The Information and Communications Technology Association (ICTA) has pledged support for tech start-ups in Jordan through establishing a council for those founding such companies.
Bashar Hawamdeh, Chairman of ICTA, said the new Jordan Tech Start-ups Leaders Council will contribute to overcoming the obstacles these companies face.
These challenges include access to funding, meeting with local, regional and international investors and financial institutions, along with enhancing human capital.
Hawamdeh added that the development will also support the exchange of knowledge and expertise among local, regional and international start-ups, as well as working closely to help start-ups in all of Jordan’s governorates work together.
ICTA has launched several initiatives to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem since its establishment in 2000.
It has started with amending its rules of procedure in order to exempt start-ups from membership fees in the first year.
The organisation also launched the Blue Ocean Council and established public incubator Darat Al Reyada, in co-operation with Amman Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
This is in addition to the 1000 Entrepreneurs National Initiative, which seeks to achieve one of the Royal Initiative REACH 2025 objectives, through promoting the work, co-operation and co-ordination between all supporting bodies in the entrepreneurship environment in the kingdom.
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