Resumen
The article presents problems faced during computing in Lebanon. The author is a professor of computer science and she returned to Lebanon after the civil war of the country was over and help to build national information infrastructure. When she was away, the local Lebanese computer industry, among other industrial sectors was neglected. In Lebanon today, almost all the computer action is in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Add the fact that the total number of Internet users in Lebanon is approximately 30,000. So for computer vendors around the world looking for business potential, Lebanon is the place to be. Human resource represents the scarcest commodity in the local computing industry. Since the civil war in 1992, the country has had a tremendous need for computer professionals to help create a new information infrastructure capable of helping the country regain the role it once played. The need for computing experts in the local job market spans almost all industries as well as various governmental agencies.