Around 14 government ministries and bodies have relocated to the New Administrative Capital (NAC), according to Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Ahmed Fahmy.
These remarks were made following a meeting between President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi with Prime Minister Madbouly and various ministers at the Strategic Command Centre in the NAC on Thursday.
The last few months have witnessed various ministries’ attempts at relocation to the NAC, located at the far east of the current capital city of Cairo, near Badr city on Suez road.
“The rest of the ministries and agencies are preparing to relocate during the next short period,” added Fahmy’s official statement, posted on the presidential spokesperson’s Facebook page.
The statement also stated that President al-Sisi has directed that the relocation of ministerial and governmental offices continue as a means to accelerate the country’s administrative systems toward modernization, digitization, increased efficiency, institutional development, and sustainability.
It is unclear whether the ministries and governmental bodies are fully functional from their new location as public transportation to and from the NAC remains extremely limited.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities organized a two-day simulation in April for chosen employees and related entities to operate from the ministry’s offices in the NAC.
The simulation tested the transition process, including setting up a parallel work environment inside the headquarters as well as introducing staff to the transportation and communication systems in the new capital city.
