http://www.arabnews.com/Cartoon.asp FROM http://www.arabnews.com/Static/Supplement.asp "The biggest problem before the country's planners under the leadership of King Fahd was to strike a balance in the employment of the Internet. KACST executives were aware of its need not only in business, finance, education and communications, but also culturally. Critics in the past had raised questions about the delay in the launching of the Internet, and then the close monitoring of websites. What they failed to understand was that a new technology could not be just imposed on people before the proper groundwork had been done. The users were to be educated on the pros and cons of the new technology and a mechanism was to be involved to keep the society away from the negative sides of the Internet. Many Western and other developed countries are now following what Saudi Arabia understood at the beginning. The aim was to strike a balance between technological advancement, culture and religion and today none of the three components undermine any of the others. During a symposium on the Internet in Dammam, Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Khaled Al-Zamil said: "We spare no effort to enter the IT world without fear and hesitation, because we have established a scientific base which qualifies us to enter such world and gain its benefits but at the same time distance ourselves from what causes harm to our religion and ourselves."