evidoria

What works in Cairo

All catalogues · Egypt profile

9
evaluated practices
55/100
average quality score
11%
strong evidence, of 9 assessed
6
adoptions elsewhere
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more

Evidence snapshot for Cairo

Cairo has hosted two evidence-based skills and innovation initiatives. The ITU–EY AI Skills Accelerator for Girls at Egypt University of Informatics, Cairo delivered an AI workshop to female students in October 2025 as part of a broader two-year programme that reached 470+ participants across 13 workshops in seven countries by end of first cohort, though Cairo's own participant outcomes are not separately published. The Flat6Labs Cairo seed accelerator, operating since 2011 with IFC backing, has graduated 100+ startups from 4,000+ applications, with graduate companies raising $162 million in follow-on funding, though these figures are self-reported rather than independently audited.

Drawn from: Takaful and Karama Cash Transfer Programme · Flat6Labs Cairo — Egypt's IFC-Backed Seed Accelerator · ITU–EY AI Skills Accelerator for Girls — Egypt University of Informatics, Cairo · NAFEZA — Egypt's AI-Powered National Single Window for Trade Facilitation and Customs Risk Management · Digital Egypt Pioneers Initiative (DEPI) · Egypt's National AI Competency Framework for Teachers — UNESCO-Backed, Nationally Contextualised Standards · ITIDA–NTI Summer Training Programme — NVIDIA Deep-Learning Digital Badges for Egyptian University Students · Egypt's National AI and Programming Curriculum for Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools

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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers

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Strengths

Efficiency +48 pts 100 here · 52 average

Demonstrated reach +25 pts 100 here · 75 average

Curator validation +25 pts 100 here · 75 average

Multi-stakeholder collaboration +22 pts 100 here · 78 average

Sustainability (ongoing) +20 pts 100 here · 80 average

Effectiveness +19 pts 100 here · 81 average

Impact on gender equality +17 pts 100 here · 83 average

Evaluated outcomes +16 pts 100 here · 84 average

Scalability beyond pilot +10 pts 76 here · 66 average

Gender-mainstreaming embedding +10 pts 100 here · 90 average

Transparency, ethics & data protection +8 pts 58 here · 50 average

Weaknesses

Teacher capability & pedagogy -14 pts 25 here · 39 average

Evidence of impact / measured public value -16 pts 44 here · 60 average

Governance, capability & sustainability -16 pts 50 here · 66 average

Innovation level -18 pts 47 here · 64 average

Evaluation evidence -36 pts 0 here · 36 average

Transparency, fairness & accountability -37 pts 17 here · 54 average

Documented learning -73 pts 0 here · 73 average

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Score profile vs peers

Efficiency
100 · 52
Demonstrated reach
100 · 75
Curator validation
100 · 75
Multi-stakeholder collaboration
100 · 78
Sustainability (ongoing)
100 · 80
Effectiveness
100 · 81
Impact on gender equality
100 · 83
Evaluated outcomes
100 · 84
Scalability beyond pilot
76 · 66
Gender-mainstreaming embedding
100 · 90
Transparency, ethics & data protection
58 · 50
Achievement / evidence
100 · 93
Transferability / replicability
58 · 59
Equity & inclusion
50 · 54
Evidence of learning impact
25 · 30
Inclusiveness / equity
33 · 41
Teacher capability & pedagogy
25 · 39
Evidence of impact / measured public value
44 · 60
Governance, capability & sustainability
50 · 66
Innovation level
47 · 64
Evaluation evidence
0 · 36
Transparency, fairness & accountability
17 · 54
Documented learning
0 · 73

Coloured bar: Cairo. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.

Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more

Top good practices here

Takaful and Karama Cash Transfer Programme · 96

Flat6Labs Cairo — Egypt's IFC-Backed Seed Accelerator · 76

ITU–EY AI Skills Accelerator for Girls — Egypt University of Informatics, Cairo · 60

NAFEZA — Egypt's AI-Powered National Single Window for Trade Facilitation and Customs Risk Management · 60

Digital Egypt Pioneers Initiative (DEPI) · 52

Egypt's National AI Competency Framework for Teachers — UNESCO-Backed, Nationally Contextualised Standards · 47

ITIDA–NTI Summer Training Programme — NVIDIA Deep-Learning Digital Badges for Egyptian University Students · 47

Egypt's National AI and Programming Curriculum for Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools · 33

Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more

Recommended to adopt or replicate

Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.

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Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100

  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100

  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 90/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Stadtidee Aarau — Switzerland's First City-Wide Participatory Budget Using the Method of Equal Shares · fit 90/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Smart City Wien Framework Strategy · fit 82/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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VIGINUM's D3lta — France's Open-Source AI Tool for Detecting Coordinated Disinformation · fit 82/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
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SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence

Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more