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Beirut, 30 May 2003 (United Nations Information Service)--The
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is holding
an expert group meeting on “The Promotion of Digital Arabic
Content (DAC)”, from 3 to 5 June 2003 at the United Nations House,
Riad Solh Square, Beirut.
The Meeting, which will open at 10:00 am on Tuesday 3 June, aims
at identifying the best practices for enabling the Arab countries,
particularly in the Western Asia region, to develop the Arabic
content on the Internet and various digital media.
The meeting will be addressing several themes such as the current
situation of the DAC and its status vis-à-vis other international
languages; the major applications that promote DAC, particularly
online translation, virtual libraries, and education and training;
information and communication issues and tools related to the
effective use of the Arabic language on the Internet, as well as
the issue of the Arabic domain names on the Internet, including
procedures and mechanisms needed for their dissemination.
Participants in the meeting will be experts from ESCWA
Member-States as well as from the United Kingdom, Korea, and
Switzerland, academics, and representatives of United Nations
organizations and concerned institutions.
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