The proposed development approach based on these principles clarifies the roles of all actors in the community and requires determination and anticipation for the future. Achieving stability and reducing dependence on foreign countries require necessary short-term sacrifices to achieve sustainability. The vision shows that the initiatives contained therein should be implemented within a sequential and transitional time frame, and since the 2015 budget has been passed in the year in which the financial reform program ends under the agreement with the International Monetary Fund, there are a number of high-impact and relatively low cost initiatives that should be started. “Jordan 2025” vision requires all citizens, whether in the public or private sector, to adhere to the implementation and the general principles, supported by faith in the rule of law and the importance of setting high standards of excellence. The other crucial element for success is the relentless determination to implement the reforms in order to strengthen financial independence and self-reliance. Therefore, it is necessary to increase productivity and competitiveness in the long term to achieve the desired objectives. This requires commitment and effective implementation by setting measurable and easy to follow-up goals. To that end, the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit was re-established to follow up the most important initiatives proposed and overcome the obstacles facing their implementation. “Jordan 2025” vision is divided into two parts. The first part includes a number of chapters, the first of which provides a summary of the economic and social reality, and covers issues related to the sectors of health, education, employment and economic participation. This part indicates that Jordan has achieved successes on some levels, although the performance of several comparable countries indicates that there are certain challenges that need to be addressed immediately. For example, the assessment of the health sector shows some aspects of development, but the rate of non-communicable diseases in Jordan is considered very high. The main challenges facing the education sector, which was, until recently, a success story, are the growing pressure on the infrastructure and the capacity of the education sector as a result of population Growth and the increased forced migrations, as well as the lack of financial allocations needed to develop the educational system to keep pace with the rapid development of modern educational systems in developed societies. Challenges also include the weak ability of the educational system to produce quality outputs that respond to the requirements of the knowledge economy and the labor market. The poor performance of a comprehensive system of quality that is associated with a foring, evaluation and accountability system and an accreditation system for educational institutions, in addition to the low enrollment rate in vocational and technical education and training. The low employment rates are a source of concern, given their social and political implications. The document highlights the main challenges facing the labor sector in Jordan, mainly the low ‘economic participation, especially by women, the decline in the size of the labor force relative to the working age population, high unemployment rates, especially among women, youths (age 15-24) and university graduates as well as differences in the unemployment rates between governorates. The challenges also include the increased flow of foreign workers into the kingdom who crowd out Jordanian workers in certain professions and disciplines because of the great disparity in wages. The document addresses resource management and security, particularly water, energy and food security. The vision provides an analysis of resource security, especially in energy, water and food sectors and presents a number of initiatives and policies on how to ensure the sustainability of these sectors that are related to the rest of the sectors. The transport sector is also considered one of the vital sectors within the infrastructure facilities that should be given priority in implementing the related initiatives. This chapter also addresses the social aspects of poverty, unemployment and social protection. The analysis discusses the progress that has been made on these levels and the urgent challenges that require policies and procedures to mitigate the effects of poverty and unemployment in particular, especially in the governorates where these rates are high. The document analyzes these various sectoral challenges within the four pillars: citizens, the society, the business sector and the government. The vision shows the challenges faced by citizens, especially those related to education, health, employment and economic participation as well as how to increase it, At the society level, the cohesion of the Jordanian society has protected it against many external shocks. However, the development of societies and the nature of the current, or expected, challenges they face require an approach that takes into account certain indicators; the poverty rate is still high and there are many indicators, such as domestic and campus violence and road accidents, which need to be assessed. Therefore, this vision seeks to formulate a road map in order to improve some indicators related to the society's stability and balance. Se TAN

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