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The national data initiative and Jordan's digital future

Jordan ·

Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II directed the launch of a national digital data initiative while chairing a meeting of the National Council for Future Technology. The move is described as a strategic step in Jordan's economic and technological modernisation.

Jordan is a Hashemite kingdom in which the crown prince is heir to the throne, and it has pursued ongoing digital transformation and government service reforms in recent years.

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