Education:
Dr. Badran -Prof. Dr. Mona F. Badran is a Digital Economy Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, and a Digital Economy Expert at the World Bank, Washington DC. She received her Ph.D. from Cairo University, and a master’s degree in economics from Georgia State University, Atlanta. Professor Badran has published extensively on topics related to the ICT sector in emerging markets and Arab countries such as digital inclusion, local loop unbundling, fixed and mobile broadband, socioeconomic dynamics in the uptake of ICT, cloud computing, data localization, e- and m-health, mobile money services, digital economy, and digital platforms. Her research topics focus primarily on the socioeconomic impact of ICT in developing countries, particularly, on marginalized cohorts such as youth and women. Moreover, Professor Badran has extensive consulting experience with the public sector. She advised the Egyptian Ministers of Investment for more than six years at the Ministry of Investment, where she led the research department. Besides her consulting experience in government, Professor Badran also has extensive consulting experience with the private sector, such as Orange Mobile Operator, telecom industry bodies such as GSMA, and international organizations such as the World Bank, ILO, and the ITU. Furthermore, she has an extensive track record of publishing in the best international journals in her field such as Telecommunications Policy Journal. Professor Badran’s current research interests include studying the impact of new disruptive technologies such as AI and digital platforms on economic growth and development in emerging markets. Professor Badran received numerous international awards for her international publications record and her academic achievements from Cairo University, Georgia State University, and the International Telecommunications Society.

Recent Publications:
1. Badran, Mona Farid. 2022. “Finding Solutions to Common Digital Economy Challenges under Germany’s G7 Presidency.” Think7 Policy Brief: International Cooperation Task Force. 2. Badran, M.F., Digital platforms in Africa: A case study of Jumia Egypt’s digital platform, Telecommunications Policy, Volume 45, Issue 3, 2021, 102077, ISSN 0308- 5961, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2020.102077. 3. Barakat. M., Aboulnaga M.M., Badran, M.F, Resilience of Informal Areas in Megacities Magnitude, Challenges, and Policies: Strategic Environmental Assessment and Upgrading Guidelines to Attain Sustainable Development Goals, doi 10.1007I978-3-030-87794-1, eBook ISBN 978-3-030-87794-1, Springer International Publishing 2021, Switzerland. 4. World Bank Group, Egypt digital economy country assessment, World Bank Group Publication, Washington DC, USA, (2022) https:1/thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/ b7a35868206ace761 909f9bd2daa1f91-0200022021/original/Digital-Economy-Country Assessment-May-26-Final.pdf 5. Badran, M. F., Whalley, J. (2019), More mundane than Skynet? Al in healthcare in developing countries conference paper, ITS Europe, Helsinki, Finland, (June 2019) 6. Badran, M. F. (2019), Technological Change and Its Impact on the Labor Market in Egypt, International Telecommunication Society- MENA Conference, Aswan, Egypt (2019) 7. Badran, M. F. (2019). eHealth in Egypt: The demand-side perspective of implementing electronic health records. Telecommunications Policy, 43(6), 576-594. 6. Rossotto, C. M., Badran, M. F., Lal Das, P., Gasol Ramos, E., Clemente Miranda, E., Martinez Licetti, M., & Miralles Murciego, G. What are the Policy Challenges for a Digital Economy in the Arab Region? Role of Data, Broadband and Digital Platforms, Dubai Policy Review. Mohamed Ben Rashed School of Government, UAE (2019) https://dubaipolicyreview.ae/what are-the-policy-challenges-for-a-digital-economy-in-the-arab- region role-of-data-broadband-and digital-platforms/ 7. Rossotto, C. M., Lal Das, P., Gasol Ramos, E., Clemente Miranda, E., Badran, M. F.. Martinez Licetti, M., & Miralles Murciego, G. Digital platforms: A literature review and policy implications for development. Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, 19(1-2), 93- 109. Https//doi.org/10.1177/1783591718809485 8. “World Bank Information and Communications for Development 2018 Development Washington, DC Data-Driven Open knowledge World Bank. Contributed to Chapter 5 Data and Firms World Bank World Bank 9. Badran, M.F. Digital Platforms in Developing Countries A Case Study o Jumia Egypt Digital Platforms, International Telecommunication Society European Conference. Trento. Italy. (2018) 10. Badran, M.F Economic Impact of Data Localization in Five Selected Africa Countries (2018) Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance, https.://doi orgl 10 1108/DPRG-01-2018-0002 11.Badran, M.E., Electronic Health Records Prospects in Egypt A Demand-Side Perspective International Telecommunications Society (ITS), Passau, Germany ( 2017) 12. Badran, M.F.. Achieving Gender Equality in the Arab Region amidst the Changing World of Work, Tripartite Arab Meeting on the Future of Work Beirut- Lebanon.(2017) 13.Badran, M.F, Bridging the gender digital divide with focus on Arab Region, (2017). IDRO. Presented at Internet Governance Forum (IGE 2017) conference in Geneva ( 2017). 