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Background
 

Policies and Strategies Directorate plays a vital and effective role, through its different departments, in defining appropriate policies and strategies that aim at developing the ICT and postal sector in Jordan and monitoring developments in relevant sectors to assess and ensure the viability of these policies and strategies.

This directorate has several departments which work together in order to achieve the vision and mission of the ministry.

The Goals and Mission of the Directorate
 

This directorate aims at developing and monitoring the ICT and Postal sectors in the kingdom by formulating and defining appropriate policies and strategies.

This directorate seeks to achieve the mission of the ministry by:
 

• Preparing and reviewing the general policy of the telecommunications and information technology and postal sectors in the Kingdom and setting a  national strategic plan in accordance with this policy in cooperation with stakeholders in these sectors.
   

• Drawing up plans that encourage investment in the telecommunication, information technology, and postal sectors in the Kingdom,
   

• Following up the implementation of the Kingdom’s commitments in international treaties in the telecommunications and information technology sectors.
   

• Fostering the Kingdom’s interests with states, regional and international organizations, unions, and commissions concerned with telecommunications and information technology; and to oversee the representation of the Kingdom in those forums in cooperation with the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, the ministries, and concerned parties.
   

• Working towards the elimination of impediments in the telecommunications and information technology sectors through coordination and cooperation with the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission and other parties in such a way as to assist the Ministry in performing its duties and responsibilities.

Departments

Telecommunications Policies Department
 

The telecommunications policies department formulates and monitors the implementation of related policies which aim at developing the telecommunications sector. It also plays an effective role in developing legislative and regulatory frameworks related to the sector.

This department coordinates and cooperates with the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to eliminate any impediments in the telecommunications sector . It also conducts sector related studies that aim at promoting the advancement of research and developments in the areas of telecommunications.

IT Policy Department
 

The IT policy department aims at setting IT policies and monitoring developments in the IT sector in Jordan including performance of all stakeholders, as well as monitoring the development of the IT environment to ensure conformance with the general IT policy and national ICT strategy.

Staying up –to-date with latest developments worldwide in the area of IT, particularly with respect to areas in which Jordan has a competitive or comparative advantage, the IT policy department assists in drafting new laws and by-laws where required and monitors the conformance of the country with international commitments, it also proposes Policy recommendations and strategic directions for national programs that will lead to sector growth. 
 

Post Policies Department
 

The Postal policy department aims at ensuring a convenient environment to achieve the general policy goals by  formulating government policies related to postal sector of Jordan and monitoring the implementation of policies related to post sector concerning the following:
 

·    Continuation of the postal sector reforms within
 a licensed competitive framework.

·     Full liberalization of the Postal services,    including reserved services.

·     Granting the Jordan Post Company a transitional period after which the exclusivity of the public operator is terminated, and including all operators under one licensing system.

This department also conducts Sector related studies that aim at stimulating competitiveness, encouraging investment, and improving the quality of services. It also plays an effective role in enacting legislations and laws related to the postal sector by monitoring market developments and amending the legislative and regulatory frameworks accordingly.

Strategic Planning Department
 

The Strategic Planning Department aims at monitoring developments in the ICT and postal sectors in order to ensure suitability of the national strategic plan.  The Strategic Planning Department also plays an essential role in defining national ICT and Postal strategies and action plans that aim at enhancing the competitiveness of relevant sectors and thus investment in respective sectors. Strategies and plans are defined by using appropriate methodologies and following best practices.

The Economic Department
 

Economic Department has been established within the Directorate of policies and strategies in order to empower the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (Moict) and external stakeholders to make informed policy decisions that will contribute to the growth of the ICT and Postal sectors in Jordan on the basis of established analytic practices and Jordan-specific data.

The mission of the Economic Department is to monitor, evaluate, analyze and forecast the impact of existing or proposed policies on the ICT sector in Jordan.

The International Representation Department
 

The international Representation Department is the focal coordination point that drives and shapes the aspects and characteristics of national and foreign relations across a broad spectrum of ICT and  Postal issues and stakeholders, through direct or indirect cooperation frameworks, developmental or strategic, public or private, in support of ICT-led and Postal national, regional and international polices and initiatives.

The departments' vision is to widen the scope of our contribution in the knowledge economy with a view to advancing the information society in accordance with the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), achieving Jordan's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and increasing foreign exchange revenues that are crucial for economic growth and socio-economic development