Egypt’s Supply Minister Stresses Electronic Services and Easier Public Access

Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Sherif Farouk, has stressed the importance of providing services electronically and making them easier for citizens to access.

Farouk met with Hossam El-Garhy, acting head of the Internal Trade Development Authority, as part of the ministry’s ongoing monitoring of its affiliated bodies.

The meeting brought the authority’s leadership into the ministry’s regular review of institutional performance, with public access to services a stated priority.

The minister’s emphasis was on both the way services are delivered and the ease with which citizens can obtain them. No specific electronic service, implementation timetable or new measure was detailed in the meeting summary.