A Letter from First Lady
H.E. Suzanne Mubarak
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world today is connected like no other time in history. Through the Internet and
mobile communications, we are able to interact in real time with people on opposite
sides of the planet on an unprecedented scale. We hope that this interaction will
not only engender mutual understanding and respect, but also directly enhance in
other ways the lives of people participating in the information and communications
revolution. But the first barriers to participation in this technological revolution
are access and education.
The Egyptian Education Initiative (EEI) is a tremendous opportunity to provide Egypt’s
greatest asset, its people, with the skills necessary for the 21st century. Technology
plays a vital role in today’s world. We undertook this initiative with the ambition
of transforming Egyptian society through education, using technology as the integral
ingredient for success. Technology is the most powerful tool we can employ to rapidly
improve education, and so the EEI is a comprehensive plan to proliferate technological
education throughout Egypt.
The Egyptian government is no stranger to education improvement. It has been my
personal aspiration as First Lady to promote and invest in the future of Egyptian
children. There are few greater rewards than the promise of a child’s future fulfilled.
Furthermore, the EEI encompasses people of all ages, not just children. If we are
to truly participate in the knowledge economy, we must have properly trained professionals.
This not only includes students at university age, but also adults who undertake
lifelong learning.
We realize, however, that transforming society at all levels to adopt technology
is no easy task, and will require the hard work and cooperation of many individuals
in various organizations. So the EEI is the accumulation of work from public-private
partnerships in which the government, companies and civil society have all contributed
to the betterment of society.
I am proud to be a part of the EEI, to be a part of something whose benefits will
be felt both now and by generations to come. I am truly optimistic that this initiative
will help the future of our children and the future of our country at large. I look
forward not only to witnessing the measurable accomplishments of the EEI, but also
the look on the faces of people who have had a whole new world opened up before
them. By pushing yet further ahead with the EEI, we are creating a better future.
Sincerely,
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