Mission

The software and information technology sectors in Lebanon can be important components of national economic development plans. The Software Institute aims to support the process of realizing Lebanon’s potential to develop its software industry and services in order to make it regionally competitive and internationally visible.

Objectives

• To promote and disseminate modern software engineering (SE) practices and recent software technology.
• To support the Lebanese software industry.
• To provide advanced and continuing education.
• To support research and development on software engineering and innovative applications.

Functions and Activities

• Provide training on modern SE practices, programming methodologies, and software technology.
• Facilitate software know-how / technology transfer.
• Encourage and support university-software industry cooperation.
• Serve as a data bank and a resource center for subjects and activities pertaining to the software industry.
• Act as a catalyst for policy development on issues pertaining to the advancement of the software industry.
• Facilitate and maintain networking among CSE academicians
• Provide facilities for research and development in software engineering and application.