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Intaj, Saudi DEC Sign Cooperation Agreement To Enhance Joint Digital Shift


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)


Amman, Feb. 15 (Petra) - Information and Communication Technology Association of Jordan (Intaj), in partnership with the Saudi Digital Economy Center (DEC), organized a communication event that brought together senior leaders in Jordanian and Saudi companies, on the sidelines of the LEAP 2025 conference held in Saudi Arabia.
According to an Intaj statement Saturday, 55 Jordanian companies and over 100 government agencies and Saudi firms took part in the event, alongside more than 200 participants from the two countries' decision-makers.
During the event, Intaj signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Saudi DEC, in a "strategic" step aimed at exchanging expertise and enhancing cooperation in developing digital transformation systems and technological innovation.
Jordan's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dr. Haitham Abu Foul, said the event represents a "true" opportunity to build cooperation bridges and open new horizons for "strategic" partnerships between Jordanian companies and institutions and Saudi Arabia in the communications and information technology (ICT) sector, which reflects a "shared" vision to achieve "sustainable" economic growth and digital prosperity.
Meanwhile, DEC Chairman, Hani Ghufeili, stressed the importance of enhancing joint Jordanian-Saudi cooperation in the digital transformation field.
Addressing the audience, Intaj Chairman, Amjad Suweis, said this event reflects the mutual commitment to enhance technological cooperation, and provides an "ideal" opportunity to build "strategic" partnerships between Jordanian and Saudi companies.
Intaj CEO, Nidal Bitar, noted Jordan occupies a "leading" position in the technology sector at the regional level, as it incubates over 2,250 technology companies and 450 startups, adding that ICT sector contributes more than 4% of Jordan's GDP.
Bitar remarked Jordanian companies have "extensive" expertise in the fields of outsourcing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, financial technology, and software development, making them an "ideal" partner to support digital transformation in Saudi Arabia, especially amid Saudi ambitious plans to enhancing the digital economy.
Bitar also highlighted the available investment opportunities in the Jordanian and Saudi markets, which provide tax incentives and free trade agreements, as well as the increasing government investments in the technology sector.

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