The Information and Decision Support Center

The Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) was initiated as a center to support the Egyptian Cabinet's decision-making process, particularly that which involved socioeconomic development, acting as well as a catalyst for building Egypt's information infrastructure. Ever since its initiation in 1985, IDSC has been working on the process of building up Egypt's Information Technology (IT) industry and decision support infrastructure, in addition to developing a base for the nation's software and hi-tech industries. The Center evolved around Egypt's dedicated efforts towards joining the international IT revolution, and institutionalizing the decision making process through access to information. IDSC was also established with the long-run vision of providing information access to the public at large particularly businesspeople and investors. Over the past decade or more, the Center has successfully achieved its basic goals of setting up an information core for the decision making process of the Egyptian Cabinet, and has also in the process created channels for the flow of information both locally and internationally.