Jordan launches strategy to boost ICT sector

Jordan on Wednesday launched a strategy to boost the country's information and communications technology (ICT) sector, which contributes about 12 percent to its gross domestic product.

The plan was launched during the MENA ICT Forum 2016, which King Abdullah II of Jordan opened in the presence of international and regional experts and decision makers in the field.

The strategy, called "Reach 2025," seeks to create some 150,000 new digital jobs by 2025.

It is a collaboration of public and private stakeholders and institutions spearheaded by the Ministry of Information and Communications and Technology and the ICT Association of Jordan.

It targets increasing the overall gross domestic product growth between 6-8 percent.

Experts at the event will discuss several key issues in the ICT industry regionally and globally.