30 Table 7: Jordan’s position in selected international indices Indicator 2016 Trend Source RANK /140 2015 to 2016 Effectiveness of law-making bodies* 45 20 No. procedures to enforce a contract 89 2 World Bank Doing Business 104 2 World Bank Doing Business Availability of latest technologies* 47 -6 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Venture capital availability* 19 4 WEF Global Competitiveness Report No. days to start a business 72 -3 World Bank Doing Business No. procedures to start a business 74 4 World Bank Doing Business Intensity of local competition* 57 0 World Bank Doing Business Gov’t procurement of advanced tech* 42 -7 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Mobile network coverage, % pop 67 -1 International Telecommunications Union ICT Indicators Secure Internet servers/million pop 75 -4 World Bank Development Indicators 7 46 International Telecommunications Union ICT Indicators Selected Sub-Indicators Political and regulatory environment No. days to enforce a contract WEF Global Competitiveness Report Business and innovation environment Infrastructure Affordability Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min Skills Quality of educational system* 32 -8 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Quality of math & science education* 64 -25 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop 24 9 International Telecommunications Union ICT Indicators Use of virtual social networks* 57 1 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Individual usage Business usage Firm-level technology absorption* 35 1 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Capacity for innovation* 47 11 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Importance of ICTs to gov’t vision* 35 -9 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Government Online Service Index, 0–1 (best) 62 0 UNDESA UN E-Government Development Government usage Economic impacts Impact of ICTs on new services & products* 50 -9 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Impact of ICTs on new organizational models* 56 -25 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Social impacts Impact of ICTs on access to basic services* 43 -8 WEF Global Competitiveness Report ICT use & gov’t efficiency* 47 -17 WEF Global Competitiveness Report E-Participation Index, 0–1 (best) 70 -1 UNDESA UN E-Government Development The table above shows that there are success stories in Jordan, particularly in respect to the effectiveness of the law-making bodies and venture capital availability, which have both increased. However, Jordan is declining in a number of areas central to the digital economy. The business environment in terms of number of days, procedures, and cost to start a business and number of days to enforce a contract are at a level too low for Jordan to excel, even though two of the indicators show signs of increasing. In addition, in the skills area, particularly the quality of mathematics and science education, the indicator is dropping at an alarming rate. The impact on ICTs on new organizational models also dropped quite alarmingly, clearly showing a need for immediate action if Jordan is to fulfil its | REACH 2025 ACTION PLAN – ROADMAP TO EXCELLENCE