Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Reaching the vision of a digital economy in Jordan ................................................................................................... 5
Key TRENDS that drive the future ............................................................................................................................... 6
Jordan’s role with respect to key trends ................................................................................................................... 10
Leveraging high-level strategic partnerships ......................................................................................................... 10
Producing specialized ICT talent, building on entrepreneurial drive & imagination ................................... 11
Driving smart, demand-driven digital innovation across key sectors ............................................................. 11
Leading the maker revolution .................................................................................................................................. 16
Creating and integrating solutions for content platforms for the Arab market .......................................... 17
REACH2025 – Jordan’s digital vision and mission ................................................................................................... 17
Growth Targets to aspire to by 2025 ........................................................................................................................ 19
Target opportunities to accelerate growth in Jordan by 2025 ........................................................................ 20
Acceleration of growth in GDP .......................................................................................................................... 24
Growth in revenue................................................................................................................................................. 25
Growth in jobs ........................................................................................................................................................ 26
Growth in digital businesses ................................................................................................................................ 28
Future socio-economic indicators ...................................................................................................................... 28
Driving the digital economy in Jordan by proving leadership in international, independent benchmarks
......................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Key questions/issues to address................................................................................................................................... 31
Cost of inaction ........................................................................................................................................................... 31
Key focus areas that drive initiatives leading to transformation ...................................................................... 33
Approach and logic framework to drive the transformation forward ............................................................... 34
The action framework ............................................................................................................................................... 37
The actions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Driving the actions forward in a 3-year timeframe to facilitate transformation .......................................... 44
Future success built on strong governance ............................................................................................................... 44
Governing the digital economy in Jordan by creating a dynamic and yet accountable network of
champions, movers & shakers that drive the agenda together ........................................................................ 45
Strong leadership at national level .......................................................................................................................... 47
Smart specialisation pushed by the privat and public sector across key sectors ........................................ 47
How to measure success – considerations for a dynamic framework for monitoring and evaluation .. 49
Inspiring international examples of concrete transformational actions .............................................................. 51
International Examples - Governance and implementation .............................................................................. 53
Annex 1: Detailed actions.............................................................................................................................................. 55
Annex 2: Actions, subactions, owners, budget considerations and timeline .................................................... 92