Jordan is in talks with the World Bank for a USD321 million program.
- Jordan is proposing an investment deal to the World Bank for its E-GOV program, with an estimated cost of $545 million to Jordan.
- The program will be implemented over 4 years aiming to increase the national growth rate to 5.6 over a decade.
- The country aims to fully digitalize all governmental services by the start of 2025.
The World Bank is currently contemplating the possibility of providing support and financing to a Jordanian program valued at $321 million according to Al-Mamlaka.
The program aims to enhance individual-centric digital governance and aid the roadmap for public sector modernization and digital transformation in Jordan, which is a fundamental pillar of the Economic Modernization Vision (EMV).
The program is expected to be presented to the World Bank in the upcoming months to be reviewed by its board of directors.
The total government funding is aimed to be more than USD545 million while focusing more on areas such as health and education.
The program also encourages transparency and government efficiency through digitalization.
Jordan aims to implement this program within 4 years, it will focus on increasing the usage of digital identity systems that focus on individuals.
The program also facilitates data sharing between government agencies and the private sector, building a digital infrastructure and aiming to increase ease of use.
The Economic Modernization Vision (EMV) aims to double the annual growth rate of the Jordan to 5.6% over the next decade.
The strategy aims to make governmental services fully digitalized by the year 2025, this includes initiatives such as:
- Digital identity.
- E-Payments.
- Open government data.
- Resource management.
Over 800,000 users have activated their digital identities by the start of February 2024, the Jordanian government aims to increase the userbase to 3.5 million by the start of 2025, facilitated through user activation at banks, government service centers and companies.
