The meeting was jointly organized by UNESCWA, UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), the Knowledge Management Branch/DPADM/UNDESA, and the Cabinet - Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). It was held at the IDSC headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, during 13-15 February 2007.

The meeting considered the proposal of UIS for a core list of indicators for measuring the use of ICT in education for possible endorsement and adoption into the Partnership list of core ICT indicators.  It also considered proposals for ICT indicators related to e-government and regional readiness, thus paving the way for establishing a preliminary regional list to start collecting data for these indicators, as well as provide a venue to involve interested stakeholders in a preparatory meeting to debate the challenges and opportunities for progress of e-government in the region.

The meeting brought together decision makers, ICT experts, statisticians, and researchers in the field of measurement of indicators in education and e-government, from UNESCWA and other Arab countries, regional and international organizations, including members of the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, and academic and research institutions.

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