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PROGRAMME NEWS

ESCWA and the Union of Arab Banks convene the Arab Forum on the ICT Sector in Tunisia Arab IGF Open Consultations and Third AMAG Meetings Expert Group Meeting on the Role of ICT in Socio-Economic Development Partnerships for the implementation of the ESCWA Initiative for Promoting the Digital Arabic Content Industry Seminar on Legal and Regulatory Requirements for a Sustainable Knowledge Society in the Arab Region First Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Form ESCWA participates in the Arab IGF Open Consultations and the Arab Multistakeholder Advisory Group meetings The ".arab" domain name on its way to reality First Meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Arab Internet Governance Forum Launch of the ESCWA Cyber Legislation Directives

KEY DOCUMENTS, PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES   Broadband for Development Broadband for Development in the ESCWA Region: Enhancing Access to ICT Services in a Global Knowledge Society   Brochures and Leaflets Leaflet on the Regional Profile of the Information Society in Western Asia - 2009 Leaflet on the Regional Plan of Action for Building the Information Society Brochure on ESCWA Technology Centre   Core ICT Indicators Core ICT Indicators   Field Projects Project on ‘Arab Women in Science and Technology’ - Observatory on the status of Arab Women in Science and Technology   ICTD Work Programme ICTD Work Programme 2008-2009 ICTD Work Programme 2006-2007   Information Society – Declaration to Implementation United Nations Regional Commissions, Palais des Nations,Geneva, 21 May 2007   Initiatives Information Society Profiles for Western Asia Regional Plan of Action for Building the Information Society in Western Asia Arabic Domain Names System - Request for comments Arab Content Initiative (Arabic) Information Society Portal for the ESCWA Region   Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) MoU with ICANN   On-line Applications On-line Workshop on Promoting the Digital Arabic Content Industry On-line Workshop on e-Government Policies and Strategies ICT On-line Questionnaire   Press Releases Press Releases 2006-2007 Press Releases 2004-2005   Reports of Meetings Report of Peer Consultation Meeting on Cyber Legislation in the ESCWA Region, Amman, 11-12 December 2007 (Arabic) Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Regional Networking and Partnership for the Information Society Development, Beirut, 5-6 September 2007 Report of the Regional Stakeholders’ Meeting on Knowledge Network Strategies, Mechanisms and Tools, Beirut, 3-4 September 2007 Report of Workshop on Establishing Public Private Partnerships for ICT Initiatives, Amman, 26 Feb - 1 March 2007 Report of Expert Group Meeting on Information ‎Society ‎Measurement: Core ‎Indicators, Statistics, and Data ‎Collection – ICT Indicators in ‎Education and E-Government, Cairo, 13-15 February 2007 Report of On-line Workshop on e-Government Policies and Strategies, 15 Jan - 12 March 2007 Report of On-line Workshop on Promoting the Digital Arabic Content Industry, 30 Jan - 10 March 2007 (Arabic) Report of Expert Group Meeting on Open Source Software Solutions for the Public Sector in the Arab Region, Cairo,19-21 December 2006 Report of Capacity Building Workshop on Information SOciety Measurements; Core Indicators, Statistics and Data Collection, Amman ,10-12 December 2006 Report of ICT Policy Making Workshop in ESCWA Member Countries, Beirut, 2-4 May 2006 Report of Roundtable on Women in the Information Society: Building a Gender Balanced Knowledge-Based Economy", Tunis, 16 November 2005 Report of Workshop on Novel Telecommunication Technologies for Socio-Economic Devlopment - Beirut, 11-13 July 2005 Report of Capacity-building Workshop on Information Society Measurements: Core Indicators, Statistics, and Data Collection - Beirut, 7-10 June 2005 Report of the Roundtable on information society indicators and profiles in Western Asia, Beirut, 4-5 October 2004 Report of the Roundtable on strategies and plans of action for building the information society in Western Asia, Beirut, 21-22 June 2004 (Arabic) Report of the Roundtable on information and communications technology as an enabler for economic development, Beirut, 29-30 April 2004 Report of the expert group meeting on promotion of digital Arabic content, Beirut, 3-5 June 2003 (Arabic)   PUBLICATIONS E/ESCWA/ICTD/2013/WG.1/Report Seminar on Legal and Regulatory Requirements for Sustainable Knowledge Society in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/ICTD/2012/Technical Paper.4 The Digital Arabic Content Industry E/ESCWA/ICTD/2012/Technical paper.4 Status of the Digital Arabic Content Industry in the Region More >>

Specialized Sites ESCWA Cyber Legislation Forum Information Society Portal for ESCWA Region - ISPER Consultative Committee on Scientific & Technological Development & Technological Innovation (ESTIC) ESCWA Technology Centre Promotion of the Digital Arabic Content Industry through Incubation ESCWA Follow-up for the WSIS Modern Technologies for Employment Creation and Poverty Reduction in the ESCWA Region

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International Telecommunication Union World Summit on the Information Society-Geneva 2003-Tunis 2005 United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force World Bank Global Information & Communication Technologies Department Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization United Nations University - MERIT Global Alliance for ICT and Development (G@ID) United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance (UNPAN) Asia Pacific Development Information Program (APDIP) Arab Telecoms & Information Council of Ministers Development Gateway Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)