Hoda Baraka

Hoda Baraka is the Advisor to the Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Technology Talent Development. She is also the National Al Strategy Lead, Acting Director of the Egyptian Center for Responsible AI (ECRAI), and a Professor of Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.

With over 40 years of experience, Baraka is a seasoned consultant in digital transformation, advising both public and private sector organizations. She currently leads several national capacity-building programs under the Digital Egypt Generations umbrella, including Digital Egypt Builders Initiative (DEBI) and Digital Egypt Pioneers Initiative (DEPI).

As Acting Director of ECRAI, Baraka spearheads the National Al Strategy. In this role, she contributes to the development and oversight of the strategy and governance framework, ensuring the responsible, safe, and ethical deployment of Al technologies across Egypt.

Baraka previously served as First Deputy ICT Minister from 2006 to 2013. Between 2002 and 2013, she was also the National Director of Egypt’s ICT Trust Fund, established to advance the use of ICT for sustainable development.

In recognition of her contributions to advancing education through technology, she was awarded UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in Education. She also served as a member of the Technical Advisory Group on Capacity Development under the UNESCO-WEF Partnership for Education, and the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Technology and Education.