44 Lastly, a sound communications and change management process needs to be put in place for the action plan to move at the required speed and with the necessary commitment and owners to create the growth that Jordan needs to prosper. DRIVING THE ACTIONS FORWARD IN A 3-YEAR TIMEFRAME TO FACILITATE TRANSFORMATION From the actions and KPIs presented earlier, it is clear that the actions are interlinked. Some of the actions are prerequisites for others, and some institutions – such as the digital economy catapult – will have to be set up to drive other actions. In Annex 1 under each high-level action and its corresponding sub actions, the 3-year timeframe for setting in place the actions and its sub-actions is presented. Please note that the sub-actions are designed for a 3year period only. This timeframe has been selected, because three years is estimated to be the maximum timeframe for which detailed actions in a dynamic digital economy can meaningfully be designed. After three years, the action plan should be revisited and new detailed actions should be determined. For the lead actions, it is clear that much action needs to be taken immediately. Identifying the champions to drive REACH2025 and establishing Digital Economy Catapults and Launchpads are among the top priorities for these actions. For the supporting actions, it is equally important that a number of initiatives be initiated within the first year. For instance, the supporting actions related to skills and enabling environment need to be addressed quickly for the digital economy catapults to reach their goals. Please see Annex 1 for further details on the timeframe. Having briefly discussed the time line for the action, it is now presented how the action plan should be governed and monitored to ensure continuous progress. FUTURE SUCCESS BUILT ON STRONG GOVERNANCE The effort of accelerating smart specialization in Jordan to increase the significance of the Jordan digital economy in global value chains is based on the fundamental principle of co-ownership of this action plan between the private sector (the tech sector and the key sectors of the digital economy) and the government. The emphasis of the transformation path towards a strong digital economy is for Jordan to become an 'open access' country – open to technologies, talent, and investment and particularly for global collaboration. Whilst actors have concrete role to play, the key to the digital economy will be that Jordan becomes a platform for digital innovation and supports, in particular, communities of experts and talents and smart specialization across the country focusing on strong and systematic support of regional and global partnerships. Box 5: Important considerations for a governance model | REACH 2025 ACTION PLAN – ROADMAP TO EXCELLENCE

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