Dr. ElSherif led RITSEC's initiatives to support Arab countries in developing their information technology and software engineering sectors and capacities. In this respect, he led efforts to support the Arab countries using state-of-the-art tools and techniques, which it gained access to through the many international alliances that it formed. RITSEC trained and created a team of internationally certified software engineers and implemented a series of projects in several Arab countries utilizing its highly specialized team of software engineers and the latest available tools and techniques. This team implemented many projects in other countries outside the Arab region. The outcome of RITSEC's work in this field is grouped into implemented projects, developed products, consultation and technical assistance services and events.