The conference on electronic transactions ‘E-commerce & E-governance’ called for issuing new laws to combat all forms of encroachments against persons or funds while dealing with e-transactions.

Organisers of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East (WEF) are harnessing ICT to ensure wider interaction with the worldwide audience.

Copyright Future: Copyright Freedom, Old Parliament House, Canberra Australia

This conference – Copyright Future: Copyright Freedom – will be held at Old Parliament House (OPH) in Canberra on Wednesday 27th May and Thursday 28th May 2009. The month of May in 2009 marks 40 years since the commencement of the Australian Copyright Act of 1968.

Since joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and signing the associated Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Agreement (“TRIPS agreement”) many countries throughout the world have amended or passed new laws on copyright.

Professor Lawrence Lessig newest book Remix can now be downloaded for free from the Internet. The publisher is Bloomsbury Academic.

Creative Commons and the Royal Film Commission of Jordan in cooperation with the SAE Institute are pleased to announce the “Online Media Creativity” workshop to be conducted by the Japanese instructor Joichi Ito.

A study shows US scorn for other countries’ IP protection law is matched by some relatively lax laws at home.

Copyright and related issues is a much overlooked policy area in developing countries. Although low on the development agenda, copyright is important for any country aiming to increase its international trade engagement.

Saudi Arabia’s spending in information technology is expected to rise to $5.6 billion by 2013, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11 percent. Last year, the Kingdom, which is the biggest IT market in the Gulf region, spent $3.4 billion in the sector.

The first Creative Commons regional meeting in the Arab World was held few weeks ago during Al Jazeera’s annual Media Forum in Doha, Qatar (14-16 March, 2009).