The first International Conference on ICT & Accessibility

Program Chair

Prof. Mohamed Jemni, Head of Research Unit UTIC, University of Tunis, Tunisia.

Program Co-Chair

Prof. Slaheddine Gherissi, President of the ATTR and the University of Manouba, Tunisia.

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• General information about Tunisia
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Questions?

Questions about the Conference should be directed to Program Chair: Dr. Mohamed JEMNI,
e-mail: mohamed.jemni@fst.rnu.tn
Phone : +216 71 496 066
Fax : +216 71 391 166

This page is maintained by: info@webdesign.com.tn

Sponsors

Co-Organizers

This Conference is brought to you by:

• The research Unit of Technologies of Information and Communication (UTIC), the High School of Sciences and Technologies of Tunis (ESSTT)
• The Tunisian Association for the Development of Digital Technology and Human Resources (ATTR)

Acknowledgment

With the kind support of:

• The Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
• The Tunisian Ministry of Technologies of Communication
• The University of Tunis
• The University of Manouba
• The Virtual University of Tunis
• The Higher School of Sciences and Techniques of Tunis

Accessibility statement

This website conforms to Section 508 and to W3C's WCAG 1.0, level Double-A. The code is valid XHTML 1.1 and CSS (no warnings).

General information about Tunisia

Area

163,610 sq km (63,170 sq miles).

Population

9,889,900 (official estimate 2002).

Population Density

60.4 per sq km.

Capital

Tunis. Population: 1,927,000 (official estimate 2001 (including suburbs)).

Geography

The Republic of Tunisia lies on the Mediterranean coast of Africa, 130km (80 miles) southwest of Sicily and 160km (100 miles) due south of Sardinia. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast. The landscape varies from the cliffs of the north coast to the woodlands of the interior, from deep valleys of rich arable land to desert, and from towering mountains to salt pans lower than sea level. South of Gafsa and Gabs is the Sahara desert. The 1100km (700 miles) of coastline is dotted with small islands, notably Jerba in the south and Kerkennah in the east, and from the northwest to the southeast the coastline is backed successively by pine-clad hills, lush pasture, orchards, vineyards and olive groves.

Government

Republic since 1959. Gained independence from France in 1956. Head of State: President Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali since 1987. Head of Government: Prime Minister Muhammad Ghannouchi since 1999.

Language

The official language is Arabic. French is the second language, Italian is spoken in major cities, and English and German mainly in tourist resorts.

Religion

The principal religion is Islam; there are small Roman Catholic, Protestant and Jewish minorities.

Time

GMT + 1.

Electricity

220/110 volts AC, 50Hz. A two-pin continental plug/adaptor is needed.

Telephone

Full IDD is available. Country code: 216. Outgoing international code: 00. Automatic dialling extends to almost every part of the country and covers direct international calls.

Mobile telephone

GSM 900 network. Operators include Tunisiana (website: http://www.tunisiana.com/) and Tunisie Telecom.

Fax

Facilities are available in main towns, hotels and post offices.

Internet

ISPs include 3S Global Net (website: http://www.gnet.tn/), ATI (website: http://www.ati.tn/) and Planet Tunisie (website: http://www.planet.tn/). E-mail can be accessed from Internet cafes in Tunis, Nabeul, Sousse and Tahar ben Amar.

Telegram

The Telecommunications Centre in Tunis is located at 29 Jamal Abdelnasser. Telegraph facilities are available at the Central Post Office at rue Charles de Gaulle, Tunis; telegrams can also be sent from most hotels.

Post

Airmail to Europe takes three to five days; an express service guarantees delivery in four days or under. Poste Restante facilities are available in main cities. Post office hours: Mon-Sat 0800-1300 (summer, approximately 15 Jun-15 Sep); Mon-Fri 0800-1200 and 1400-1800, Sat 0800-1200 (winter, approximately 16 Sep-14 Jun); Mon-Sat 0800-1500 (during Ramadan).

Press

Daily newspapers are printed in Arabic or French, the most popular being As-Sabah and La Presse de Tunisie. The weekly Tunisia News is published in English.

Radio

BBC World Service (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice) and Voice of America (website: http://www.voa.gov/) can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online.

Currency

Tunisian Dinar (TD) = 1000 millimes. Notes are in denominations of TD30, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of TD1, and 500, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 millimes.

Contact Adresses

Country dialling code
216.

Office National du Tourisme Tunisien (ONTT) (Tunisian National Tourist Office)
1 avenue Mohamed V, 1001 Tunis, Tunisia
Tel: (71) 371 044. Fax: (71) 350 977.
E-mail: info@tourism.tunisia.com or ontt@Email.ati.tn
Website: www.tourismtunisia.com