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Building sustainable e-Infrastructure institutions for the Arab Countries: Obstacles and Concerns EU-MED EVENT3 Brussels 30-31 March 2010 Yousef Torman Executive Director Jordanian Universities Network ( JUNet ) yousef@junet.edu.jo.
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Building sustainable e-Infrastructure institutions for the Arab Countries: • Obstacles and Concerns • EU-MED EVENT3 • Brussels 30-31 March 2010 • Yousef Torman • Executive Director • Jordanian Universities Network (JUNet) • yousef@junet.edu.jo
My Presentation in EUMEDEVENT in Brussels October 2007 Seeking financing for EUMEDCONNECT2 from the EC
National Efforts (Arab Countries) • Morocco: MARWAN • Algeria: ARN • Tunisia: KCC • Egypt: EUN • Jordan: JUNet • Saudi Arabia: KASCT & KAUST • Palestine: PADI 2 • Syria: HIAST, SHREN • UAE: ANKABUT • Qatar: Qatar Foundation
Initiatives Towards Arab Network • PAN Arab Network, 2005 • Rome Declaration 2006 • NAP, the Network Access Points 2007 • CAMREN 200?
Major Obstacles and Concerns… • Financial support • Technical Support • Political Support • Applications, Services, Contents … • Promotion • Bureaucracy • Monopoly, Regulations… • Time… This slide is unorganized intentionally I used to carry this heavy slide with me for the last 4 years.
Conclusion • With ASREN, we will overcome the obstacles and handle the concerns facing the previous initiatives • EUMEDONNECT3 is vital for ASREN as the first exercise to take over the responsibility of the MED regional connectivity. Otherwise we may go to the first slide. • Moving from EUMEDCONNECT3 to EU-ARAB-Connect will support ASREN to attract all Arab Countries to join