National eStrategy for Lebanon

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National e-Strategy for Lebanon
Dr. Raymond Khoury Technical Cooperation Unit
Director Office of the Minister of State for
Administrative Reform (OMSAR), Lebanon
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Lebanon is ideally placed to benefit from the
New Economy and Information Society

• Impact of New Economy and Information Society
• Enables the increase in economic and government
  revenues.
• Fosters niche business opportunities for
  previously untapped markets and sectors.
• Provides a correction of the information
  asymmetry that exists between citizens, private
  sector, academia and public administration.
• The Implication
• Strengthens the countrys financial and economic
  stability.
• Effectively utilizes a countrys main asset,
  namely human capital.
• Reinforces socio-economic prosperity and fair
  equal opportunity for all segments of society.

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National e-Strategy The e-Foundation
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How are we getting there?
Current National Initiatives
Public Administration
Access Content
National E-Strategy
Human Capital
Private Sector
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Promises of the National e-Strategy

• A foundation document for all national projects
  complementing what has been achieved to date.
• Presents an opportunity to capitalize and channel
  national human, technological and financial
  resources with those of Lebanons Diaspora.
• Is a requirement to achieve economic wealth.
• Positions Lebanon as a niche country and a center
  of excellence in the Arab world.

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Pillars of the National e-Strategy
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Preview of General Structure of National
e-Strategy Assessment Findings
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Lebanons Requirements
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ICT Policies along 7 Initiatives
(1) National Policies for Closing the eReadiness
Gap
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National e-Strategy Project Deliverables
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Launching of National e-StrategyAn Overview
Presentation by Ziad Haddara Project Coordinator-
"National e-Strategy for Lebanon"
National e-Strategy Documents are available on
the web at http//www.e-gateway.gov.lb