E-finance is the new Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) service provider in Egypt. E-Finance is a joint venture created between National Investment Bank, Raya Holding, National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, and Egyptian Banks Company (EBC).
Egyptians are accustomed to standing in long lines to apply for public universities, obtain national ID cards, file official paperwork or receive almost any government service. Lengthy bureaucratic measures and low salaries for government workers have created a perfect environment and fertile ground for bribery; who wouldn’t avoid the hassle if they could afford to pay a little extra? A new Ministry of State for Administrative Development initiative is hoping to change that. The plan is to reduce bribery and make government services more efficient by moving government interaction with citizens from the office space to cyber space.
The Ministry of Transport, in collaboration with the Ministry of State for Administrative Development, launched the new service on Saturday.
The service will be maintained by the IT departments at the Egyptian National Railways Authority and the National Commercial Bank, and is intended to reduce crowding at ticket booths at train stations.
The Egyptian NGO Support Center, whose mission is to have an effective civil society in Egypt, is working with different NGOs in Egypt and training them to raise awareness on e-government services in their areas.
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Minister of Health and Population Dr. Hatem Al-Gabali and First Deputy to Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Hoda Baraka witnessed the project opening on behalf of Minister of CIT Dr. Tarek Kamel.
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