Jordan’s Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Eng. Sami Samirat, announced that the newly approved 2026–2028 national digital transformation strategy is built on a clear, future-oriented vision aimed at making the Kingdom digitally empowered, secure and competitive. The strategy focuses on leveraging advanced technologies to accelerate economic growth, improve public services and enhance overall quality of life.
Samirat told Petra that the strategy is grounded in core principles such as citizen-centric design, proactive and seamless services, data-driven governance, digital inclusion, flexibility, “digital by design,” and the “enter once” approach. These principles aim to ensure that government processes become more efficient, integrated and responsive to public needs.
The strategy outlines several major objectives, including building a comprehensive digital economy, delivering smart and unified government services, strengthening digital infrastructure, enabling agile legal and regulatory frameworks, ensuring strong national data governance and accelerating digital inclusion. It also reinforces the importance of partnerships across government and the private sector.
National enablers supporting the strategy include digital payments, cybersecurity, 5G and fiber-optic networks, digital identity systems, government platforms and advanced capabilities in data and emerging technologies. These components align with Jordan’s economic modernization vision and public sector reform program.
A detailed implementation plan includes 57 projects covering digital identity and e-signature, the Sanad app, data governance, digital health and education, cybersecurity frameworks, open data expansion, 5G deployment, and the development of a green digital economy.
Samirat emphasized that the strategy marks a national step forward in strengthening digital readiness, improving government performance, advancing competitiveness and fostering a secure, innovative digital ecosystem. It serves as the executive roadmap for supporting economic modernization and reflects the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II on enhancing digital governance.
The Cabinet approved the strategy and its executive plan last Sunday. Developed using international best practices, data-driven methodologies and wide public consultation, the plan builds on the achievements of the 2020 digital transformation strategy as it concludes its cycle.
