The first international conference on electronic and distance learning has been approved by King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for March 18, 2009. Minister of Higher Education, Khaled Bin Mohammad Al-Anqari, said the plan goes hand in hand with a national IT plan initated by King Abdullah in order to improve the knowledge economy. He said the conference should benefit from the expertise of other countries in improving electronic and distance learning within Saudi Arabia. – Okaz __
