Day: October 22, 2022

A parliamentary delegation, chaired by Ghazi Al-Baddawi, Lower House Assistant Speaker, participated in the 103rd edition of the Rose-Roth international seminar, organized by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) in Finland’s Helsinki.

The four-day seminar, which included several sessions, touched on three topics: the Russian-Ukrainian war, climate change, cybersecurity and its impact on the world.

Parliamentarians from NATO member states, as well as parliamentarians as members of observer countries, including Jordan, participated in the seminar, while Finland is a non-member of this alliance.

At the opening session, attended by Finnish President Sauli Niinist?, the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, and the Speaker of the NATO PA, extensive discussions were held on threats of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war on world peace.

The participants in the session stressed the importance of containing this war, which affects the civilized world, as well as the possibility of using unconventional weapons, which would threaten the global climate.

The seminar sessions were also attended by Finish Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense, who underlined the importance of the non-NATO countries role in making further efforts to contain the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Participants tackled cybersecurity, and latest technologies to reduce the impacts on climate, which cast a shadow on global food security.

They underscored the importance of transferring information easily, and creating systems to preserve data and information that travel around the world from being hacked, especially information related to investment and money transfer.

The seminar was concluded with field visits to the Finnish navy, and participants were briefed on the importance of Finland’s location in contributing to containing the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, preserving the Arctic and climatic changes.

On the sidelines of the seminar, the Finnish Parliament Speaker met with the Jordanian parliamentary delegation, and commended the Jordanian role and efforts of His Majesty King Abdullah in all international forums that stress the need to maintain global security and peace, as well as His Majesty’s focus on exerting more efforts to reduce factors affecting climate change.

The Finnish Parliament Speaker also lauded the level of the Jordanian parliamentary delegation and its contribution to enriching discussions during the international seminar.

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HRH Princess Dina Mired on Saturday sponsored the celebration held by the United Nations Office in Jordan marking the occasion of the United Nations Day, in the presence of Minister of Social Development Ayman Mufleh.

Addressing the ceremony, Her Highness lauded UN workers’ efforts to take into account the values of humanitarian principles and human rights.

In his speech, UN Resident Coordinator (RC) interim director in Jordan, Dominik Bartsch, said UN has “long-standing” relations with the Jordanian people, adding that today’s celebration is an opportunity to reaffirm UN’s commitment to maintain support to Jordan, provide assistance to the Kingdom’s most vulnerable people, and accelerate achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

UN, he said, will soon sign a new five-year cooperation framework with Jordan’s government, which would focus on inclusion, address related weaknesses and achieve sustainability.

The UN Office in Jordan held the celebration, with the participation of 18 UN resident agencies, in cooperation with GAM at an open day that featured an exhibition on these UN-affiliated organizations’ works, a bazaar to showcase products of beneficiaries of various UN programs and projects in Jordan, as well as interactive and educational activities and theatrical and artistic performances.

In addition, Jordanian artists Hassan Sabila and Rania Ismail presented a theatrical performance focusing on human rights issues.

United Nations Day, on 24 October, marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.

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Rawjbeh said ICT sector is a pillar of national security and an important revenue source and supporter of Jordan’s economy, adding that this industry has proven high capabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic, whether in terms of supporting fight against the pandemic, or facilitating activities and operations of economic sectors and the citizens’ lives.

he also noted Introduction of 5G services to the local market would reflect “positively” on reviving the national economy, enhancing its competitiveness, attracting investments, encouraging leadership and innovation, increasing employment opportunities and gaining expertise.

Jordanian companies operating in the ICT sector have gone a long way in development and growth and have become supportive of many regional countries by providing solutions for their various economic and service sectors and exporting software and qualified and specialized human competencies, he noted.

As for JCC’s efforts, he said the chamber maintains “constant” contact with the sector’s workers and seeks to solve and overcome any obstacles facing their operations, in cooperation with the concerned government departments.

During 2021, the sector’s contribution to the gross domestic product amounted to JD900 million annually, at a 3%rate, while it is forecast to reach JD3 billion, or by 3.9 percent, during the year 2033, when Economic Modernization Vision (EMV) is implemented.

The number of the sector’s workers reached some 25,000 during the past year, constituting 1.6 percent of the total volume of employment in the Kingdom, while their number will reach 101,000 full-time workers in 2033, according to EMV.

In addition, ICT sector’s exports during the past year amounted to JD200 million, which constituted 1.9 percent of the Kingdom’s total exports, while they are forecast to reach JD4.5 billion by 2033, as set in the EMV.

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Representative of the communications and information technology sector in Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Haitham Rawjbeh, said Jordan, with His Majesty King Abdullah II’s support, succeeded in building a “strong and competitive” information and communication technologies (ICT) sector and attracted international companies.

The sector, he noted, enjoys the King’s support and attention, which motivated ICT operating companies to expand and grow locally and export many of their services in the software field to many Arab and foreign countries, which created thousands of job opportunities for Jordanians.

In a statement on Saturday, he said ICT sector has “promising” opportunities, in light of Jordan’s infrastructure, resources and trained and qualified human competencies in the field.

Jordan, he noted, attracted and localized international companies to invest and carry out their operations in the Kingdom in the important strategic sector, thanks to the country’s “great” developments and its continuous efforts to keep up with the accelerating events globally and regionally and Jordanian competencies working in this field.

ICT sector and entrepreneurship have made “great” achievements over the past years, as Jordan has become one of the most “advanced and prosperous countries in the region in this vital field,” he pointed out.

Jordan is betting a lot on the ICT sector, which is growing annually, in providing more job opportunities for young people, supporting the national economy by shifting to the digital economy and attracting more international companies to open regional offices, he said.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY