INTRODUCTION
The future in Jordan is a collaborative and networked future. The ICT sector, tech start-ups, universities,
key economic sectors and policy makers need to work together closely to ensure Jordan’s relevance in
the digital economy 2025. The purpose of this vision paper is to identify common ground, and common
agreed actions to create the skills and the capacity required to shape the future digital innovative Jordan.
It is in this connection important that both the ICT sector capacity, as well as the digitization of the market
and its actors, complement each other.
This vision builds on strong foundations in Jordan:
The first REACH Initiative was launched in year 2000 as the official kick-start of a comprehensive
public-private partnership aimed to develop the country’s ICT sector and pave the way for the
other economic sectors to move into the Knowledge Economy.
There are over 600 Jordanian ICT companies in the ICT cluster, which drive digitization and are
a key resource for skills and capacity in Jordan.
Jordan has established a maturing ecosystem with international tech firms, established firms,
venture funds, angel investors, incubators and accelerators.
As a country with limited natural resources, Jordan’s economy diversified early based on
investments in cutting-edge technologies and infrastructure. The key to reaching the future will
be to build on these enablers and accelerate digital innovation through cross-sectoral
collaboration.
Jordanians are a people that have shaped their future over centuries. There is a deeply engrained
tradition to make the future happen through informed decisions and to enable the future to the
benefit of everyone.
In 2015, his Majesty King Abdullah II called upon the leaders of the tech industry to come together and
develop a new roadmap for the tech sector in an all-inclusive process that would include the private and
public sector, academia, investors, and entrepreneurs. The REACH2025 initiative has been launched to
re-invigorate digital Jordan and particularly one of the growth engines of the Jordan economy – the ICT
sector. To facilitate the management of this call to action, a core team has been assembled from the
sector alongside the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, mandated to develop a
focused action plan.
REACH2025 has key relevance to the economic development of Jordan. The vision and action plan:
1. Works as a booster for economic development in key knowledge sectors;
2. Enables businesses growth and enhancement not only for the ICT sector, but for the digital
economy sector of focus;
3. Focuses on building relevant talent and increasing job creation rate;