(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Amman, June 23 (Petra) -- Information and Communications Technology Association (int@j) pledged support for tech start-ups in Jordan through establishing a council for their founders.
Chairman of int@j, Bashar Hawamdeh, said the new "Jordan Tech Startups Leaders Council- JoTSLC", will contribute to overcoming obstacles these companies face, such as access to funding, meeting with local, regional and international investors and financial institutions, along with enhancing their human capital.
It will also support the exchange of knowledge and expertise among local, regional and international start-ups, as well as working closely to gather start-ups in all of Jordan's governorates. awamdeh noted.
int@j has launched several initiatives to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem since its establishment in 2000.
It has started with amending its rules of procedure in order to exempt start-ups from membership fees in the first year.
Then it launched the Blue Ocean Council and established Public Incubator "Darat Al Reyada" in cooperation with Amman Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Information & Communications Technology, in addition to the 1000 Entrepreneurs National Initiative, which seeks to achieve one of the Royal Initiative REACH 2025 objectives, through promoting the work, cooperation and coordination between all supporting bodies in the entrepreneurship environment in the Kingdom.
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23/6/2018 - 07:41:47 PM
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