The Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE) promotes Jordan’s digital economy and entrepreneurship through legislative and regulatory reforms, enhancing the quality and scale of digital transformation in government institutions and the economy, and supporting the growth of the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The Ministry’s name and mandate were updated in 2019 to reflect its crucial role in advancing Jordan’s digital economy and recognizing entrepreneurship as a catalyst for this transformation.
MoDEE's digital mandate encompasses several critical functions aimed at improving the efficiency of government, the private sector, and citizen oriented services. These functions include transforming the governance and accessibility of data through new or modified regulations and policies, increasing the digitization of government services, especially for citizens and residents, and enhancing the business-enabling environment for the ICT and Digital Economy Sectors.
The Ministry’s entrepreneurship mandate involves supporting the growth and competitiveness of the entrepreneurship ecosystem. This includes driving regulatory reform, improving access to finance and markets, providing training and capacity building, and increasing linkages with the private sector through representative public-private bodies. Support is also extended to entrepreneurs, startups, and small, medium, and large enterprises.
The joint World Bank and MoDEE-led USD 200 million project "Youth, Technology, and Jobs (YTJ)", assists in operationalizing the Ministry’s mandate. This project accelerates Jordan's digital transformation, increases the economic participation of youth in the digital economy, and supports the growth of the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
In the past year, MoDEE has made significant strides, implementing various new initiatives and updates to existing strategies and policies, such as National Digital Transformation Strategy, General Entrepreneurship Policy, Jordanian AI Strategy, E-Participation Policy and currently embarking on the development of "Digital Inclusion Policy & Implementation Plan".
In addition to these updates, MoDEE has strengthened its collaboration with international partners and local stakeholders to drive innovation and digital skills development across the country. These efforts include launching new training programs, fostering public-private partnerships, establishment of a regulatory and technology Sandbox (INNSAN) and hosting events and competitions to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship among Jordanian youth.