Activities

AICTO activities are achieved within the scope of :

The Arab Strategy for ICTs : “Building the Information Society”
The “WSIS” recommendations (Geneva 2003 – Tunis 2005)
The “Arab Economic and Social Development Summits” (Kuwait, 19-20 January 2009), (Sharm Sheikh, 19 January 2011), (Riadh, 20-21 January 2013)
“Connect the Arab States Summit” (Doha, 3-5 March 2012)

Common Arab Action

Contributes to coordinating Arab States’ positions in the field of :

Radio communications, frequency , standards and participation in the relevant ITU Working groups,
Achieve the homogeneity of the ICT legal framework in the Internet governance,
Contributing to the implementation of the Arab Strategy for ICTs – building the Information Society,
Follow up of the WSIS recommendations on the Arab level,
Preparing guidelines for the promotion of policies and strategies related to the development of ICT in the Arab region.

Contributes to providing and disseminating information on the development of ICTs in the Arab region :

Indicators, strategies and policies, regulatory and legal framework, data basis and the different actors (Public & Private sectors, the Civil Society), investment opportunities, skills, ICT Arab products, etc..

Contributes to preparing studies and promoting technology watch on ICT major subjects :

Contributes to launching, coordinating and piloting common projects in Arab countries.

Until this date, the following projects have been adopted :

Project 1 : “Promotion of “e-accessibility” within the Arab region”
Project 2 : “Support for the Digital Broadcasting switchover and Mobile TV introduction in the Arab Region”
Project 3 : “Arab PKI Forum”
Project 4 : “Addressing the rise of Cloud Computing in the Arab Region”
Project 5 : “Arab Youth Empowerment Network” [AYENet]
Project 6 : “ICTs for a Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Arab Region”
Project 7 : “Empowering Arab Women through ICT”
Project 8 : “Towards a trustworthy Mobile Broadband Networks & Services in the Arab region”