During the meeting, the Minister reviewed the status of licenses issued by the Ministry's agencies dealing with citizens and investors: the Nile River Protection Sector and its two branches, the Coastal Protection Authority, and the Groundwater Sector, which are issued in accordance with the governing laws and requirements.
Sweilem pointed out that facilitating
licensing procedures aims to facilitate citizens' lives, support the tourism
sector, and serve investors, which will positively impact the national economy
and provide job opportunities. This, he added, also coincides with efforts to
enhance the ministry's digitalization as one of the pillars of the second
generation of Irrigation System 2.0.
He added that digitalization and the
development of electronic systems will shorten the procedures and time required
to issue licenses, facilitate matters for citizens and investors, help fill the
gap in some of the ministry's human resources, and contribute to achieving
transparency and combating corruption. He added that the ministry seeks to
implement governance principles across all its departments within the "digitalization
" axis, which is one of the axes of the second generation of the
Irrigation System 2.0.
It's worth noting that the first phase of
the "Electronic Licensing System for Groundwater Licensing" is
currently being implemented within the groundwater departments in the East,
Central, and West Delta. This will enable beneficiaries to obtain licenses
through an electronic account, submit the required documents electronically,
and track the application results through the system.
The Minister indicated that if this pilot phase is successful, it will be expanded later to other groundwater departments, and similar systems will be developed for beach and Nile River licensing.