Rami Olwan

The Telecommunication Ministry intends to end the use of voice-over-IP (VoIP) from personal computers to land-line telephones because the practice is depriving the treasury of badly needed income.

The deadline for submitting the proposals for the CC Catalyst program ended on 30th June 2010. The purpose of the program is to “further the CC’s mission of building legal and technical infrastructure for the commons”. CC Jordan and CC Australia have submitted a proposal to that program entitled “CC Policy Makers and Industry Leaders Arab World Forum”.

Internet users in the Kingdom will witness fewer disruptions and are likely to pay less for the service, thanks to a regional multi-pass fibre optic network to be launched on July 1.

Knowledge assets have come to play an increasingly important role in global, regional and national markets. For indigenous people their traditional knowledge is a unique and multidimensional asset. Such assets offer developmental possibilities.