ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/ICTD/2011/4
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Publication Subject: Regional Profile of the Information Society in the Arab Region
Cluster: Statistics, Information Society and Technology
Focus Area: 2030 Agenda, Technology & innovation
Initiatives: Arab information society, Digital Development
SDGs: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Keywords: Arab countries, Information society, Knowledge-based economy, Serial publications, Sustainable development, Development strategies, Statistical data, Regional cooperation, Recommendations, Culture, Information technology, Communication technology, Communication policy, Science and technology policy, Information society, Mass media
Regional Profile of the Information Society in Western Asia, 2011
January 2011
The information society, in which information is processed efficiently, including the production, exchange, adaptation and use of information, is the appropriate environment for achieving sustainable development and enhancing the quality of life for all citizens. However, the move towards the information society constitutes a real challenge to developing countries, particularly in view of the expanding digital divide with developed countries, thus rendering them increasingly vulnerable to reduction in their productive and economic capacities. Given the importance of information societies as a path for achieving sustainable development and realizing the Millennium Development Goals, and in the process of following up to the World Summit on the Information Society, ESCWA prepared this regional profile report, which is the fifth in a series on the information society in Western Asia. The present report provides essential information on the status of the information society in ESCWA member countries.
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The information society, in which information is processed efficiently, including the production, exchange, adaptation and use of information, is the appropriate environment for achieving sustainable development and enhancing the quality of life for all citizens. However, the move towards the information society constitutes a real challenge to developing countries, particularly in view of the expanding digital divide with developed countries, thus rendering them increasingly vulnerable to reduction in their productive and economic capacities. Given the importance of information societies as a path for achieving sustainable development and realizing the Millennium Development Goals, and in the process of following up to the World Summit on the Information Society, ESCWA prepared this regional profile report, which is the fifth in a series on the information society in Western Asia. The present report provides essential information on the status of the information society in ESCWA member countries.
