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Jordan
has committed itself to incorporating ICT into the daily
lives of all its citizens. As part of Jordan’s
broader aspirations for a knowledge-based economy and
society,
efforts are underway to broaden access to ICT technologies
to communities, businesses, and families across the Kingdom.
His Majesty King Abdullah II, kick-starting this agenda,
established the Jordan Information Technology Community
Centers, which serve as access points for ICT services
to communities.
In support of this “connecting Jordanians” agenda,
the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology
(MoICT), introduced the Connecting
Jordanians Initiative (CJI), which aims to coordinate and accelerate critical
developments and reforms intended to make ICT an important facet in the lives
of all Jordanians and to improve their economic, social and cultural prospects
in meaningful ways.
In this context, the MoICT, in partnership with the Ministries of Education,
Higher Education, and Planning, are proposing the establishment of a broadband
learning and public access network to link all schools, colleges, universities
and telecentres by 2005. The network will be at the leading edge globally.
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