Wednesday, August 4, 2010

GCC: Technology to Preserve the State

You may think people in the Middle East would be worried about the rising tensions across the region, particularly the skirmish yesterday between Israel and Lebanon, posturing by Ahmadinejad, and Hassan Nasrallah's upcoming claim that he has proof of Israel's role in Rafiq Hariri's (the namesake of the new Georgetown business school building, among other achievements) assassination. You would be wrong.

What stole headlines this week was the UAE's imminent and KSA's immediate ban on BlackBerry services. KSA shuts off BlackBerry on Friday, the UAE in October. This move is likely sparked by the Gulf's paranoia about destabilizing activity, be it terrorism, assassination, or women's rights.

I, for one, have not made the jump to Smart Phones, but they are a staple in my industry and we are trying to figure out how to cope without BBM or ubiquitous email access. Not the best move for countries trying to attract businesses.

On the other hand, Saudi immigration is using technology to stop another important problem: Women leaving the country without their mahram (male relative): ARTICLE HERE

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