int@j held the 2nd E-payment session

(Amman – August 27th, 2012) The Information & Communications Technology Association of Jordan - int@j in partnership with the Association of Banks in Jordan held the 2nd e-payment session on Monday, August 27th , 2012 at the Association of Banks in Jordan premises.

This session is part of a series aiming at creating potential business matchmakings with the Jordanian e-payment providers; link them with related stakeholders, and to better understand common challenges to support in tackling them to accelerate growth within this segment.

Representatives from The Central Bank of Jordan, E-payment providers from the Jordanian ICT sector, Payment Networks, Banks, & utilities attended the event.

This session focused on the role of banks and payment networks, and helped in identifying related issues facing them and understands their readiness to use e-payment solutions.

The session allowed an interactive participation to better enrich the discussion and allow group planning towards common priorities to support related segment.

The Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan is an ICT and ICTES industry-support association founded in 2000 with the aim of improving the dynamics of Jordan's ICT & ICTES markets and developing the Kingdom's ICT & ICTES related activities, and includes more than 210 local and global companies working in IT, Telecom, and IT enabled services (Outsourcing).

Since its establishment, Int@j has been exerting a high effort level aiming at advancing the Jordanian ICT & ICTES sector. Int@j has been looking for various partnerships with different institutions on the local, regional and international levels aiming at creating better ICT and ICTES industry in Jordan, increasing the awareness of ICT and ICTES services and products and stressing on the benefits of integrating ICT and ICTES in other sectors.

Since its establishment, Int@j has been exerting a high effort level aiming at advancing the Jordanian ICT & ICTES sector. Int@j has been looking for various partnerships with different institutions on the local, regional and international levels aiming at creating better ICT and ICTES industry in Jordan, increasing the awareness of ICT and ICTES services and products and stressing on the benefits of integrating ICT and ICTES in other sectors.

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http://www.intaj.net
Country: Jordan

int@j (Information Technology Association of Jordan) is an ICT industry-support association that embraces Jordan s ICT businesses, with a mission to promote their advancement on a local and international level, and enhance their capacity and performance. This goes in parallel with improving the dynamics of Jordan s ICT market and catalyzing all Jordan s ICT related activities. On top of that, int@j largely contributes to influencing ICT policies and strategies.

int@j has grown from 53 members in 2000 to over 143 in mid 2006. Membership is open to all companies operating in Jordan in the fields of Software development, support, application, telecommunications, value added assembly and distribution of ICT products and services, as well as suppliers and users to these industries, and to universities and others supporting ICT training and promotion. Members in int@j range from the largest software developer, to many smaller start-up companies, employing more than 10000 employees.

At its inception back in 2000, int@js efforts were directed to devise a comprehensive framework for the ICT sector of Jordan, in response to a challenge put forward by his Majesty King Abdullah II in 1999 for the private and public sector to prioritize the development of the sector. The outcome was REACH initiative ( Jordan s ICT blueprint) that was devised by int@j and supported by the Ministry of ICT and non-governmental donors (AMIR-USAID).

REACH is Jordan s national strategy for developing a vibrant, export-oriented, and an internationally competitive ICT sector that can successfully attract investment and generate high value jobs. The strategy paves the way for Jordan to become a technology center in the region.

For more details:
Email: Abed.Shamlawi@intaj.net
Cell: +962 (79) 563-4435
Office: +962 (6) 515-2322
Fax: +962 (6) 515-2344

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