世界知识产权组织的2007年黎巴嫩基于版权的产业研究表明，黎巴嫩软件业 — — 其经济的重要组成部分 — — 所面临的主要挑战包括受限的市场、激烈的竞争、人才流失（人力资本损失 ） 、 技术政策不充分、政府激励缺失和盗版横行。
According to a 2007 study of Lebanon’s copyright-based industries, conducted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the main challenges facing the country’s software sector – an important part of its economy – include restricted markets, intense competition, a brain drain (loss of human capital), inadequate technology policy, a lack of government incentives, and rampant piracy.