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Each issue of the Arab Social Media Report Series highlights a specific theme related to social media, covering diverse topics such as general usage trends, its impact on civil movements, and its role in Arab women's empowerment. It also studies the potential of using Web 2.0 applications for increasing collaboration and knowledge sharing among government entities, citizens, and the private sector.<ref name="main"></ref> | Each issue of the Arab Social Media Report Series highlights a specific theme related to social media, covering diverse topics such as general usage trends, its impact on civil movements, and its role in Arab women's empowerment. It also studies the potential of using Web 2.0 applications for increasing collaboration and knowledge sharing among government entities, citizens, and the private sector.<ref name="main"></ref> | ||
Its initial focuses included but were not limited to:<ref name=" | Its initial focuses included but were not limited to:<ref name="edition1">[http://www.mbrsg.ae/HOME/PUBLICATIONS/Research-Report-Research-Paper-White-Paper/Arab-Social-Media-Report-Facebook-Usage.aspx Arab Social Media Report: The Role of Social Media in Arab Women’s Empowerment], MBRSG.ae. Published 2011 January. Retrieved 2015 December 21.</ref> | ||
* Penetration trends of social networking services in the Arab region | * Penetration trends of social networking services in the Arab region | ||
* Growth rate, including demographic and gender breakdowns | * Growth rate, including demographic and gender breakdowns | ||
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==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
===June 2014 - Edition #6: "Citizen Engagement and Public Services in the Arab World: The Potential of Social Media'''=== | ===June 2014 - Edition #6: "Citizen Engagement and Public Services in the Arab World: The Potential of Social Media'''=== | ||
Aimed to focus on the impact of social media use on citizen engagement and public service delivery in the Arab region".<ref name=" | Aimed to focus on the impact of social media use on citizen engagement and public service delivery in the Arab region".<ref name="edition6">[http://www.mbrsg.ae/HOME/PUBLICATIONS/Research-Report-Research-Paper-White-Paper/Citizen-Engagement-and-Public-Services-in-the-Arab.aspx The Arab Social Media Report- Edition #6], MBRSG.ae. Published June 2014. Retrieved 2015 December 21.</ref> | ||
===July 2012 - Edition #4: Social Media in the Arab World: Influencing Societal and Cultural Change?=== | ===July 2012 - Edition #4: Social Media in the Arab World: Influencing Societal and Cultural Change?=== | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="edition4">[http://www.mbrsg.ae/HOME/PUBLICATIONS/Research-Report-Research-Paper-White-Paper/The-Fourth-Arab-Social-Media-Report-Influencing-So.aspx The Arab Social Media Report-Edition #4], MBRSG.ae. Published 2012 July. Retrieved 2015 December 21.</ref> | ||
===January 2011 - Edition #1: Facebook Usage=== | ===January 2011 - Edition #1: Facebook Usage=== | ||
Analyzed data on Facebook users in 22 Arab countries, plus Iran and Israel.<ref name=" | Analyzed data on Facebook users in 22 Arab countries, plus Iran and Israel.<ref name="edition1"></ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:15, 22 December 2015
The Arab Social Media Report Series is produced by the Dubai School of Government's Governance and Innovation Program. It is a recurring study that explores growth and usage trends of social media in the Arab region, through the analysis of Facebook and Twitter users in all 22 Arab countries, as well as Iran, Israel, and Turkey.[1]
Each issue of the Arab Social Media Report Series highlights a specific theme related to social media, covering diverse topics such as general usage trends, its impact on civil movements, and its role in Arab women's empowerment. It also studies the potential of using Web 2.0 applications for increasing collaboration and knowledge sharing among government entities, citizens, and the private sector.[1]
Its initial focuses included but were not limited to:[2]
- Penetration trends of social networking services in the Arab region
- Growth rate, including demographic and gender breakdowns
- Sociopolitical factors which affect adoption of tools in different Arab countries
- Impact on citizen engagement and social inclusion, as well as innovation and entrepreneurship
Editions
June 2014 - Edition #6: "Citizen Engagement and Public Services in the Arab World: The Potential of Social Media
Aimed to focus on the impact of social media use on citizen engagement and public service delivery in the Arab region".[3]
July 2012 - Edition #4: Social Media in the Arab World: Influencing Societal and Cultural Change?
January 2011 - Edition #1: Facebook Usage
Analyzed data on Facebook users in 22 Arab countries, plus Iran and Israel.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arab Social Media Report, ArabSocialMediaReport.com. Retrieved 2015 December 21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arab Social Media Report: The Role of Social Media in Arab Women’s Empowerment, MBRSG.ae. Published 2011 January. Retrieved 2015 December 21.
- ↑ The Arab Social Media Report- Edition #6, MBRSG.ae. Published June 2014. Retrieved 2015 December 21.
- ↑ The Arab Social Media Report-Edition #4, MBRSG.ae. Published 2012 July. Retrieved 2015 December 21.
External Links
- Arab Social Media Report, ArabSocialMediaReport.com.