Information Technology in the Middle East

nK forces of globalization, privatization and liberalization are sweeping the global, regional and country economies including in the Middle East. In such transformation of various economies to adjust and adapt to the new world economic order, it is imperative that all countries adopt the new information and communication technologies in order to properly integrate into the global economy. The role played by IT (information technology) is unique and by now it is widely recognized that the degree of IT development in different regions and countries of the world will greatly impact their respective socioeconomic development.