ESCWA organized a conference entitled “Regional Follow-up to the Outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society " from the 16th  to the 18th of June 2009. Berytech, represented by Dr. Nicolas Rouhana, participated in this conference, which took place at the Umayyad Congress Palace in Damascus.

Dr. Rouhana, was involved in the track of “Regional ICT strategies” and exposed the topic of “Promoting the ICT sector through incubation” displaying the case of Berytech.

The main objectives of the conference were to build the Information Society in Western Asia, the Arab ICT Strategy and other national strategies and plans of action by identifying new projects and plans of action, including the updated Arab ICT Strategy; this fruitful meeting led to updates and recommendations for the enhancement of ICT strategies and plans of action, in light of accumulated experiences, drawing a roadmap
for the implementation and follow-up of future activities; the principal outcome will be the creation of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development of the Arab Region Network.

The conference was organized by the ICT Division of ESCWA, under the patronage of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, represented by the Ministry of Communication and Technology, and other partners.