Sample Recent Consultancies

 

Boards

Previous Land-Marks

 

Invited Talks

Old Work

 

Professional Development

      

 

Organizations                                                

Awards

·       Egyptian National Engineering Award, 1999.

·       Middle East Eminent Persons, Singapore, 2007.

·       University of California, Life-Time Achievement (Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal), 2017.

 

Sample Engagements

 

Dr. Darwish has numerous work in Governance both for state and corporate. He is among few visionaries in Egypt and Middle East in terms of futuristic ideas. He initiated Egypt Vison 2030, Egypt Development Map (a pioneer planning tool based on GIS and statistical population parameters).

Dr. Darwish is also a well-known nominal figure in Africa in the area of Social Safety Nets. His methodology of linking national databases proven to be very efficient both in service provision and targeting. His methodology of linking national databases proven to be very efficient both in service provision and targeting.

Dr. Darwish is among the few internationally known for establishing the concept of Invisible Seamless Government where pushing services dominates the operation rather that the classic pull mode. He is also among the early visionaries who have anticipated in his famous talk in Paris in 2002 that old structures will fall if they not become agile enough to absorb new technology availed tools. He shed the light on the repercussions of that on governance models and mechanisms especially in the area of citizen participation.

His skill set includes negotiation, cash flow and finance analysis, setting policies and strategies and many more.

 

Consultancies

 

Current

·       Consultant to ILO and Ministry of Labour to draft the Egyptian Employment Strategy.

·       Consultant to the United Nations to draft the Ministry of Local Development Strategy.

·       Consultant to the United Nations to advise the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development on the Structural Reform Program.

·       Consultant to the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) for restructuring.

·       Consultant to Nasser Social Bank for restructuring.

 

2017 - date (Sample)

·       Advisor to Ministry of Planning and Economic Development for establishing Impact Key Performance indicators for the Structural Reform Program.

·       Consultant to The European Union: Lead the team to write the Policy Note on EU Engagement for Integrated Water Management.

·       Consultant to Misr Insurance, Misr Asset Management and Khazna for their governance, risk and information strategy plan and digital transformation.

·       Consultant to UNICEF for building the Business and Financial Model for using RapidPro in providing services for citizens with non-smart phones (2021).

·       Consultant to WHO and General Authority for Health Care for the restructuring of the authority (2021).

·       Consultant with team from Dornier (Germany) for establishment of Freight Company for Egyptian Rail-Road Authority (2019-2021).

·       Developed the Information Strategy Plan for Aur Capital Investment and supervised implementation (2020).

·       Consultant to Ahly Capital for due diligence on their acquisition of Momkn (2020).

·       Consultant to Ministry of Planning (UNDP Contract) to formulate the KPI for the 2030 Egyptian National Objectives and correlate them to the SDGs (2020).

·       Consultant to GIZ on their project for Public Administration Support for the Government of Egypt (2019).

·       Developed the Information Strategy Plan for Misr Insrance and supervised implementation (2017-2021).

·       Consultant for Egypt Gold Group on governance and restructuring (2020-2021).

 

2011 2015 (Sample):

 

·       Consultant to Microsoft on the preparation of National Plan for Middle East and Africa (2012-2014).

·       Consultant and Advisor to several companies and banks among them a leading Egyptian International Petroleum Company / Group (2011-date), Industry Development Bank (2014-2015), Agriculture Development Bank (2015), Investor Protection Fund (2014-2015) Misr Insurance Company (2015), and Misr Insurance Holding Company (2011-2012).

·       Member of the team (Volunteering at Ministry of Planning) to prepare and draft the National Plan 2012-2022 (2011) and Egypt Vision 2030/2050 (2014).

·       Advisor to UNDP on their policies and strategies in Egypt for projects implemented on anticorruption, transparency and integrity post of the January 25th revolution.

·       Consultant to the World Bank for the study on Governance of State Owned Enterprises (2013), Restructuring Public Service (2015) and to their work in Saudi Arabia (2018).

·       Advisor to UNIDO on several studies and initiatives among them Green Economy and Employment in the Middle East (2013) and Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Middle East (2011).

·       Invited expert by several international organizations among them:

-        Economic Reforms and Social Justice in the Arab Region, Sponsored by Royal Prince Hassan Ben Talal, Landau Network and Wana Forum, Como, Italy 2012.

-        High level meeting on EU and Southern Neighbourhood New Prospects for Mutual Cooperation in a Changing Environment, Sponsored by the EU Presidency, Warsaw Dec. 2011.

-        Helsinki Process: Improving International Investment Regime, April 2013.

 

Boards

 

Current

·       Member of Board of Directors Cheiron Oil, Odin, Alpha Capital, Lotus Agriculture, Summit Technology Solutions, Mideast Communications Systems, 138 Pyramids and Evolve Investment Holding.

·       Member of the Board of Advisors for ConsuKorra Planning and Engineering Solution.

·       Member of the General Assembly for Egypt Air Holding and Chemical Industry Holding.

