(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Sept. 4 (Petra) -- The Jordanian government has an opportunity to lead the country towards a high-value ICT services economy through the development of advanced technology infrastructure, Huawei's General Manager in Jordan and Palestine, Andy Wu said Monday.
In an interview with Petra, Wu said despite region-wide political and social issues that have been weighing heavily on Jordan's circumstances, the Jordanian leadership has demonstrated initiative to develop the country's infrastructure.
The Kingdom, he added, is currently ranked 93 in the World Economic Forum's e-readiness index. "According to the Jordan Economic Growth Plan 2018 – 2022, the Government of Jordan is heavily investing in integrating different technologies into Jordan's leading economic sectors, such as health, education, energy, transport, finance, and communications. This is part of the government's ambitious REACH2025 action plan, a 2016 mandate to digitize the nation and ensure Jordan's relevance in the global digital economy.
Jordan enjoys a unique opportunity to lay down the foundations for the Kingdom's future prosperity, Wu said, adding that Huawei wants to combine its global expertise with the local insight of Jordanian partners to help the country achieve a better economy, industries produce higher revenue, and citizens attain a better life.
"In the future, a successful economy will be a digital economy. Digital Transformation will have a profound effect on how businesses operate," Wu said. "Huawei forecasts that by the year 2025, enterprises will conduct over 85 percent of applications on the cloud. There will be over 100 billion connections across the world, and industrial intelligence will have reached penetration of over 20 percent. Digitalization will improve efficiency, reach, and profitability across nearly every vertical. And adequate ICT infrastructure is the foundation on which the Digital Age will be built. The purpose of broadband is not limited to high-speed internet it allows businesses to conduct operations over the cloud, paving the way for widespread adoption of big data and IoT".
Huawei is collaborating with local partners to help Jordan become part of a Better Connected World. We are cooperating with Jordan Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MOICT) on mapping the best path forward to develop the 'Internet of All' and achieve widespread digitalization across various industries and the society as a whole, the official said. Huawei is also working on research and development with local telecom operators to build an IoT ecosystem across the Kingdom, and developing a strategy and technical standard for 4.5G and 5G in Jordan. Our aim is to assist the public and private sectors to improve operational efficiency and innovation and complete the process of digital transformation.
Breakthroughs in ICT are revolutionizing the global economy similarly to how the internal combustion engine sparked the Industrial Revolution, propelling the world into modernity. As economies shift away from goods manufacturing, and towards knowledge dissemination, nations with high levels of connectivity will hold a competitive advantage.
The benefits of ICT developments will reach across government and industry and down to all citizens. Telecom operators have the power to drive connectivity to maximize network assets and improve home broadband to enhance user experience, Wu said.
"We believe that video will drive the digital transformation by 2020, video will comprise over 50 percent of operator revenue, and increase total data-revenue generation by 70 percent. Telecoms operators must adapt into digital content players in order to meet the needs of future consumers. Huawei's support for telecom operators will also include assisting them in developing indoor digitalization and expanding home broadband penetration to more than two-thirds by 2020. This will ensure that technological transformation will uplift every Jordanian into the Digital Age," he added.
Huawei, he affirmed, recognizes its social responsibility towards its partner countries. "In addition to collaborating with telecoms operators to develop the country's infrastructure, we will fulfill our responsibilities outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding signed with MOICT. We have already begun our Seeds for the Future program which is enabling government IT directors to gain experience in ICT with Huawei Global." "Additionally, we will offer another 50-100 internships to graduates and local technicians. We will also support Jordan's future growth by donating Video Conference systems to the Ministry of Education, and setting up Wireless Labs & training program for local universities," he noted.
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