A drive to attract new investment for Jordan’s ICT sector is gaining ground, as the country moves to strengthen support structures for start-ups and encourage greater private sector participation.
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Economic update | Jordan targets ICT growth
23 Nov 2014
Articles & Analysis | Regulators work to maintain a balance between healthy growth and strong competition from The Report: Jordan 2014
After Qatar, Jordan was the second Middle East country to launch a global system for mobile communications, or GSM, and has not looked back since. More recently, advancements in data and the greater availability of smartphones are positioning the kingdom for another leap forward in the telecoms sector.
Articles & Analysis | A strong talent base and infrastructure upgrades make for attractive prospects in the IT sector from The Report: Jordan 2014
The ICT sector is Jordan’s fasting growing industry, rising by about one-quarter a year and providing more than 80,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs – equivalent to more than 6% of the labour force – according to the Information Technology Association of Jordan (int@j). Since the country opened itself to ICT development in the late 1990s, the sector has grown into an...
Articles & Analysis | New services are coming to the market from The Report: Jordan 2014
The recent surge in data usage is reshaping Jordan’s telecoms sector. Zain Jordan, the country’s largest mobile provider, is expected to introduce 4G long-term evolution (LTE) services that enable data transfer rates of up to 150 Mbps by the end of 2014. In 2013, Zain secured new 4G and additional 3G frequencies for $270.2m. The purchase has set off a race to provide the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Azzam Sleit, Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) from The Report: Jordan 2014
Articles & Analysis | Incentives for start-ups prove a boon for long-term growth from The Report: Jordan 2014
One of Jordan’s greatest strengths in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector is the availability of educated and skilled human capital. Given the country’s increasingly strong educational standards in ICT, low start-up costs and friendly business environment, Jordan’s expanding start-up sector is helping to position the kingdom as a leading location...