Mr. Anwar Helmy, in his current position at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) since 2000, has been principally involved in supervising the implementation of the National Plan for ICT. His responsibilities include developing MCIT’s performance and planning, and following up on its various activities. He has also played a key role in the drawing up of various cooperative agreements with other ministries and authorities as well as multinationals.

Mr. Helmy’s expertise in knowledge and information management has enabled him to contribute effectively to the development of administrative and financial tools for the public sector in Egypt – such as an integrated financial system for complete management of debtors, creditors, purchasing and storage. Drawing on his administrative background in the armed forces and experience with the Information Decision Support Center (IDSC), he is also active within the realm of human resources at the ministry.

Mr. Helmy has given numerous public lectures on ICT, decision-making support and executive leadership. He has been closely involved in the implementation of conferences, forums and exhibitions for the ministry, and has been a member of numerous delegations abroad, such as the visits to the World Bank in the US in 2001 and 2002, which resulted in the opening of many new business channels.

After retiring from the military in 1990, Mr. Helmy joined IDSC, where he was principally involved in its development in addition to managing different projects and programs in various governorates (1991-98) and working as IT development program manager for various governorates (1998-2000). He is credited during this time for the establishment of IDSC branches nationwide, including over 1,400 information centers, 45 IT training centers and 51 children’s clubs.

Mr. Helmy holds a Master’s degree in military sciences and gained expertise in communications and electronics during periods of study in Russia . He has also completed courses in knowledge management in Washington DC and various management-related subjects at the Hanns Seidel Foundation.