The Egyptian Knowledge Bank : a case study of Egypt’s national digital learning platform

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements 3
• Contents 4
• Abbreviations 6
• About the Gateways initiative empowering public digital learning 7
• Gateways pursues work across three components 7
• Summary 8
• The Egyptian Knowledge Bank EKB a case study in digital education and innovation 8
• Methodology 10
• Chapter one 11
• It was the time of doubt it was the time of belief 11
• On Tuesday 25 January 2011 Egyptians from all walks of life and ages took to the 11
• Cairo and other cities across the country to ask for their basic rights and to have their 11
• The massive anti-government demonstrations forced the resignation of the 11
• Egyptians took the streets once again to depose the president from power. As 11
• Egyptian was one of the refrains heard in demonstrations in public squares. After a 11
• National aspirations and the vision for 2030 12
• Unity of a vision 13
• A new course for education 14
• Chapter two 15
• Nurturing a knowledge society 15
• Building a foundation for innovation 16
• Unifying knowledge expanding access through integrated portals 17
• A collaborative approach to consolidate information 17
• Global partnerships forging international collaborations 18
• Doubts surrounding the vision 19
• The birth of the EKB 20
• Chapter three 21
• Collaborative steps to coherent outcomes 21
• The ecosystem emerges launch and initial successes 22
• Data protection and sovereignty 22
• Interactive learning expanding pre-university content 22
• Empowering researchers and elevating academic excellence 23
• The EKB as a catalyst for growth the innovation cycle and 23
• Empowering academia building capacity for a future-ready 24
• Improving university rankings 26
• Global partnerships in health knowledge 26
• Innovative technological framework 26
• Chapter four 27
• Pre-university and the EKB 27
• Pre-university reform vision and outcomes of education 2.0 28
• Leveraging the EKB for learning reform 28
• Laying foundations for a connected educational experience 29
• Introduction of a comprehensive digital learning management 29
• Addressing learning needs and meeting challenges 30
• Chapter five 32
• Higher education and the EKB achievements and challenges 32
• LMS for higher education 33
• Customizing LMS and supporting users 33
• A step towards global recognition the Arabic citation index 33
• Open access agreement transforming scientific publishing in 34
• Egypt 34
• The challenge of recognition and awareness 36
• Chapter six 37
• Supporting education during the COVID-19 pandemic 37
• Global disruption of education 38
• EKB a beacon of support 38
• Comprehensive curriculum support 39
• Content for high school students 39
• Innovative assessment 40
• Reinforcing higher education 40
• EKB a comprehensive resource for education during 41
• Chapter seven 42
• Expanding horizons EKBs post-COVID evolution 42
• A cohesive structure the backbone of EKBs success 43
• Pillar one single sign-on technology 43
• Pillar two comprehensive content provision 43
• Pillar three a robust publishing platform 45
• Pillar four learning management systems and other solutions 46
• Pillar five capacity building and professional training 46
• Fusing technology to support front and backend users 47
• Expanding outreach and impact 47
• Chapter eight 49
• The ongoing evolution of the EKB 49
• Successes of building a digital ecosystem 50
• Overcoming challenges user engagement and financial stability 50
• Examining sustainability models 51
• Economic potential alliances and strategic initiatives 52
• Scaling and internationalization 53
• The road ahead 53