Prof. Mona El Baradei
The Egyptian National Competitiveness Council
March 2010
Egyptian National Competitiveness Council
Outline
The ENCC
Egypt’s ranking in global competitiveness
Egypt’s performance in GCI twelve pillars
Critiques to the Methodology
The Egyptian Competitiveness Reports 6th ECR
Upcoming ECR
Egyptian Competitiveness Strategy
The Egyptian National Competitiveness Council
Vision: The ENCC will become an instrument of
influence on government policies, business
climate, and public attitudes to make the nation’s
institutions more globally competitive. It seeks to
develop solutions for specific issues that will
increase the productivity of businesses and
workers.
Mission: To improve the quality of life for all
Egyptians, the ENCC will achieve its vision by
being an efficient and effective platform to bring
together stakeholders — business, government,
academia and civil society — in order to raise
awareness and advocate policies that enhance
competitiveness.
The Egyptian National Competitiveness Council
Egypt’s Performance in the Global
Competitiveness Index (GCI)
2005/2006-2009/2010
Source: The Global Competitiveness Reports 2005/2006 – 2009/2010
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
GCI Rank 58/114 71/122 77/131 81/134 70/133
GCI Score 4 4 4 4 4
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Egypt Stages of Development in the Global
Competitiveness Index (GCI)
2008-2009 2009-2010
Basic Requirements
Score
2008-09
Score
2009-10
Change Rank
2008-09
Rank
2009-10
Change
1.Institutions
4.25 4.13 52 56 -4
2.Infrastructure
4.07 3.74 60 55 +5
3.Macroeconomic
stability
3.56 3.46 125 120 +5
4.Health &
primary education
5.19 5.20 88 84 +4
Score
2008-09
Score
2009-10
Change Rank
2008-09
Rank
2009-10
Change
5.Higher education &
training
3.56 3.62 91 88 +3
6.Goods market
efficiency
4.00 3.99 87 87
7.Labor market
efficiency
3.26 3.46 134 126 +8
8.Financial market
sophistication
3.68 4.01 106 84 +22
9.Technological
readiness
3.04 3.35 84 82 +2
10.Market size 4.67 4.81 27 26 +1
Efficiency Enhancers
Innovation & Sophistication
Score
2008-09
Score
2009-10
Change Rank
2008-09
Rank
2009-10
Change
11.Business
Sophistication
3.93 3.98 77 72 +5
12.Innovation
3.15 3.03 67 74 +7
Some Critiques to the WEF Methodology
Executive Opinion Survey
Inclusion of SME’s and other stakeholders
Sample size (80 companies)
Geographic distribution of sample
Hard Data
Validity and recentness of data
Using international sources of data
I. The Concept of Competitiveness
II. Public Private Partnership Real Estate
Investment & Human Resources
III. Industrial Performance & Innovation
IV. Small Business & Regulatory Reform
V. Towards a competitive Egypt: Where
Everybody Wins
VI. Beyond the Financial Crisis: Competitiveness
and Sustainable Development
The Egyptian
Competitiveness Reports
Chapter I: Egypt’s Competitiveness Indicators
Chapter II: The Egyptian Economy in the Face of Global
Financial Turbulence: Steady Through the Storm?
Chapter III: Egyptian Agriculture Competitiveness: New
Opportunities and Future Prospects
Chapter IV: Enhancing Egypt’s Performance Through
Responsible Competitiveness
The 6th Egyptian Competitiveness Report
Beyond The Financial Crisis: Competitiveness & Sustainable Development
The 7th Egyptian Competitiveness Report
Topics of the upcoming Egyptian Competitiveness Report:
Egypt’s Competitiveness Indicators
Sustainable Macroeconomic Policy for Growth and
Competitiveness
Green Transformation
Competitiveness of the Egyptian Energy Sector
Competitiveness of the Egyptian Construction Sector
ENCC Activities
1. Key Thematic Areas
Green Transformation Investing in People
Innovation and R&D
Source: ENCC and J.E. Austin Associates
Ismailia
3. Governorate Competitiveness
Initiatives
Alex
Sinai Nile
Valley
Other
Manufacture
2. Industry Cluster Initiatives
Tourism ICT Agriculture Other
Egyptian Competitiveness Strategy
ENCC Role
Inventory of Government Initiatives
Securing Government Consensus
Identify Working Groups and Facilitate Dialogue
Technical Support for all Components and Initiatives
Awareness Building
Provide Guidance on Implementation
Monitoring and Evaluation of Initiatives
Catalyst, Convener, Coach and Coordinator
ENCC
Thank you.
www.encc.org.eg