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Cyber Legislation Directives

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Developing and Harmonizing Cyber Legislation in the Arab Region





 

Most developed and some...
Capacity Building Workshop on Promoting a Safer Cyberspace in the Arab Region





This workshop was jointly organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the ITU Regional Cybersecurity Center (ITU-RCC) and the Information...

Workshop on Building Trust and Confidence in Arabic e-Services





 

The ICT Division of ESCWA held the workshop entitled "Building Trust and Confidence in Arabic e...
Promoting a Safer Cyberspace in the Arab Region, Muscat, Oman, 8-9 December 2014



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Models for Cyber Legislation in ESCWA Member Countries

E/ESCWA/ICTD/2007/8

There is significant variation in the legal frameworks for the regulation of cyber issues between ESCWA member countries. This study addresses the current state of cyber legislation in the region...

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Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Western Asia, Issue No. 11

E/ESCWA/ICTD/2009/9



This issue tackles cyberspace legislation and its role in strengthening confidence in electronic services. It contains an overview of the status of cyberspace legislation in the ESCWA...

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Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Arab Countries, Issue 18

E/ESCWA/ICTD/2013/1

Cyber-crime is an emerging global threat which affects developed and developing countries alike. This Review examines selected aspects of cybercrime, underlining its effect on the socioeconomic...

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Seminar on Legal and Regulatory Requirements for a Sustainable Knowledge Society in the Arab Region





Under the patronage of the Lebanese Minister of Telecommunications, His Excellency Nicolas Sehnaoui, ESCWA organized a...

Policy Note: Development and Harmonization of Cyber Legislation in the Arab Region

E/ESCWA/ICTD/2013/Technical Paper.2



  The purpose of this note is to clarify the importance of cyber legislation in building the Arab knowledge society and highlight the ESCWA efforts and activities that aim at developing...

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Regional Harmonisation of Cyber Legislation in the Arab Region





Most developed countries, as well as some developing countries, have modernized their legal and regulatory framework to meet legal...

Building Trust in E-Services in the ESCWA Region

E/ESCWA/ICTD/2009/4

The rapid pace of advancement in information and communications technology (ICT) and the increasing ICT application possibilities in the economic, social and cultural fields are accompanied, on...

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Regional Harmonization of Cyber Legislation to Promote the Knowledge Society in the Arab World Regional Harmonization of Cyber Legislation to Promote the Knowledge Society in the Arab World

E/ESCWA/ICTD/2011/Brochure.2

This is a brochure for the project "Regional Harmonization of Cyber Legislation to Promote the Knowledge Society in the Arab World". The objective of the project was to enhance regional...

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Cyber Legislation



During the last years, ESCWA focused on promoting cybersafety and combating cybercrime. In this context the Commission published a report that included a ...

ESCWA Urges Turning Virtual Laws into Reality