Dawning of Egypt's new age of reform to begin with new prime minister.

Byline: John Zaracostas

Jul. 25--Egyptians are placing their long standing aspirations for sweeping change to bring the country up to speed with the world economy squarely on the shoulders of the new prime minister Ahmed Nazief -- a respected technocrat who has been appointed by President Hosni Mubarak.

Nazief, 52, who holds a doctorate in computer engineering from a Canadian university, was the architect of innovative policies which set in motion an information revolution during his tenure as minister of communications until his appointment as premier earlie