Sherif El Tokali

Country:	Egypt
Email:	sherif.el.tokali [at] undp.org
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Sherif (Yehia) El Tokali is an Assistant Resident Representative/Poverty Reduction, MDGs and Private Sector Team Leader at UNDP.

Career History

In the beginning of his career, he worked in the private sector, however now he works in the public sector. Previously he was an ICT4D/SSC specialist and GKP MENA Regional Co-ordinator at the UNDP, Egypt. He was responsible for the Egypt ICT Trust fund. He also managed other ICT development project. He also did work with South-South cooperation (SSC) and Persons with Disabilities (PWD).

Mr. Tokali joined the UNDP in 1991.

Meetings and Conferences

Mr. Tokali is a regular speaker at Meetings and Conferences related to Internet, Health and Overall Development of countries. He conducted the opening ceremony for Telecentre Leaders Forum – Arab Mushreq Region in 2009.

He was a speaker at

• IGF Workshop, Developing a Policy Understanding on Information Security: Glocal (Global and Local) Perspective.
• eAsia 2007
• eAsia 2009
• eAgriculture India 2010 Agenda
• Kuala Lumpur Innovation Forum 2010.
• eWorld forum conference in 2011.
• The Asia-Pacific e-Gov Forum: Harnessing ICTs for more Efficient, Inclusive and Transparent Governance.

Education

He holds an MBA in information systems from the Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands and a Bachelors of Commerce degree from Cairo University, Egypt.

Publications

He is the co-author of

• Integrated Development Approach for Siwa
• The role of community telecentres in helping citizens help themselves; The Egyptian Experience

Presentations

The role of community telecentres in helping citizens help themselves

External Links

Creative Leadership in Eradicating Illiteracry - A Case Study from Egypt