UAE leads in Broadband Speed
The UAE leads the Middle East in terms of average broadband speed and penetration, according to Akamai Technologies’ recently released ‘The State of the Internet (Q3-2009)’ report.
PROL Workshop, CUMERC, Amman, Jordan 23-24 Janyary 2009
The Palestinian Rule of Law Program (PROL) supported by Soros Foundation and Open Society Institute (OSI) Netowk is holding a workshop for their alumni at Columbia University Middle East Research Center (CUMERC), Amman, Jordan on 23-24 January 2010.
Jordanian Courts Extend Law to Curb Internet Freedoms
The Court of Cassation in Amman has issued a controversial decision that chill free speech over the Internet. The Court mentioned clearly that the Press and Publication Law is also applicable on websites and bloggers or others publishing offensive materials criticising the government and jeopardising national unity will be prosecuted under the law.
Government of Jordan Selects Ingres to Drive Open source Adoption Across The Country
Ingres Corporation, the leading open source database management company and pioneer of the New Economics of IT, and the Government of Jordan announced today that they have joined forces to establish the first ever agreement between an international company and a government to promote and drive open source adoption.
Banks Need IT Innovation for Growth
Half of the banking sector worldwide will still lack a formal IT budget and innovation programme by 2013 restricting future growth potential.
Mobile operators in Jordan given 3 months to document unregistered SIM cards
The Kingdom’s three major mobile operators have a three-month deadline to document all unregistered SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards, according to a recent decision by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC).
UAE Mobile Subscription Reaches 10 million
The UAE became one of the highest telecom penetration markets in the world as the mobile subscribers in the country reached 10 million, a figure that has doubled in the past four years, the telecom regulator said.
IGF workshop No. 176 Entitled “Open Content and Open Licensing in the Arab World: Opportunities and Challenges Facing their Use and Applicability”
Professor Brian Fitzgerald from Queensland University of technology has chaired the workshop on “Open Content and Open Licensing in the Arab World: Opportunities and Challenges Facing their use and Applicability” and gave an introductory remark on Creative Commons and its importance to the region.
Egypt Research Findings on A2K is now available
The African Access to Knowledge Project has published a study on A2K in Egypt. The study is important in showing how the Egyptian Intellectual Property Code (copyright) stifles A2K in a number of issues. It is hoped that many other studies across the Arab World to be published in the near future.