Ammon News - HRH Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II is spearheading an ambitious national vision to shape Jordan's technological future and achieve a qualitative leap in the Kingdom's comprehensive digital transformation.

The scheme is at the heart of a national drive to promote Jordan as a regional hub for innovation, while simultaneously empower young talent and equip them with future skills, and ensure their effective integration into the global knowledge economy.

The visions is a driving force in accelerating the implementation of national digital projects and cementing Jordan's standing as a leading country embracing future technologies, innovation, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship, which impacts the quality of services, support the national economy, and offer young people opportunities.

The Kingdom has seen an acceleration in economic and digital transformation, within a national vision to develop services and raise the quality of life, in line with the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II and the Crown Prince's follow-up, keeping up-to-date with technologies and promoting innovation.

The National Council for Future Technology was established as all-encompassing entity and an umbrella to coordinate efforts and accelerate expedite digital transformation in Jordan, linking policies to feasible projects with a direct impact on the economy and society.

In early 2025, His Majesty tasked Prime Minister Jafar Hassan with forming and chairing the National Council for Future Technology, comprises a select group of specialists and experts in the field from the private sector, under the guidance of the Crown Prince.

With the prince's follow-up, the Council has carried out such projects as the Siraj Smart Learning Assistant, the Digital Health Center, the Digital Signature initiative, and the development of the Sanad application, all designed to facilitate access to government services.

His Royal Highness has also inaugurated a number of government service centers across the Kingdom.

Sami Smirat, Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship and Vice Chairman of the National Council for Future Technology, said the council is a national platform to guide the Kingdom's efforts in advanced technology and artificial intelligence, enhance integration between the public and private sectors, accelerate the implementation of national initiatives that support innovation, build capacity, and attract quality investments.

The Council, he pointed out, endeavored in the past period to launch a package of high-quality initiatives in the fields of AI, data, and advanced technologies, advance digital transformation projects, improve the quality of government services, and create job opportunities for young people.

The ministry continues to implement the Digital Transformation Program's objectives, having digitized more than 83 percent of eligible government services and will reach 100 percent by the end of 2026, he said.

The Sanad application, he said, continues its role as the unified national digital platform for government services, with activated digital IDs exceeding 2.777 million users. It sees over 400,000 daily users, and new government services are being constantly added to meet citizens' needs and enhance their experience of accessing digital government services.

The minister also said Digital Signature and Electronic Notary Services have revolutionized government services, with over half a million government transactions and documents created or approved using digital signatures. The expansion of electronic notary services has enabled citizens to complete numerous legal transactions digitally with ease and reliability, often eliminating the need to visit courts, he added.

The ministry is also continuing to implement strategic national projects, launch new digital government services, and develop existing ones, enhancing the efficiency of the public sector and improving the quality of services to citizens, Samirat said.

He noted that government service centers offer services through 15 centers across the Kingdom's governorates under the one-stop shop model, facilitating citizens' access to services, improving service quality, and enhancing the efficiency of government performance to ensure citizen satisfaction.

In the field of AI, Samirat said the ministry is working to expand the use of the Siraj, an official AI-powered educational platform launched by the Ministry of Education, and that as of May, the platform reached 1,331,000 users, reflecting the Ministry's commitment to employing AI technologies to support the educational process, develop learning methods, and empower students with modern educational tools.

Samirat said his ministry continued to implement several strategic national projects, notably the government e-portals, the e-passport, and the Jordanian Digital Health Center.

According to the Digital Economy Ministry, the next phase is focused on implementing the National Digital Transformation Strategy (2026-2028), expanding the use of AI, developing digital infrastructure, enhancing cybersecurity, increasing the adoption of digital government services, as well as supporting entrepreneurship, investment and technology.

Prince Al Hussein's interest in the IT sector underscores a profound vision for the future of the national economy as a key driver of growth, job creation, and enhancing Jordan's competitiveness regionally and globally, commented Haitham Rawajbeh, representative of the communications and information technology sector at the Jordan Chamber of Commerce.

The prince's focus on youth and technology is a message of hope and ambition for an entire generation, and also sends a clear message to the private sector that the future is at the side of those who invest in knowledge, innovation, and a Jordanian talent capable of competing and achieving, he said.

Fadi Qutaishat, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan (int@j), said Prince Al Hussein oversees the Kingdom's digital transformation and technological economy, building upon the achievements of the ICT sector since its inception at the start of the millennium.

Jordan succeeded in recent years in establishing a sophisticated digital sector, which became a key driver of economic growth, employment, and service exports, he added.

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