Euro-Mediterranean delegation participating in the "Digital Life for All" project visits Al-Balqa Applied University
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The Euro-Mediterranean delegation participating in the third international meeting of the "Digital Life for All" project, supported by the European Union under the Mediterranean Sea Basin program, visited Al-Balqa Applied University today, Monday, and met with its president, Dr. Ahmed Fakhri Al-Ajlouni.
Al-Ajlouni welcomed the delegation, which includes representatives from academic and research institutions and civil society organizations in Tunisia, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, and Lebanon, in addition to Al-Balqa Applied University representing Jordan, emphasizing the university's keenness to enhance international cooperation and employ its expertise and capabilities in serving the local community and supporting development initiatives.
He pointed to the importance of the project in promoting digital inclusion and empowering the elderly, adults, and people with disabilities to acquire digital skills, which enhances their ability to use technology safely and independently and contributes to expanding their participation in digital services and activities.
Al-Ajlouni indicated that the university is leading Work Package 4 (WP4) of the project, which focuses on equipping digital centers and launching mobile digital training units to reach underprivileged groups and remote areas, and providing training opportunities that respond to their needs.
For his part, the project manager, Dean of Al-Salt Technical College, Dr. Omar Arabiyat, said that the project constitutes a platform for cooperation between academic institutions and civil society organizations in the partner countries with the aim of enhancing digital skills and expanding access to technology for the targeted groups.
He added that the project seeks to turn digital inclusion into a tangible reality by providing comprehensive training opportunities that enable beneficiaries to use technology with confidence and independence.
The meeting program included holding workshops at Al-Salt Technical College to review the logistical and technical readiness for implementing the project's activities, in addition to field tours that included a number of local community institutions in the central and southern governorates.
The tours included a visit to the Al-Bireh Charitable Society, the Beit Eira and Yirqa Complex, and the Capital of the Nabataeans Association in the Petra District, and holding coordination meetings at the Disi Basin Municipality, in addition to a meeting at the Aqaba University College with the participation of representatives from the associations of the people of the North, Karak, and Tafilah, to discuss mechanisms for attracting beneficiaries and identifying their training needs.
The meeting concluded by drafting and adopting an action plan for the next ninety days, in preparation for moving to the field implementation phase and launching training programs in the partner countries, in a way that supports the project's goals aimed at enhancing digital inclusion and expanding opportunities for various segments of society to benefit from technology.
