AMMAN — HRH
Crown Prince Hussein on Wednesday
attended the launch of “Jordan Source”, which seeks to promote regional and
international investments in business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing in
the Kingdom, according to a Royal Court statement.
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In remarks at the webinar held to launch “Jordan Source”,
attended by over 200 participants from around the world and representatives of
local and global companies that operate in Jordan in the fields of BPO and ITO,
Crown Prince Hussein said “Jordan Source” is a new resource to make it even
easier for investors to tap into Jordan’s qualified IT workforce.
The Crown Prince said the
Kingdom boasts a dynamic entrepreneurial
and start-up culture, noting that Jordan's quality talent delivers a
well-educated, bilingual, and tech-savvy workforce, all of which have
encouraged major multinational ICT companies to invest in the Kingdom.
Jordan’s tech talents have an outsized impact, extending far
beyond the country’s borders, the Crown Prince stressed, adding that 27 percent
of the Middle East and North Africa’s tech entrepreneurs are Jordanian,
although Jordan’s population accounts for only 3 percent of the region.
He called for benefiting from Jordan’s strategic location at
the crossroads of Asia and Europe, with free trade agreements that offer access
to 1.5 billion customers in 161 countries.
Speaking at the webinar,
Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Ahmad Hanandeh said Jordan’s ICT sector has great growth
potential, offering highly skilled human resources, as well as the supporting
infrastructure, legislation, and incentives.
The minister highlighted the incentive plan offered through
“Jordan Source”, outlining why Jordan counts as a major BPO and ITO
destination.
For his part, World Bank Vice President for Middle East and
North Africa Ferid Belhaj noted the competitive advantages that Jordan enjoys,
positioning it as a potential regional IT hub.
Belhaj said the Kingdom offers a highly educated and skilled
workforce, as well as an entrepreneurship ecosystem that has developed over the
past decade.
He stressed the
World Bank Group’s commitment to supporting
Jordan in implementing reforms that enhance investors’ experience and support
the growth and holistic expansion of outsourcing services outside Amman.
“Jordan Source” falls under the umbrella of the Ministry of
Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship’s Youth, Technology, and Jobs project,
financed by the World Bank Group, and seeks to capitalize on Jordan’s ICT
strengths.
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