A strong ICT sector is one of the main pillars for any
country looking for achieving progress and development,
as the impact of the sector goes beyond securing
communications and knowledge, to changing the lifestyle
of the society as a whole. As ICTs have become an
empowering tool enhancing the performance of all
sectors, it becomes imperative to formulate and update
the guiding policies touching on ICTs’ use in across
the different sectors. Concomitantly, there is a need
to follow up the latest developments in general and
targeted policies on the regional and international levels.
This exercise allows for the development of existing ICT
sector policies and practices at the national level in
light of relevant and similar international experiences.
It is also important to monitor the changes in the ICT
environment to ensure the compatibility of such policies
with the public policy and national strategies.
The dissemination of these policies at all levels has
become a necessity, especially with the boom in services
offered by the high-speed internet that will continue to
expand reaching out to a wide range of users.
This brochure focuses on the major policies developed
by the ICT sector, to be implemented during the coming
period in the framework of the new ICT Sector Strategy
(2012-2017).
The policies include: green ICT, Arabic digital content,
cloud computing, digital identity management, access
to information, e-Commerce, mobile applications for
development, using ICTs in education through the tablet
computer, open-source software and empowering people
with special needs.
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