AMMAN — On Wednesday, the Ministry of Digital
Economy and Entrepreneurship stated that nearly 900,000 Jordanians have
activated their digital identities through the government application ‘Sanad’
so far.
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The ministry urged citizens to continue
activating their digital identities to benefit from all the services provided
by the application free of charge, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
Through the application, users can access
digital documents, personal information, and conduct various government digital
services anytime, anywhere.
To activate the digital identity, the ministry
explained that individuals can visit the nearest Sanad station located in all
Jordanian governorates or use the application of several banks that the
ministry has announced collaboration with.
Minister of Digital Economy and
Entrepreneurship, Ahmad Hanandeh also affirmed the ministry's
commitment to the executive program of the Economic Modernization Vision (EMV)
and the public sector modernization roadmap regarding digital transformation in
the Kingdom, in line with the digital transformation strategy and plan approved
by the ministry.
According to the public sector modernization
roadmap, the government aims to reach 3.5 million activated digital identities
and complete the automation of all government services by 2025.
Additionally, a survey on the usage and spread
of communications and information technology in households in 2022 showed that
23.3 percent of individuals aged 18 and above who are internet users have
accessed government e-services.
The survey, recently published by the ministry
in cooperation with the Department of Statistics (DoS), indicated that
three-quarters of individuals have not accessed government e-services. The
highest percentage was for the Sanad government application at 67 percent,
followed by government institution websites at 57.5 percent.
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