JORDAN NATIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY (2013-2017) private sector might be required to participate in the education by providing training and guidance. Career counselors working at high schools can take advantage of these model CVs to help students identify the most suitable career for their individual strengths and predispositions. Infrastructure: Jordan needs to maintain the competitiveness of its ICT infrastructure (national communication infrastructure and private sector IT infrastructure). There are numerous regional and international opportunities which can be exploited by Jordanian ICT companies if they maintain familiarity with new ICT infrastructure technology. Training, certification and access to modern infrastructure are required if Jordan’s ICT sector is to remain able to meet local ICT development needs/opportunities as well as remain a trusted, regional ICT talent base. It is the role of the government to create new market entry possibilities and maintain an environment that is inductive to needed and new ICT infrastructure investment opportunities for the private sector which will help facilitate growth in the economy. New economic opportunities can be created and exploited when existing infrastructure is fully accessed and utilized, particularly when the local copper is unbundled. Existing copper wire infrastructure integrated with new technologies can reduce the cost of internet penetration as well as facilitate new ICT opportunities. Moreover, it is necessary for the GoJ to adjust regulation and legislation, such as passing the E-transaction, E-Commerce, Privacy and Data Protection related laws/regulations/instructions to facilitate increased ICT enabled economic activity (Ecommerce, E-logistics, E-banking, etc.). New economic opportunities can be more aggressively pursued when the Universal Service Policy is revised and the Universal Service Fund is established. The GoJ invested in establishing a national broadband network (NBN) as a private network for the government. The intent of this GoJ initiative was to bridge the digital divide between all citizens and to enable the provision of ICT services (E-Government, E-Health, E-Education, etc.) to all segments of society. NBN was also to act as a tool to enhance the development and competitiveness of local ICT companies in areas such as e-education. NBN’s required investment has proved too large for the GoJ to financially complete and exploit. To benefit from the sunk costs of the GoJ investment, the existing NBN must be completed and activated through creating bold opportunities for the private sector to develop and deliver services to consumers (EEducation and E-Health, cable television, etc.) or by creating national large scale demand/usage for E-services (E-Commerce and E-Government). Successful exploitation of NBN will require identifying national E-Government, E-Service priorities by the government (in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Sector Reform), passing the PPP law (or at least agreeing on or adopting acceptable partnership models), arriving at acceptable revenue sharing models and passing the E-transaction, E-Commerce, Privacy and Data Protection related laws/regulations/instructions. The NBN or operational usage of the NBN can be transferred to the private sector (local and/or international) for exploitation. Partial or complete handover to the private sector will greatly reduce or eliminate GoJ operational costs to run the NBN. This will free up public sector funds which can be re-directed towards developing new needed national infrastructure. National demand for NBN services and applications can be enhanced through GoJ funding (partial or through PPPs) for the construction of open access fiber optic networks. 18