Building sustainable e-Infrastructure institutions for

the Arab Countries:

Obstacles and Concerns

EU-MED EVENT3Brussels 30-31 March 2010

Yousef TormanExecutive DirectorJordanian 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…

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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