JORDAN NATIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY (2013-2017) Strategic Objectives Initiatives Actions the private sector targeting their needs (e.g. products, services, process improvement, etc.). Incentives should stimulate and facilitate collaboration rather than funding the actual R&D activities. Mechanisms for disseminating opportunities about international collaboration opportunities (such as EU and USA international collaborative research support programs) shall be developed. Research should be focused in three areas:  University-Industry collaboration,  Local-International collaboration,  Inter-sector collaboration (e.g. ICT with healthcare, logistics, tourism, etc.). 2.4.4 INT@J to lead a national program to identify IP which already exists in existing Jordanian ICT products and services. 2.5 Support ICT Innovation Centers These products and services need to be documented and their individual IP registered internationally. 2.5.1 Develop a program to support the development of Responsible Stakeholders Start Date & Duration Resources Required Key Performance Indicators and private sector ICT companies, local and international research and inter-sector collaboration. INT@J, HCST, JCS, International Donors, JIPA July 2013 and Ongoing 100K JD/Year  Number of existing ICT companies seeking to identify latent IP in their products and services.  Number of IPs registered and published after identification. JEDCO, i-Park July 2014 then ongoing 50K JD/Year  Number of active innovation centers. 36