Farid Shirazi
The Contribution of ICT to Freedom and Democracy: An Empirical Analysis of Archival Data on the Middle East
Toronto Metropolitan University
abstract study based empirical analysis information communications technology ict archival data ten middle eastern countries bahrain iran jordan kuwait lebanon oman qatar saudi arabia syria united arab emirates period 19952003 previous studies consider impact ict socioeconomic development region using set regression analyses paper shows ict expansion middle east resulted reduction digital divide region developed countries also positive impact promoting democracy freedom expression region suffers political social global conflicts freedom house 2006 reporters without borders 2005