14. Badran, M.F, Socioeconomic dynamics in mobile money services in Egypt. An empirical analysis, Eurasian Bus Rev (2016). Doi: 10.1007/s40821-016-0057-1 15. Badran, M.F, Mobile Money Services in Egypt: Un-materialized Opportunity. EBES 18th 0conference. American University of Sharjah, UAE, (2016) 16. Badran, M.F., Mobile Money Services in Egypt: Un-materialized Opportunity, ITU, Focus Group on Digital Financial Services, DFS—158, Geneva 15-16 December 2015, Switzerland. 17.Badran, M.F. Empowering Female-Owned SMES with ICT in A Group of Selected Arab Countries and Brazil, Internet Science, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 9089, pp 30-48. (2015) 18. Badran, M.F., The ICT sector and its Contribution to Building the knowledge-based economy. Anglo Bookshop, (2015) (Arabic) 19. Badran, M.F, ICT and Women’s empowerment in Egypt: An empirical Study, Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences& Humanities, Vol. 22 (S) Mar. 2014, Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (2015) 20. Access and Use of ICTs in female-owned SMEs in selected Arab Countries and Brazil: A Comparative Study”, Maastricht School of Management, Working Paper 2014/12, Maastricht. Netherland, (2014). 21. Access and Use of ICTs in female-owned SMEs in selected Arab Countries and Brazil: A Comparative Study”, presented in the Fourth Annual Conference of Economic Forum of Entrepreneurship & International Business, ECO-ENA, Inc., Canada; University of London Institute in Paris, (2014) 22. Badran, M.F. Young people and the digital divide in Egypt: an empirical study. Eurasian Econ Rev 4, 223–250 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40822-014-0008-z 23. An Empirical Analysis of The Impact of Mobile Broadband on Economic Growth in Emerging Economies.” International Research Journal for Finance and Economics, (2013) 24. Young People and the Digital Divide in Egypt”, Presented in The ESCWA Expert Meeting for the socio-economic impact of ICT on the ESCWA Region, (2013), Beirut, Lebanon. 25. Young People and the Digital Divide in Egypt”, joined research with Dr. Anotnio Andres. Economic Research Forum Annual Conference, (2013), Kuwait. 26. Young People and the Digital Divide in Egypt”, 9th EBES Conference, (2013), Rome, Italy. 27.The Role of ICT in Empowering Women in Egypt, International Conference on Management, Social Sciences & Humanities 2012-14, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, published in Pertanika Journal for Social Sciences and Humanities (2014) 28. The Impact of ICT on Women Empowerment in Egypt. An Empirical Study” CODESRIA Annual Gender Symposium: Gender and the Media in Africa, November 1-3, 2011, Cairo, Egypt. 29. Promoting Economic Growth by Broadband Development in Emerging Countries: An Empirical Study”, ITU World Telecom 2011 Technical Symposium 24-27 0ctober 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. Published by IEEE xplore, 30 The Impact of broadband infrastructure on economic growth in some emerging countries ICTNET Workshop No.3 “ICT enabled Innovation, Productivity, and Growth”, October 24-25. 2011. Mannheim, Germany 31. The Impact of broadband infrastructure on economic growth in some emerging countries, 10th International MEEA Conference, 23-24 July 2011, Barcelona, Spain 32.The Impact of Broadband Infrastructure on Economic Growth in Some Arab and Emerging Countries, Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies, electronic journal, Volume 14. Middle East Economic Association and Loyola University Chicago, September 2012 33. 1CT and women empowerment in Egypt. An Empirical Study, Proceedings of the Il Workshop on Economics of the Mediterranean and the Euro Mediterranean Process organized by CREMed (IEMed and Barcelona GSE) and the European Institute (LSE) in Barcelona, Spain (2011) 34. Is ICT Empowering Women in Egypt? An empirical study”, 8th World Telecommunications Indicators Meeting, ITU (Geneva 24 - 26 November (2010) 35. The Role of ICT in Empowering Women in Arab Countries. A Literature Review” final dissemination conference on Gender and Work in the MENA Region, March (2010) SOFITEL Hotel Maadi Cairo. Egypt. 36. Is ICT empowering women in Egypt? An empirical study” ICT and Development – Research Voices from Africa - International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)Technical commission 9 – Relationship Between Computers and Society. Workshop at Makerere University Uganda 22-23 March 2010 37. Low Cost Broadband in Emerging Countries, where I represented Orange in the Digital World Forum in Brussels, Belgium organized by the EU Commission in September 2009. 38. Want determines broadband uptake in emerging countries? An empirical study, ITU, 6th World Telecommunications/ ICT indicators meeting 13-15 December 2007, Geneva. Extracted from my PhD research work at Cairo University. 39. The Status of Telecom ICT in Egypt, ITU, 6th World Telecommunication/ ICT indicators meeting 13- 15 December 2007, Geneva. 40. What Determines broadband uptake in emerging countries? An empirical study”. IFIP 9.4. conference, Assessing the contribution of computers in achieving development goals”, Dubai, May 2009. 41. Prospects of Telecom investment in Egypt, UN- ESCWA, Workshop on Investment in ICT Sector, Cairo 5-7 May 2009.