·       Member of the Board of Trustees School of Business and School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at American University in Cairo, Badr University, New Giza University.

Previous

·       Member of Board of Directors for Bank du Caire, Egypt Air Holding, Telecom Egypt, Gold Network Trade, Delta Life Insurance, Endure Capital, Arab Investment Holding, Information Technology Industry Development Authority (ITIDA), Information Technology and Information Technology Institute, ITI.

·       Member of the Board of Advisors for Daltex, Sadco Reyada and IBDL.

·       Member of the Advisory Board for The Council of Arab Economic Unity.

·       Member of the General Assembly of Misr Insurance Holding and Akhbar-El-Yom.

·       Member of the Board of Trustees for Nile University (2014-2018), International School of Information Science ISIS, Bibliotheca Alexandrina (2004-2014).

 

Sample Previous Landmarks

·     Establishment of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone: 461 sq km and 6 ports).  This included all the regulatory framework and policies and strategies to become among top 7 most attractive investment destinations in 2035.

·     Attracting 20B$ worth of investment to develop 23M sq m in Sczone.

·     Preparation of the 2 National Project Documents on e-government (Policies and Strategies) 2001-2007 and 2007-2012.

·     The administration and coordination of the implementation efforts of the four e-government programs (over 160 projects with an annual budget of $100M): 1. Basic Infrastructure, 2. Services Development, 3. State Resource Planning, 4. Integration of National Databases.

 

Ø  These efforts led to the enhancement of Egyptian rank for electronic and web services is from 160 out of 192 countries in 2003 to 23 out of 192 according to the 2010 UNPAN report in 2010 and the program received the best service award both from the UN in New York (2009) and the African Union in Johannesburg (2008).

Dr. Darwish was also a guest speaker on numerous international events among them the European Electronic Administration Conference in Paris (2008).

 

·     The design of a new Social Safety Net structure through a newly created family database and the use of smart cards (family card). A nationwide project for 12M families.

·     The complete study on restructuring of health insurance and health care services and university hospitals in Egypt.

·     The Design and execution of the Institutional Development and Human Resources Development Program.

·     Re-establishment of the National Management Institute (NMI) in 2006 (originally established in 1954 and dissolved in 1981). It presents an excellence center for IT services, consulting and capacity building.

·     Establishment of the Center for Governance Studies as the first regional center that promotes various governance pillars (transparency, accountability, partnership in decision making, rule of law, …).

·     Chairing the OECD initiative Governance for Development in the Arab World 2005-2009.

·     Leading the efforts for Egypt to join the Public Governance Committee, OECD (2008).

·     Chaired the Egyptian Transparency and Integrity Committee (2008-2011).  The committee composed mostly of non-government public figures and experts. Published 3 auditing reports that tracked the international and national corruption indices along with recommendations for government such as budget transparency, ombudsman and transparency in jobs and government procurement.

·     Sponsoring and Contracting Cairo University for the largest scientific statistical social study in the Middle East on Egyptian Values Regarding Corruption; which when published attracted huge attention and created a high awareness state especially among youth.

·     Leading major efforts in the area of Access to Justice and the implementation of the major development of the judiciary support system in Egypt.

 

Ø As a result of his work on governance Dr. Darwish was an invited speaker to numerous international events, the last was in December 2010 in Paris by OECD on “Making Reform Happen” where he was introduce by Mr. Angel Gurria as the most famous reformer in the Middle East.

 

Invited Speaker

 

83 keynotes in 23 countries in conferences and business associations meetings around the world 2011-2022. Sample:

·       World Government Summit, Dubai, 5 times (Last time Mar. 2022)

·       Keynote speaker Meeting of the Minds, Jakarta, Dec 2019.

·       Guest Speaker American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Washington DC, British Chamber London and French Chamber Paris (2016).

·       Keynote speaker at World e-ID, Nice, Sept. 2012 and 2013 and Marseille Sept. 2014.

·       Keynote speaker at the Government Technology Summit, Abu-Dhabi, Feb. 2013 and Dubai Feb. 2014.

·       Speaker, UNIDO General Conference on the prospects for solving the forecasted unemployment problems in the Middle East, Vienna Nov. 2011, UNIDO Forum on Strategies and Instruments for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development, Vienna June 2014 and UNIDO International Green Economy and Technology Forum, Bahrain Jan. 2015.

·       Keynote speaker, International Innovation Summit, Tunis Sept. 2014.

·       Keynote speaker at OECD conference “Making Reform Happen”, Paris, Dec. 2010.

·       Guest speaker, European Electronic Administration Conference in Paris (2008).

 

 

 

2004-2011:

 

·       Preparation of the 2 National Project Documents on e-government (Policies and Strategies) 2001-2007 and 2007-2012.

·       The administration and coordination of the implementation efforts of the e-government 4 programs1: Basic Infrastructure, Services Development, State Resource Planning, Integration of National Databases.

·       The design of a new Social Safety Net structure through a newly created family database and the use of smart cards (family card).

