The Faculty of Law at Yarmouk University – Jordan is organizing a conference in the field of professional liability to be held in Jordan in the period of 13-14 April 2010.
The Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Program for 2009 was held from 6-17 July in QUT Brisbane, Australia has just finished. I was fortunate enough to be accepted in the program and attend with a scholarship from CCI.
The first issue of the International Free Open Source Software Law Review is now launched (IFOSS L. Rev.). The Law Journal aims to increase knowledge and understanding among lawyers about Free and Open Source Software issues.
The strength of the relations between the U.S. and Egypt on a business level has never been better, and Egypt is primed to increase the volume of its IT/ITES exports to US$1.1 billion by 2010.
CCI’s next symposium will be held from 2-3 July and will involve workshops, presentations and contributions from CCI staff, CI’s, students and Advisory Board members.
Several weeks ago, it was announced that the Ministry of Information & Communication Technology (MoICT) was looking into exempting computers from the 16 percent sales tax.
Shopping online is the new favourite with the number of people doing this registering an increase, according to a survey conducted by Google in the UAE recently.The survey found that 69 per cent of the respondents have bought something online and 48 per cent have used online services for their travel plans.
The rise of digital networked technologies has meant that copyright is now central to most everything we do from recreation to research. Every time we use digital technology – which needs to reproduce and communicate to operate – we automate the possibility of copyright infringement.
Exporters and importers representing over 100 Jordanian companies took part on Monday in a workshop on how to maximise benefits from the US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The two-day workshop seeks to increase awareness of Jordanian exporters about the FTA benefits and clarify trade policies between the two countries to help companies expand their businesses.
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It is an honour to be a participant in the IALS Conference on “The Role of Law Schools and Law Schools Leadership in a Changing World” at the Australian National University, Canberra from 25 – 27 May 2009.