Digital Economy Ministry presents draft of national AI strategy

AMMAN — The Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship on Sunday presented a draft of the Jordanian strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its executive plan 2023-2027, for public consultation, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The ministry stated that the preparation of the strategy was based on the recommendations of the 2020 Jordanian AI policy.

The draft was prepared in cooperation with experts from the EU, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), and the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), and a number of relevant authorities from the public, private, academic, security and civil society sectors. The strategy embraces a vision that aspires to render Jordan as one of the leading regional countries in AI by creating a legislative, technological environment that attracts investment in AI.