In cooperation with the "Ministry of Communications and Information Technology" in Egypt, the Final EUMEDIS International Conference: Closing the Digital Gap in the Mediterranean Region took place at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina aiming to present the final results and best practices of the EUR 64 million "EUro MEDiterranean Information Society" (EUMEDIS) programme that was launched by the European Commission in 1999 in order to create prosperous working relations among countries in the Mediterranean Area.
The conference brought together 350 participants from 26 different countries and has launched a common reflection on the future for projects in the fields of Information Society in the Mediterranean region.
A group of ICT experts and local and international policy makers, private enterprises and NGOs were also present to support and guide the conference activities.
The conference additionally featured an exhibition of the achievements of the 21 pilot projects carried out under the EUMEDIS programme.