The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty (FNF) has continued its sponsorship for the Egyptian Information Technology Support Center in an effort to make comprehensive information on political reform initiatives and social movements in Egypt available online.

The data collected and posted on the center’s website include documents and publications related to various Egyptian movements and organizations aspiring political and social reform in the period 2004 to 2008. Included in the collection of material are academic studies and papers submitted at leading Egyptian universities over the past five years.

The Information Technology Support Center’s main website (www.id3m.com) is operated by Egyptian open source activists who aim at making political information available to the public via the Internet. The group was set up in 2006. For many Egyptians and others interested in Egyptian current affairs, the website has become an important source for first-hand information.

"We hope that this material will lead to a better understanding of Egyptian reform initiatives, their chances and also the challenges," said FNF Program Officer Amira Hussein