Projects in the Arab Region

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Syria |
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e-Learning
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The project aimed to facilitate the adoption of policies aimed at
promoting the use of Arab language and the creation of Arab content for
e-Education. Hosted by the government of Syria, ITU organized a regional seminar on e-Education in Damascus Syria from 15-17 July 2003. Bringing together key players from the Arab region, this seminar addressed the challenges to the use of the Arabic language in ICTs
(2003).
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Iran
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e-Commerce
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The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran funded the "Ministry of PTT e-Commerce project for D-8 Members".
The project benefited Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia,
Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey (2002).
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Pakistan
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e-Commerce
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With the collaboration of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
(PTA), a "Basic e-Commerce training” was organized in Islamabad
(March-April 2001) for senior managers from the PTA, the Pakistan
Telecommunication Co. and Internet service providers’ representatives.
The training introduced basic concepts of e-Commerce, explained
technology policy issues and strategies and highlighted the need for a
legal environment for e-Commerce (2001).
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