As part of its national service, Zewail City of Science and Technology will include a center for strategic studies of major projects of development and for the assessment of national risks. A study group of local and international experts will be involved in each case providing scientific analyses at the highest level of professionalism. Examples include case studies of national education, eradication of illiteracy, road and train transportation across the country, the development of desert land, and the future of water and energy supplies.
The risks facing the country and the region are numerous and studies should be made of, for example, the acquiring of nuclear energy for peaceful applications and the effect of nuclear disasters, the spread of viruses, the scarcity of water, and the erosion of the Delta region, among others. The reports, funded by fees and with total independence and transparency, will be made available to policymakers through contractual agreements.
