The Arab ICT Forum 2012 is collaboratively organized by the ICT committee of the Federation of Arab Engineers and the Bahrain Society of Engineers. The forum seeks to establish an enduring interaction and cooperation between the regional ICT leaders and professionals.

During the two days forum, participants will have the opportunity to discuss and address the following ICT topics:

• Global trends in the development of ICT services and applications
• Challenges facing the telecom industry and operators
• The latest developments of New technologies in the Arab Region
• The opportunities of Cloud Computing and virtualization
• Latest Trends and Practices using ICT to deliver e-Government Services
• Public and Private investment initiatives for ICT Development
• The role of ICT in the Development of Education, Training and Scientific Research
• Contribution of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in the development of ICT in the Arab Region
• The role of Information and Communications Technology to reduce the effects of natural and humanitarian disasters
• Green Technology in ICT Hardware