Research Associate
E-mail: Fadi.Salem@dsg.ae
Languages: Arabic, English
Specializations: e-government, ICT and development, information systems, knowledge economy

Fadi Salem’s research focuses on electronic government and development in the Middle East and North Africa region. His research interests also include ICT for development in the Arab region, evaluation in the knowledge economy, new media, information security and social aspects of risk in information societies, and societal and cultural implications of social networking services. Mr. Salem received a master’s degree in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a B.Eng. in Informatics Engineering from the Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Aleppo University. Prior to joining the Dubai School of Government, he worked for three years in The Executive Office in Dubai as an ICT Specialist in Media and Research.

He has also worked as the Technology Editor and as the Managing Editor of two pan-Arab ICT magazines. Mr. Salem is the author of several technical reports and numerous articles in print journals and new media. He publishes in Arabic and English, and has frequent media contributions in TV, radio and the printed press.

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