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Strategic Priorities in Information and Communication Technology

The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) attaches strategic importance to information and communication technology as a fundamental lever for developing institutional work, supporting development pathways in the Arab states, and strengthening the building of the knowledge society. Within this framework, the Organization focuses on employing the latest digital technologies and developing infrastructure and information systems, in a way that contributes to improving the quality of services, raising performance efficiency, and enhancing cooperation and knowledge exchange in the educational, cultural and scientific fields.

The most prominent strategic priorities of the Organization in the field of information and communication technology are as follows:


1
Achieving optimal use of the latest information and communication technologies

In order to contribute to building a knowledge society and achieving the goals of comprehensive and sustainable development, in service of people in the Arab countries.

2
Providing technical and technological support services

for the benefit of the Organization's various departments, its external centers, and the national commissions in the Arab countries, thereby ensuring the continuity of digital services and the proper use of technological resources and equipment.

3
Establishing and securing information networks, developing systems and websites, and building various databases

thereby ensuring the provision of a reliable and secure digital infrastructure, and supporting information and knowledge management within the Organization.

4
Modernizing the Organization's work

through computerizing administrative work and building an integrated and unified information system that helps in the proper management of resources, enhances integration between the various departments, and raises the productivity of institutional performance.

5
Developing the ALECSO library and marketing and distributing the Organization's productions

through employing modern digital means, and enhancing the Organization's presence and participation in international book fairs, thereby contributing to disseminating the Organization's intellectual, scientific and cultural output and making it available on a wider scale.

6
Implementing academic and scientific projects and activities in the field of information and communication technology

that help provide sound insights for using modern technologies in the educational, cultural and scientific fields, and contribute effectively to providing the appropriate technological environment for integrating these tools into the Organization's areas of work.

7
Supporting and developing Arabic digital and print content

through translating books and references and enriching Arab knowledge production, and publishing the Arab Journal of Information, a peer-reviewed semi-annual scientific journal, thereby enhancing specialized Arabic content in the field of information and communication technology.