The Electronic Commerce Committee was founded in October
1997  by a member of the Internet Society of  Egypt with the
objectives of:
(1)  Building e-commerce awareness in Egypt;
(2)  Investigating e-commerce activities and initiatives taken by
the various key players in e-commerce;
(3)  Putting forth to the public the key steps to be taken in order
to practically implement e-commerce; and
(4) Catalyzing the development of a national initiative
of e-commerce.

• Approached the following entities to explore their agendas
  for e-commerce and to gain awareness on their vision:

Banks
Tax authorities
Legal authorities
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Presented a paper  “ Towards Electronic Commerce
  in  Egypt, A Certificate Authority for Egypt ” at the
  CAINET ’98 Internet Conference in Cairo. This paper presented several models for   the establishment of a
  certificate authority in Egypt.
   
• Workshops

Conducted and participated in several workshops on
electronic commerce:
        Giza Systems Seminar on E-commerce
        Association for Graduates and Trainees from Britain
        and Egypt.

• Attended international conferences to explore the current
  global status of e-commerce:
         Africa Telecom ’98
         INET ‘98
         G8 Global Marketplace for SME’s
         UNCTAD - Partnerships for Development
         
• Developed a draft of a discussion paper for e-commerce
  in Egypt, which will evolve into Egypt’s National Initiative
  for E-commerce.
                 
• Coordinated a National Workshop on Electronic Commerce
  - September 26-30^th, 1998 in Cairo. The purpose of the workshop was to hold roundtables of discussion on the four main controversial issues requiring resolution:

  Government Role
  Legal and Regulatory Issues
  Financial Issues
  Market Access Issues