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.

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