AMMAN — Jordan's
Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship has signed an agreement with
Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support the development of Jordanian youth in
cloud computing and to help startups design, develop, and market their
applications.
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The agreement was
signed by
Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Ahmad Hanandeh and
AWS Head of Sales - GCC and Levant Mohamed Afifi on Saturday, the Jordan News
Agency, Petra reported.
Training for
Jordanian youthThe main objective
of the agreement is to develop the capacities and skills of Jordanian youth in
cloud computing. The agreement will train instructors in the Vocational
Training Corporation on basic cloud computing skills, and they will acquire
professional certificates that are accredited by Amazon after passing the
necessary tests.
Moreover, trainers
who are
accredited by Amazon Web Services will train qualified young people on
advanced and intermediate cloud computing skills.
AWS Academy ProgramThe agreement also
aims to make the AWS Academy program available for universities that meet the
criteria for participation.
The program aims to
empower students to hone their cloud computing and machine learning skills
through self-learning on the web services’ platform or an accredited trainer to
obtain certificates from
Amazon after passing the tests.
This process will
enhance their chances in the labor market, said the statement.
The Ministry will
coordinate with public universities to present the requirements of the program
to submit an accreditation application so that each university will have an AWS
Academy program.
Cooperation with
global firmsMinister Hanandeh
stressed the importance of cooperation with global firms in preparing the
training tracks to raise awareness of emerging technologies necessary to build
successful startups and bridge the entrepreneurs' knowledge and skills gap.
AWS Head of Sales -
GCC and Levant, Afifi, highlighted that this effort coincides with the
aspirations of Amazon Web Services in the Middle East to help build the
capacities of Jordanian youth in emerging technology and entrepreneurship and
qualify them to join the global and local markets in line with the goals of the
youth, technology and jobs strategy in Jordan.
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