Development of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Training Institute.

1994

150,000 (50,000 IPDC and 100,000 FIT)

PDC/14 EGY/01 352 EGY 41 520- EGY-64

IPDC

To modernise the training equipment of the ERTU Institute.

Purchase of equipment and conducting of relevant practical courses.

130,000

87%. Equipment has been ordered and installed.
Training programmes held. Evaluation pending.

Kaliwo and Hadlow

Acquisition of an outside broadcasting (O.B.) van for rural programmes production Egypt 1994

1994

150,000 ( 57,000 IPDC and 93,000 FIT )

PDC/15 EGY/01 352 EGY 64 520-EGY-63

IPDC

To purchase a fully equipped O.B. van for the ERTU Training school.

Purchase of equipment and conducting of relevant practical courses.

135,000

90% Fully equipped van ordered and being delivered to project site. Evaluation pending.

Kaliwo and Hadlow

Assistance to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina EGYPT

1993 - 1998

432,500

534 EGY 80

FIT Italy

Detailed programme for implementation of the International School of information Studies: design of information storage and retrieval system; design and installation of Restoration Test Laboratory.

Development of a programme for International School of Information studies at the Alexandria Library; design of bibliographic formats; Establishment of Restoration Laboratory set-up to preserve rare books and manuscripts.

275,000

64%. The projects funds have been used to develop the detailed Programme of the School of Information Studies; for the design of bibliographic formats through expert missions; and the purchase of equipment for the Restoration Laboratory.
Expenditure of remaining funds will be used for training and equipment needs.

Holmquist

Revival of the Ancient Library of Alexandria EGYPT

1990 - 1998

1,211,222

EGY 88 003

UNDP

Advise on the organizational structure of the Library; acquisitions policy formulation; technical solutions for acquisition and storage processing of bibliographic material; training of national counterparts in Library activities.

Preparation of technical documents; basic data and guidelines for the design of information system of Library; definition of cataloguing and organization of training courses; definition of structure and tasks at Library.

1,208,222

97%. This project, which will be completed in 1998, has greatly helped the development of the Library structure, organization and collection development, through the development of an acquisition policy, purchase of books and equipment expert missions to advise on the information system and training of future Library personnel

Holmquist