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The Crown Prince leads the digital transformation ambition

Perhaps the most significant irony is that Jordan has continued its digital ambition amidst escalating threats; the Petra News Agency reported in March 2026, citing "Standard & Poor's," that it ranked third regionally in the number of war-related cyberattacks, while noting its ability to contain them. On October 14, 2026, the Crown Prince emphasized during his visit to the Ministry of Justice the necessity of continuing to automate its services and ensuring their readiness before launch. This approach can be read as an expression of confidence in the path of building national capabilities; for confronting risks requires possessing the tools of safe progress, and linking the expansion of digital services with data protection, service continuity, and citizen trust.

This path is supported by observable achievements; Jordan received 98.6 points out of 100 and was classified in the first tier in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) for 2024. It also appeared third with a score of 95 in the National Cyber Security Index (NCSI), according to its ranking published for 2026. These results reflect progress in commitment to cybersecurity and building institutional capabilities, without implying absolute immunity from hacking. Hence, cyber diplomacy emerges as a tool to expand protection capabilities and employ international partnerships to support national readiness and secure the modernization process.

The political importance of this approach is evident in the Crown Prince's external movements; in Washington, he discussed cyber cooperation with officials in the US administration and Congress in 2023, then chaired the opening of the second Jordanian-American Cyber and Digital Dialogue in Amman in March 2024, within a path agreed to be held annually. In Singapore, he discussed prospects for cooperation in cybersecurity and defense technology, expanding communication channels with a technologically advanced partner. These meetings and dialogue mechanisms provide Jordanian institutions with opportunities to exchange expertise, develop competencies, and coordinate the confrontation of threats, connecting political relations with national security needs and giving cooperation a practical purpose that transcends the limits of the meeting.

These efforts are integrated with His Highness's follow-up on the National Cybersecurity Strategy for the years 2025–2028, and his patronage of specialized summits and conferences. The conclusion of the first summit he attended witnessed the announcement of three agreements and the launch of an educational platform, providing tangible outcomes for cooperation platforms. For the diplomacy that expands the network of partners abroad finds its extension in institutions that develop their capabilities at home, and competencies that turn knowledge into practice, so that protecting digital transformation becomes the fruit of the integration of politics, technology, and national work.

Here, the strategic value of the Crown Prince's approach is manifested in combining the ambition of modernization with the requirements of protecting it, and between anticipating opportunities and preparing for their risks. The success of digital transformation is embodied in reliable services, institutions capable of continuity, and national capabilities that evolve with changing threats. It is a path in which political vision is translated into a continuous responsibility for the security of the homeland, the interests of its citizens, and the future of its coming generations. To the extent that his cyber diplomacy contributes to building these foundations, it enhances Jordan's resilience, expands its options, and gives its journey toward the future a basis that combines knowledge with partnership and sovereignty, so that protecting the gains of modernization becomes part of crafting the state's status and power.

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