1. Saudi arabia heads for the information superhighway.
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Hemphill, Leaunda and Aloqbi, Huda
- Subjects
INTERNET access ,INFORMATION superhighway ,EDUCATION associations ,ORGANIZATIONAL governance ,CENSORSHIP ,BUSINESSMEN ,CITIZENS - Abstract
The article discusses the current status and future presence of the Internet in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is mentioned that the Kingdom announced plans to provide its citizens with a censored version of the information superhighway through the central location at the King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As mentioned that, local Internet access in Saudi Arabia is limited to academic and government organizations in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It also presents the views of two Saudi businessmen who were exposed to the Internet for the first time.
- Published
- 1998
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