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TOGETHER TOWARDS A
DIGITAL ECONOMY & COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT |
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The Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan has taken the IT lead in the Middle East. An initiative
to ensure that every Jordanian has access to Information and
Communications Technology has begun; significantly, these
efforts are targeted towards those communities who, under
ordinary circumstances, would not be able to experience ICT
easily. These marginalized populations are those such as women,
the underprivileged and underserved, children, laborers,
farmers, and the illiterate. The majority of these communities
reside in the rural and remote areas of Jordan, where access to
ICT is difficult to obtain.
The Initiative of establishing Information Technology and Community
Service Centers (renamed later Knowledge Stations) was launched
in 2001. This initiative is intended to implement IT in local
communities in remote areas in preparation for the E-government
process. The National Information Technology Center (NITC) was
mandated with the execution of the project after it conducted a
study on the best practice in selecting the sites for the
Knowledge Stations in the different governorates and local
communities.
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