Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute 4.02

The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI) is an intergovernmental body with a strong dialogue mandate under the Danish Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP). Established in 2004, DEDI’s core mandate as a centre of excellence is to promote political and cultural understanding between Denmark and Egypt and Europe and the Arab World. Dialogue expertise cuts across all activities, detailed in the Agreement establishing DEDI as conferences, seminars, publications, projects and programmes.

DEDI’s dialogue expertise is nurtured through network activities with similar dialogue institutes and captured in publications on lessons learned in dialogue practice and methodologies. In systematizing lessons learnt, developing methodologies and disseminating insights on how to work with dialogue, DEDI draws not only on its own experiences but also on those of other partners, notably the wide range of Arab and Danish partners working with dialogue under DAPP.

DEDI has an important role to play as a platform within the strategic framework for DAPP. DEDI’s comparative advantages in dialogue competence and its unique intergovernmental status allow for a broad scope of governmental and civil society partnerships to be brought together. DEDI has particular comparative advantages due to its location in Cairo to nurture networks and long-term partnerships on a daily basis.

Responding to demands for input and facilitation as well as contacts from both Egyptians and Danes, DEDI acts as a bridge builder for Egyptian
and Danish partners cooperation, including DAPP. DEDI builds long-lasting networks and co-operation between Egyptian and Danish partners with mutual interests and shared challenges. DEDI has an important task of facilitating and extending these long- term partnerships by providing insight on the Egyptian and Danish scenes. DEDI continuously expands its scope by reaching out to new partners aiming at involving broad segments of both societies.

انشئ المعهد الدنماركى المصرى للحوار "ديدى" في عام ٢٠٠٤ بالقاهره ، كمعهد مستقل في اطار برنامج "الشراكة الدنماركية-ـ العربيه” بتمويل من وكالة التنمية الدنماركية (دانيدا) .

و تهدف إستيراتيجية المعهد إلى تحسين الحياة السياسية فى كلا من مصر و الدنمارك بوجه خاص، و أوروبا و العالم العربى بوجه عام. بالإضافة إلى تقوية التفاهم و الحوار المشترك ما بين تلك
المجتمعات المختلفه. وتقوم وكالة التنمية الدنماركية (دانيدا) بتمويل انشطه المعهد من خلال منح. و قد تم صرف المنحة الأولى فى الفترة ما بين آواخر عام 2004 و أوائل عام 2008.