On the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day, which is observed on December 9 every year, the National Anti-Corruption Academy held an educational seminar entitled "Development in the Use of Technology in Preventing and Combating Corruption - Features of the New Republic" at the Academy's headquarters, with a view to identifying the importance of technological uses to support ways to prevent corruption.
During the seminar, Dr. Ahmed Darwish, former Minister of Administrative Development and lecturer in the MA program in Governance and Anti-Corruption at the Academy, discussed the role of information technology applications in maximizing governance efforts and reducing corruption, and how these applications impact the development of business models and reduce corruption. Then, Ms. Ghada Labib, Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Institutional Development, reviewed the requirements for the transition to digital government while following Egypt's journey in employing emerging technology to raise the efficiency of proactive services. Undersecretary Khaled Zora, Head of the Digital Transformation and Information Infrastructure Sector at the Administrative Control Authority, also discussed the methodology of Egypt’s information infrastructure project, and the lessons learned from the implementation stages, including opportunities and challenges.

During the seminar, a film was screened that presented the efforts of the National Anti-Corruption Academy, the training arm of the Administrative Control Authority, and its pivotal role in disseminating theoretical and practical knowledge in the fields of preventing and combating corruption to raise the efficiency of individuals and relevant agencies by ensuring that they keep pace with the latest scientific and technological developments.

The seminar witnessed the participation of senior lecturers at the National Anti-Corruption Academy, and representatives of national bodies concerned with efforts to prevent and combat corruption, represented by ministries, civil society organizations, youth, and academics as well as representatives of some relevant international bodies.

This seminar comes within the framework of the ACA’s adoption of a vision that values the joint international commitment to unify efforts to conquer obstacles to development by strengthening means to prevent corruption.