Digitalisation and an AI Committee: A Parliamentary Request Supported by Over 60 MPs

Press coverage · Sada El Balad, citing MENA · 2026-06-02

In an interview published by Sada El Balad and originally reported by the Middle East News Agency, engineer Zeinab Bashier discussed the role of digitalisation and AI in improving services and creating opportunities for young people, alongside the need for legislation that protects rights and data.
She said that a request to establish a specialised AI committee had been submitted with signatures from more than 60 MPs. She also discussed training young programmers, cooperating with technology companies and drawing on Egyptian expertise. The interview follows up on the committee proposal she introduced at the start of the legislative term. This story documents the request and its rationale; it does not report a decision establishing the committee.

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Source: Sada El Balad

Call for a parliamentary committee to legislate and control artificial intelligence