JORDAN NATIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY (2013-2017) Strategic Objectives Initiatives 1.6 Adoption of ICT security standards at the national level and volunteer qualification of individual 20 companies Actions 1.5.3 Regularly review and, if necessary, adjust the tax burdens imposed on the IT sector and IT-enabled services. Such review should not only take into account the Government’s short-term revenue needs but also the important role of the IT sector, both domestically and internationally, in the development and growth of the Jordanian economy and the potentially adverse impact of taxes imposed upon this sector. In addition, the Government will examine tax burdens so that, to the extent possible, similar services and products are taxed at identical levels. 1.6.1 Review international ICT security standards for e-transactions. Prioritize which transactions should be covered first to develop working knowledge on how to implement ICT security standards. Prioritization can look at economic development or part of E-Government roll out, etc. 1.6.2 Communicate the necessity and benefits of achieving specific ICT security standards within institutions through workshops and seminars. 1.6.3 Develop and advise relevant entities to start implementation of an ICT security standard plan based on the defined Responsible Stakeholders MoF, MoICT, MoIT, JIB Start Date & Duration Starts Jan 2014 on-going Resources Required None Key Performance Indicators  Increase in IT & IT enabled services sector revenue. (foreign and domestic)  Having similar services and products taxed at identical levels. MoICT, INT@J, JCS, JCC, JCI, TRC, CBJ, Association of Jordanian Banks July 2014, duration six months. None MoICT, INT@J, JCS, JCC, JCI, TRC, Association of Jordanian Banks January 2015, duration six months. 50 K JD MoICT, INT@J, JCS, JCC,JCI, Central Bank, July 2015, duration six month. None  Prioritized list of international security standards.  Matrix of security standards against transaction type and relevance importance rating.  Number of seminars and workshops held.  Cumulative number of attendees of the workshops and seminars.  Plan defining which ICT standards should be implemented by what 20 These are specific priorities of the National Information Assurance and Cyber Security Strategy (NIACSS) referred to in Article 142 of the Statement of Government Policy 2012 on the Communications, Information Technology and Postal Sectors. 30