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January 2000


Update: Syria

No new websites in the required categories (schools, universities, ministries, hospitals, local authorities, libraries) have been added; but some public sector websites are under construction for the Ministry of Housing, the Ministry of Higher Education, the National Library, the Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) and some universities.

The following table gives the current situation:

 

Total number of "population"

Total number of Web-sites

% of web-site / total number of "population"

Source

Primary and secondary schools

16,596

0

0

Ministry of Education Report (1998)

High schools and universities

35*

0

0

Ministry of Higher Education

National Ministries

22

4**

18%

General information

Regional and local authorities (regions, departments/counties, municipalities) Governorates

14

0

0

General information

Hospitals / clinics

352 / 1060

0

0

Ministry of Health Statistics (1998)

Museums

26

0

0

Ministry of Culture

Libraries

322***

0

0

Ministry of Culture

(*): Includes 4 Syrian Universities: The Higher Institute for Management, HIAST, the Higher Institute of Political Sciences, and the Intermediate University Institutes.

(**): Ministries of Tourism, Economy and Industry (www.syriatourism.com, www.syriaecon.com, www.industry-syria.com, www.syrianagriculture.org)

(***): Includes the two National Libraries in Damascus and Aleppo as well as the small libraries within Cultural Centers all over Syria. Does not include the libraries of the foreign cultural centres.


Please note that this report has been prepared under the sole responsibility of the
ESIS II contractors.
It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, nor does the Commission accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information contained herein.
The ESIS Team of contractors welcomes any additional information or corrections.

 

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