Al-Rawajba: Digital transformation is an important engine for economic development

Al-Anbat - Malik Albream

The representative of the ICT sector at the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, Eng. Haitham Al-Rawajbeh, stressed that digital transformation is a key driver of economic and social development, which requires accelerating the digitization of more government services.

He said in a statement on Monday that Jordan was one of the first countries in the region to adopt digital transformation in many economic sectors, especially in the financial, agricultural, industrial and health services sectors.

He added that digital transformation saves operational costs, contributes to simplifying and accelerating the procedures of services provided to citizens, provides opportunities to provide high-quality and transparent services, monitor performance and link between public and private sector institutions, to ensure the quality and protection of data.

He explained that the National Strategy for Digital Transformation and the Executive Plan 2021-2025 provide a strategic framework for Jordan's digital transformation, and clarify the necessary strategic changes and requirements, to keep pace with the progress in digital transformation globally, and improve the delivery of government services.

He pointed out that business owners and investors are now directing their investments to countries that have a ready and developed infrastructure in the matter of digital transformation and automation of services, referring to the government services provided through the (Sanad) application, which has significantly doubled during the recent period.

He pointed out that the vision of economic modernization stressed the need to accelerate the pace of digital transformation of the public sector by establishing partnerships with the private sector, which has great experience in this regard, noting that many Jordanian companies have implemented digital transformation projects in Arab countries.

 He pointed out that the vision of economic modernization stressed the need to strengthen the Kingdom's position to be an attractive investment center for digital innovation and a launching pad for scalable digital solutions, and develop it to become a center for providing high-value digitally enabled services, and taking advantage of skill sets, infrastructure, system and strategic geographical location of The Kingdom.

According to the vision of economic modernization, the number of workers in the ICT sector in 2021 reached about 25,000 workers, constituting 1.6 % of the total employment volume in the Kingdom, while their number will reach 101,000 full-time workers in 2033.