordinator in USAID funded "POLICY" Project. 
During 2006 till November 2012, she joined IDSC as a manager of Data Quality Department as well as Team Leader in the monitoring and evaluation the population program of Egypt. 
During January 2013 till October 2016, she worked in NPC as Head of Central Department of Research and Statistics. She was working as General Manager of Coordination and Foreign Agreement Department, and participated in developing National Population and Development Strategy 2015-2030, Reproductive Health Strategy 2020, and Early Marriage Strategy 2020.During Nov, 2016 till now, she is working in IDSC as a General Manager of Data Analysis and Indicators Department.

 

"Corruption Perception Index in Egypt"
The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) relies on quantitative analysis as one of the key scientific tools used to support decision makers, especially when proposing corrective policies in the different development fields, as well as taking the necessary safeguards to deal with different development issues. 
In this framework, the IDSC closely monitors Egypt’s position/rank with respect to the international indicators map, with a special focus on areas of high impact on several international indicators. 
The Corruption perception Index is considered one of the important indicators – not only on Egypt’s position/rank in the international governance map – but also because of its impact on a number of other indicators, namely: Governance, Doing Business, Investment, Global Peace and other indicators influencing investment decisions in Egypt, and foreign investment preferences. 
Accordingly it is in the interest of the government in general and IDSC in specific to employ quantitative analytical tools to identify spatial, sectoral, and procedural priorities that will contribute to a rapid qualitative leap in the value of the index, and will reflect on the improvement of the internal business environment and Egypt’s external/international image.