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U.S.-Egyptian
Partnership for Economic Growth and Development
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I on Economic Policy, Trade, Investment and External
Finance: Supports Egypt’s efforts to build
an open market economy integrated into the international
economic system. |
Subcommittee
II on Technology:
Improves the efficiency of Egypt’s
private sector through increased
application of appropriate technologies. |
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Subcommittee
III on Sustainable
Development and the Environment:
Promotes cleaner air and water in
major cities; protects Red Sea
beaches and coral reefs; preserves
historical, cultural and religious sites.
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Subcommittee
IV on Education and
Human Resource Development: Develops activities
and provides a forum for exchanging experiences
and discussing policies aimed at modernizing the
Egyptian education system to adapt to a changing
labor market. |
Baltimore-Alexandria
Sister City Program
Through partnerships between U.S. and Alexandria schools,
as well as progr ams linking government administrators
in Baltimore City and Alexandria Gover-norate, the Baltimore-Alexandria
Sister City relationship focuses on workforce development.
A March 1999 SCIV meeting in Washington, D.C. included
a tour of Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore,
a recent winner of the “Outstanding Career and
Technology Education Program Award of Excellence”
presented by the U.S. Depart-ment of Education. Eastern
Tech is a model school dedicated to preparing students
to meet the workplace needs of the 21 st century, and
SCIV members met with students, teachers and administrators
to explore the model for adaptation in Egypt. Other
Sister City projects will bring business representa-tives
and educators from the two cities together to develop
programs that strengthen the relevance of technical
education for workplace needs.
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Public-Private-Parents Compact
One of the most active members of SCIV is the Alexandria
Business Association (ABA), which is involved in job
training, job fairs and a variety of workforce development
efforts that SCIV will help to institutionalize and
expand. The ABA, along with the Alexandria Development
Center, provides support forthe Alexandria Partnership,
a public-private-parents partnership that will demonstrate
how institutions and individuals can work together to
develop a skilled workforce that contributes to regional
economic growth. The Partnership will be based on a
“compact” between the private sector—represented
by the ABA, the public sector—represented by the
Ministry of Education, and parents— represented
by Parents’ Councils. Initially targeting three
technical secondary schools, the Alexandria Partnership
will launch technology clubs, job fairs, summer internships,
a job clearinghouse, apprenticeships, job shadowing,
school-based enterprises, a business resource directory,
and technology volunteers, all designed to serve the
strategic economic interests of the Alexandria governorate.
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