Ø  These efforts led to the enhancement of Egyptian rank for electronic and web services is from 160 out of 192 countries in 2003 to 23 out of 192 according to the 2010 UNPAN report in 2010 and the program received the best service award both from the UN in New York (2009) and the African Union in Johannesburg (2008).

·       Design and execution of the Institutional Development and Human Resources Development Program.

·       Re-establishment of the National Management Institute (NMI) in 2006 (originally established in 1954 and dissolved in 1981). It presents an excellence center for IT services, consulting and capacity building.

·       Establishment of the Center for Governance Studies as the first regional center that promotes various governance pillars (transparency, accountability, partnership in decision making, rule of law, …).

·       Chairing the OECD initiative Governance for Development in the Arab World 2005-2009.

·       Leading the efforts for Egypt to join the Public Governance Committee in OECD (2008).

·       Chaired the Egyptian Transparency and Integrity Committee (2008-2011).  The committee composed mostly of non-government public figures and experts. Published 3 auditing reports that tracked the international and national corruption indices along with recommendations for government such as budget transparency, ombudsman and government procurement efforts.

·       Sponsoring and Contracting Cairo University for the largest scientific statistical social study in the Middle East on Egyptian Values Regarding Corruption; which when published attracted huge attention and created a high awareness state especially among youth.

·       Leading major efforts in the area of Access to Justice and the implementation of the major development of the judiciary support system in Egypt.

Ø  As a result of his work on governance Dr. Darwish was an invited speaker to numerous international events, the last was in December 2010 in Paris by OECD on “Making Reform Happen” where he was introduce by Mr. Angel Gurria as the most famous reformer in the Middle East.  Dr. Darwish was also a guest speaker on numerous international events among them the closing session of the European Electronic Administration Conference in Paris (2008).

1997-2004:

·       Consultant to the European Commission EC in Brussels on the compatibility and integration of health records for seamless health service provision in Europe.

·       Consultant to the Bank of Alexandria helping to draft the new vision, policies and implementation strategies for the new image of the bank and to design the full LAN/WAN for all branches in Egypt.

·       Consultant to Bank du Caire to: i. design and implement the full LAN/WAN for all 130 branches in Egypt along with voice over IP in addition to video surveillance at some branches, ii. replace/renovate 157 ATM machines and iii. deployment of a new full core and retail banking application in all branches and the connection to a major data center.

·       Consultant to UNESCO for the analysis, design and implementation of the library information system (hardware, software and network) of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

·       Consultant to Middle East News Agency (MENA) on the modernization project for the archiving, network, video conferencing and Internet services.

·       Consultant to Supreme Council of Antiquities to perform Process Analysis and workflow pertaining to Information Production, Storage and Dissemination for the Egyptian Antiquities Information System.

·       Consultant to the Mechanical and Electrical Department at the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources for the modernization of the information system and maintenance system of pump stations all over Egypt (approx. 1600) – funded by World Bank.

·       Consultant to the UN-ESCWA to prepare a study on Information and Communications Technologies in Egypt's Enterprises.

·       Consultant to Shaker Group on Voice, Video and Data Networking aspects of their contracted projects (e.g. KPGM headquarters at Pyramids Height and City Star).

·       Consultant to the National Water Research Center (NWRC) to design the distributed Geographical Information System and the network to be shared among all 12 institutes composing NWRC.

·       Consultant to the Tourism Development Authority to write the RFP, evaluate proposals and technically assist in the start of the Nile Cruise Information and Safety Center.  The project is funded from the World Bank for $20M and aims at installing a differential GPS system to guide cruises between Sohag and Aswan.

·       Consultant to PetroJet to design and help acquire the new company network that links headquarters and all branches all over Egypt.

·       Consultant to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to create and implement a food group database that consists of different elements and allows the analysis of recipes taking into consideration different factors such as water and vitamin loss ... etc.

·       Consultant to Enppi (Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industry) to upgrade the network and build an electronic document and engineering drawing archiving system.

·       Analyzed and designed an electronic imaging archiving system for a leading newspaper publisher in Cairo (under study and evaluation) and the document archiving system for the Egyptian Trade-Mark Office (Contract awarded).

·       Analyzed, designed and shared the development (one of three partners holding the IP) of RSVP, a reconfigurable simulation video performance tool for studying video transmission over wireless channels and ATM networks. (Visit http://www.mprg.ee.vt.edu/research/rsvp/rsvp.html).

·       Consultant to Telecom Egypt to prepare the RFP, assess and evaluate different proposals for the full automation of all activities (budget, finance, billing, inventory, ...). Bidders included, SAP, Baan, Oracle, RUSS and CAP.

·       Consultant to the National Telecommunication Institute, helping in cell re-planning to solve the Cairo dead zone areas for cellular phones.

·       Consultant for Mohandes Insurance Company, helping in testing the new upgraded company computer network.

·       Consultant to Noran, an import and export company to analyze, design and supervise the implementation of a full financial system. The company has several warehouses and a small fleet to distribute goods to different customer locations.

 

1992-1996:

 

1981-1991:

 

Professional Development