Abeer Shakweer is currently the Assistant Resident Representative for Inclusive Growth and Innovation at UNDP, Egypt. She is responsible for digital transformation, SMEs and entrepreneurship, innovation and Governance. She holds a Ph.D., in |Environmental Engineering and a M.Sc. in Computer Science both from the University of Nottingham, in the UK, and a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Cairo University. Dr. Shakweer has more than 20 years of experience in ICT, Technology Transfer and Innovation working with national and international organizations. She worked as advisor to the Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Social Responsibility and Services; the Executive Director of the National ICT academy for Persons with Disabilities. She previously worked as the founding Planning and Monitoring Manager at the Science and Technology Development Fund, and Executive Director for the center for future studies at the Cabinet of Minister’s Information and Decision Support Center. Dr. Shakweer worked as a consultant with several reputable organizations including the European Commission ,and several UN agencies.