US envoy attends launch of MENA ICT Forum, meets with JCC board members

AMMAN —  The US Agency for International Development said in a press statement on Wednesday that US Ambassador Alice G. Wells attended the opening of the Middle East and North Africa Information and Communications Technology Forum (MENA ICT) on Wednesday to underscore the US government’s commitment to Jordan’s growing ICT sector. The ambassador toured the forum at King Hussein Business Park to get acquainted with  national, regional and international opportunities in the sector from Jordanian ICT leaders. Also on Wednesday, Jordan Commerce Chamber (JCC) board members met with Wells and discussed means to boost economic cooperation and strengthen the partnership between the private sectors of the two countries. At the meeting, JCC Chairman Nael Kabariti highlighted the strong historic relations between the two countries and called on the US to increase its investments in the Kingdom, especially in the area of small- and medium-sized enterprises, in particular.