Article Nineteen: This Ordinance shall be published in the official Gazette and shall come into force as of the date of its publication. [1] Pursuant to the council of ministers resolution no. 133 dated 21/5/1424H the name of the "Saudi Communication Commission" (SCC) has been replaced with "the Communication and Information Technology Commission " (CITC). [2] Pursuant to the council of ministers resolution no. 133 dated 21/5/1424H, the following IT tasks has been the Commission. Implement the policies, plans and programs approved for the development of information technology and set out the appropriate procedures. 2. Propose regulations and its amendments related to information technology, and pursue approval of these regulations from the appropriate authorities. 3. Propose terms related to universal access and universal service. 4. Issue the necessary licenses in accordance with the terms and acts related to them. 5. Follow up evolution and news in the field of information technology and make use of them. 6. Organize expansion of the infrastructure of information technology in coordination with the concerned government and private organizations. 7. Encourage investment in information technology services, their manufacture and qualifying human resources working in this field. 8. Set out the master plan for information technology after coordinating with the concerned parties in order to approve it. 9. Coordinate with government organizations in regard to the necessary arrangements for the evolution to the e-government. 10. Coordinate with government and private organizations in regard to the necessary arrangements for the evolution to the e-commerce. 11. Coordinate with related organizations in regard to the necessary technology for creating data bases for those concerned organizations 12. Safeguard the interest of users in regard to information technology services. 13. Follow up government efforts in regard to information technology and encourage them. 14. Hold conferences and symposiums related to information technology and participate in such events inside and outside the Kingdom. assigned to 1. 8