WORLD INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES ALLIANCEWITSA was incorporated in 1998 in the Commonwealth of Virginia within the United States of America.Founded in 1978, the World Innovation, Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) is a leading consortium of ICT industry association members from over 80 countries/economies around the world. WITSA’s members represent more than 90 percent of the world ICT market.As the leading recognized voice of the global ICT industry, WITSA aims to drive transformation and grow the industry given that ICT is the key driver of the global economy:

WORLD INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES ALLIANCEWITSA was incorporated in 1998 in the Commonwealth of Virginia within the United States of America.Founded in 1978, the World Innovation, Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) is a leading consortium of ICT industry association members from over 80 countries/economies around the world. WITSA’s members represent more than 90 percent of the world ICT market.As the leading recognized voice of the global ICT industry, WITSA aims to drive transformation and grow the industry given that ICT is the key driver of the global economy:

The Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan (int@j), founded in 2000, is a membership based ICT and IT Enabled Services (ITES) industry advocacy, support and networking association.int@j serves as the collective voice of the industry, advocating on behalf of our stakeholders and seeks to maximize the contribution of the ICT sector towards the national economy. We aim to provide our members with the tools required to ensure continued growth and expansion.Providing the highest value to ICT Sector, int@j works in the following areas:• Business Enabling Environment, • Digital Economy / ICT Demand• Human Capital• Export Development • Access to Finance• Start-ups int@j has been organizing and hosting the ICT Forum since 2002 always under the patronage of His Majesty Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein. www.menaictforum.com For more information about the association, please visit www.intaj.netYou may also visit the IP Portal of Jordanian ICT Brands www.ipreach.jo to learn more about Jordanian solutions and products

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at UJ seeks to institutionalize the process of developing, implementing and evaluating study plans and programs at the university. The center also aims primarily to integrate various e-learning methods to become part of the educational/learning system in order to improve the quality of education and ensure its quality. This ensures the achievement of the desired shift in the university’s performance and the quality of its outputs to keep pace with global technical and technological developments.

The Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW) was established as a national machinery to promote women’s status in Jordan in accordance with the cabinet’s decision no 21/11/3382 in 1992. Chaired by HRH Princess Basma bint Talal, the Commission’s board includes representation of relevant ministers, civil society organizations and the private sector. JNCW seeks to ensure that Jordan complies with its national, Arab and international commitments, which aim at improving women’s status and their participation in sustainable development. (https://www.women.jo/en)

On the seventeenth of January 2005, a Royal Decree was issued to establish Tafila Technical University as a public university which currently contributes to the development of higher education in Jordan. Since then, the university has sought to realize the objectives for which it was established. The university encourages scientific research, sets findings into practice and uses modern technologies for the overall development of Jordan.

Jordan Young Scientist (JoYS) work to motivate and reward young people who study, apply, and benefit from science, mathematics, engineering, and technology abilities to be a pathway to sustainable futures for all. https://www.jordanys.com/

Arab Information and Communication Technologies Union (AICTU) is an Arab civil society organization affiliated with Arab associations and institutions who are active in any of the Arab countries in the ICT sector.

• Serving on the Board of Advisors of I Learn - an organization that supports youth education in disenfranchised Jordanian communities through creative, innovative and sustainable solutions• Supporting the development and delivery of the strategic direction of the organization.

The Jordan Ireland Business Association (JIBA) was officially launched under the patronage of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Dr. Tariq Hammouri, at a reception held in the St Régis Hotel, Amman, on Wednesday the 11th of September, 2019.The launch of JIBA which follows the opening of the first Embassy of Ireland to Jordan in January of last year, demonstrates the strong interests of the Jordanian and the Irish governments in rapidly strengthening the trade relationships between the two countries. That is to say, the launch of JIBA is a huge and important milestone in this regard, according to a JIBA statement.With this objective in mind, JIBA will convene bi-monthly meetings of Irish and Jordanian business representatives. And will also arrange visits by Jordanian business delegations to Ireland, and from Ireland to Jordan in order to facilitate the establishment of business to business relationships across key sectors, which will benefit both countries.

The Young Entrepreneur’s Association - YEA is a non-profit organization that aims to help small and medium sized Jordanian companies become investor and market-ready, and develop their ideas to facilitate the growth of their business. The YEA aims to:• Foster fellowship & idea exchange between entrepreneurs;• Educate & train entrepreneurs;• Be the voice for the entrepreneurial community as a whole.For entrepreneurial activities to succeed in Jordan, the YEA must act as an advocate for legislative change, thereby helping shape, through rules and regulation, a favorable business environment for startups and expanding businesses. Please refer to the advocacy section for more information on our ongoing initiatives.

Strategic Center for Organizational Performance Improvement (SCOPI) specializes in advising public & private sector organizations on how to link one of their largest asset (Human Capital), to business results.SCOPI helps organizations align workforce performance with business strategy and bottom line results. As a leader in performance improvement in MENA region, SCOPI focuses on offering professional services based on best international practices in the domains of Human Performance Improvement - HPI and Organizational Excellence by partnering with decision makers and key people in organizations willing to achieve competitive results and measurable performance through knowledge transfer activities and building internal capacity of their workforce.Through extensive experience dealing with complicated business issues in a variety of sectors, SCOPI's certified and qualified experts possess the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to achieving most challenging business goals.

Bait Assawadah is a unique recruiting business model in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with focus on employability rather employment of suitable and competent Saudis at the private sector; the major role was supporting Bait Assawadah in executing and implementing its strategy and action plan by providing advisory, consulting, mentoring, coaching, training and business development services and solutions to its team members.

Advanced Training Co. was established in 2001 and became a franchise of the well-known International Training Company (ExecuTrain), to be branded as ExecuTrain of Jordan.By the end of 2006 Advanced Training Co. was acquired by Al-Faris National Company for Investment & Export Plc (Optimiza) and remained an independent company to be branded as Optimiza Academy and the training arm of Optimiza continuing its mission as a leading B2B human capital development solutions provider in Management & Information Technology domains.Optimiza Academy’s Mission is to build a professional, efficient and effective workforce for its customers in Financial Services, Government, Telecommunication and Large Enterprises Sectors, by designing and executing state-of-the-art integrated human capital development programs and solutions in business & management and ICT domains.