NIGSD Units
Technical Office
The Technical Office at the NIGSD plays a crucial role in ensuring the effectiveness and quality of the institute's work. Its primary responsibilities include providing technical support, coordination, and quality assurance across all of NIGSD's core activities. This dedicated focus guarantees the technical rigor, efficiency, and overall quality of NIGSD's initiatives aimed at promoting good governance and sustainable development.
Introduction
The Technical Office, reporting directly to the Executive Director of NIGSD, serves as a core unit for coordination, research, and strategic support. It contributes to policy development, manages digital communication, and ensures technical consistency across the Institute. By supporting decision-making, advancing digital outreach, and advancing national and international collaboration, the office plays a key role in promoting good governance, sustainable development, and institutional excellence.
Vision
To be a leading technical hub that drives excellence in governance and sustainable development by enabling informed decision-making, fostering innovation, and setting standards of transparency, integrity, and operational efficiency across national and regional levels.
Mission
Our mission is to provide the Executive Director and the Institute with high-quality policy analysis, research, strategic reporting, and digital communication support. We are committed to advancing governance and sustainable development by upholding the values of transparency, accountability, collaboration, innovation, and sustainability in all our operations and stakeholder engagements.
Radwa Othman
Unit Manager
Chantal Aboulnaga
Unit Communications Officer
Strategic objectives
- Guaranteeing the highest standards of technical accuracy, data integrity, and quality in all research papers, reports, and publications, directly supporting the Institute's evidence-based contributions to governance and sustainable development.
- Optimizing digital presence and outreach by continuously enhancing and managing NIGSD's online platforms, including the website and social media, ensuring up-to-date, engaging, and high-quality content that effectively communicates the Institute's achievements and raises awareness of governance principles.
- Providing robust technical support for the design, development, and delivery of training modules, ensuring the adoption of effective methodologies and the provision of necessary technical assistance to empower public officials.
- Effectively managing and providing technical inputs for collaborative projects with national and international strategic partners, actively participating in global technical dialogues and initiatives, including programs like the OECD's Egypt Country Program, to align with global best practices and enhance collective impact.
- Overseeing and continuously improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Technical Office's internal processes, ensuring seamless coordination and timely reporting to the Executive Director.
- Writing and preparation of NIGSD's annual and institutional reports, as well as specialized scientific research, concept notes, and policy papers, with a focus on governance, the 17 UN SDGs, Leaving No One Behind, and responsible AI use.
- Driving innovation in digital governance tools by supporting the integration and application of modern technological mechanisms and e-government solutions, contributing to the broader goal of digital transformation.
- Ensuring cross-departmental technical coordination by acting as a central hub for technical consistency and collaboration across various NIGSD departments and units, enhancing institutional and system governance and ensuring a unified approach to all strategic initiatives.
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