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Based on the directives of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, and under the auspices of the Administrative Control Authority, Major General Mohamed El-Sherif, Governor of Alexandria, and Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, signed a cooperation protocol to prepare the detailed plan for the unplanned areas and urban sprawl areas in Alexandria Governorate, in order to transform those areas into a digital system using geographic information systems in accordance with the city’s urban strategic plan, taking into account the provision of all public utility needs for citizens. This protocol is carried out in cooperation with Alexandria University, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, and Pharos University.
The signing of the protocol was witnessed by Dr. Jacqueline Azer, Deputy Governor, Dr. Ismail Abdelghaffar, President of the Arab Academy for Technology and Maritime Transport, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, President of Pharos University, as well as representatives of the Administrative Control Authority, and Dr. Saeed Allam, Acting Vice President of the University for Environmental Affairs and Community Service.
In his speech, Major General Mohamed El-Sherif welcomed the university presidents and representatives of the Administrative Control Authority at the Main Headquarters of Alexandria Governorate, praising the vital and effective role of the Administrative Control Authority in bringing together the centres of expertise from Alexandria University, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, Maritime Transport, and Pharos University. He added that this protocol aims to prepare detailed plans for the unplanned and urban sprawl areas in Alexandria Governorate, to eliminate the randomness that Alexandria has suffered since 2011 and before. He also pointed out that Alexandria Governorate will be the entity entrusted with implementing the strategic plan for the city of Alexandria 2032, including the outcomes of land and urban space uses and the approval of detailed plans and urban development projects. Alexandria governor stressed the necessity of having plans for cities to limit the spread of slums and building and construction violations on agricultural lands, stressing that this protocol will have a great impact on Alexandria Governorate in the future.
While Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa stressed the necessity of circulating this protocol in the various governorates of Egypt to eliminate slums. He added that Alexandria University will prepare and study detailed plans for specific areas, and for areas that have not been identified and assign them in coordination between the governorate and the university, in addition to preparing digital files in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program for the required areas, as it is one of the most prestigious universities in Egypt and the Middle East, and for its pioneering role in providing technical and academic support in various areas of development to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.