The Information Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa

Abstract

RAND is conducting a multiyear effort, sponsored by the National Intelligence Council (NIC), to explore the future of the information revolution throughout the world. This is a multidisciplinary effort with a broad range of participants from both inside and outside of RAND, with an overarching goal of mapping the likely future of the global information revolution over the next one to two decades. This effort has included a series of international conferences on specific aspects of the information revolution, involving experts in various relevant areas. This publication reports the results of one of those studies, on the likely course of the information revolution in the Middle East and North Africa over the next five to 10 years. Key questions addressed in this report include the extent to which the information revolution has taken hold in this region in general, the variations between individual countries, and prospects for further information technology (IT)-related developments in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA413892

Entities

People

  • Grey E. Burkhart
  • Susan Older

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Economic Development
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Mobile Communications
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Network Science
  • Radio Equipment
  • Recreation
  • Students

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.