About EKB
The Egyptian Knowledge Bank is the world’s largest digital library granting unlimited resources exclusively for Egyptians. The Egyptian Knowledge Bank grants all Egyptians from all ages access to the largest amount of knowledge, cultural and scientific content whether they be basic, applied, technology, human or management sciences. Even public cultural books, including books targeting children, to be used through all computers, as well as smart phones and tablets around the country. The goal of EKB is to provide all Egyptians with access to world-class publications, like Nature and Encyclopaedia Britannica. By providing these materials free of charge, the knowledge bank ensures that all Egyptians, no matter what their economic circumstances, will have the tools they need to excel in their education and research.
Through the 2030 strategy, the Egyptian government aims to promote human resources through two main axes; education and health, so that Egypt becomes one of the top 30 countries in the quality of basic education indicator as well as bringing the illiteracy rate to the default zero, and the ratio of total enrollment for kindergarten children (4-6 years) to 80 percent. It also seeks placing 10 Egyptian universities on the list of the top 500 universities in the world.
