He explained that the report places Jordan, along with Egypt and Morocco, among the centers of service exports in the region, and highlights the potential to use artificial intelligence to increase productivity and expand the range of digital and knowledge-based services that Jordanian companies can offer to international markets.
He said that the question is no longer whether countries will adopt artificial intelligence, but how to ensure that this adoption translates into higher productivity, stronger growth, and better opportunities for individuals.
He pointed out that the report provides a framework based on three tracks: adoption, adaptation, and development, starting from the use of available tools, then adapting them to local needs, languages, data, and institutions, up to building more advanced capabilities.
Samirat explained that Jordan started early on this path, having approved an artificial intelligence policy in 2020, followed by the Jordanian Artificial Intelligence Strategy and its executive plan for the years 2023-2027, which includes 68 projects covering capacity building, research and development, investment, entrepreneurship, governance, and artificial intelligence applications in priority sectors.
He stressed that the transition from basic digital reliance to productive use of artificial intelligence requires addressing challenges that include cost, skills, awareness, privacy, security, data, and digital infrastructure.
He said that the challenge lies not only in increasing the use of artificial intelligence, but in deepening its productive use and integrating it into company operations, product development, data analysis, decision-making, and creating new economic opportunities.
He pointed out that artificial intelligence will change the nature of many tasks and jobs, but one of the most important opportunities for economies like Jordan is to enhance human capabilities and increase productivity, affirming that investment in skills is a prerequisite for the success of investment in artificial intelligence.
Samirat added that the government has a fundamental role as an enabler, user, and responsible regulator of artificial intelligence, while the private sector remains central to transforming these foundations into products, investments, jobs, and exports.
He emphasized that the benefits of artificial intelligence are not achieved automatically just by having the technology, but depend on decisions related to building skills, empowering companies, enhancing data and digital infrastructure, and transforming technology into a driver of productivity, growth, and economic opportunities.
