Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Reaching the vision of a digital economy in Jordan ................................................................................................... 5 Key TRENDS that drive the future ............................................................................................................................... 6 Jordan’s role with respect to key trends ................................................................................................................... 10 Leveraging high-level strategic partnerships ......................................................................................................... 10 Producing specialized ICT talent, building on entrepreneurial drive & imagination ................................... 11 Driving smart, demand-driven digital innovation across key sectors ............................................................. 11 Leading the maker revolution .................................................................................................................................. 16 Creating and integrating solutions for content platforms for the Arab market .......................................... 17 REACH2025 – Jordan’s digital vision and mission ................................................................................................... 17 Growth Targets to aspire to by 2025 ........................................................................................................................ 19 Target opportunities to accelerate growth in Jordan by 2025 ........................................................................ 20 Acceleration of growth in GDP .......................................................................................................................... 24 Growth in revenue................................................................................................................................................. 25 Growth in jobs ........................................................................................................................................................ 26 Growth in digital businesses ................................................................................................................................ 28 Future socio-economic indicators ...................................................................................................................... 28 Driving the digital economy in Jordan by proving leadership in international, independent benchmarks ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Key questions/issues to address................................................................................................................................... 31 Cost of inaction ........................................................................................................................................................... 31 Key focus areas that drive initiatives leading to transformation ...................................................................... 33 Approach and logic framework to drive the transformation forward ............................................................... 34 The action framework ............................................................................................................................................... 37 The actions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 38 Driving the actions forward in a 3-year timeframe to facilitate transformation .......................................... 44 Future success built on strong governance ............................................................................................................... 44 Governing the digital economy in Jordan by creating a dynamic and yet accountable network of champions, movers & shakers that drive the agenda together ........................................................................ 45 Strong leadership at national level .......................................................................................................................... 47 Smart specialisation pushed by the privat and public sector across key sectors ........................................ 47 How to measure success – considerations for a dynamic framework for monitoring and evaluation .. 49 Inspiring international examples of concrete transformational actions .............................................................. 51 International Examples - Governance and implementation .............................................................................. 53 Annex 1: Detailed actions.............................................................................................................................................. 55 Annex 2: Actions, subactions, owners, budget considerations and timeline .................................................... 92