The ESCWA Cyber Legislation Digest Partners in the Project The following is a list of parties involved in the development of the Harmonization Project: 1. ESCWA's Information and Communication Technology Division (ICTD). 2. Experts in the field of cyber legislation from the Arab region. 3. The Steering Committee for the project (see below). 4. Various cyber legislation experts and consultants. Steering Committee The Steering Committee of the Harmonization Project was established in early 2009 to provide guidance and advice on the implementation of the project’s different phases and components. Other functions covered the monitoring of progress and the evaluation of the project’s achievements. The Committee had its first meeting in December 2009 (see section ‎5.8). It consisted of the following parties: 1. ESCWA representatives from ICTD. 2. The Director of the Arab Regional Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). 3. The Regional Adviser on ICT Policy, the Economic Commission for Africa North Africa Office (ECA-NA). 4. The representative of the Legal Department of the League of Arab States. 5. The representative of the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO). 6. A regional expert in cyber legislation and his team. Legal and ICT Advisors and Consultants Throughout its development, the ESCWA Harmonization Project depended, to a large extent, on the expertise and guidance of various legal and ICT advisors and consultants. Their expertise and guidance were offered through one or more of these channels or roles:       Members of the Steering Committee; Speakers in the various workshops and conferences; Writers of specific papers.; Consultants to assist in the development of various documents in the project; Participants in the Experts General Meetings; Reviewers of draft documents. 28