Int@j hosts Google

The reception focused on introducing the Jordanian ICT sector to Google and sharing various business aspects and relations among the various ICT sector companies and Google.

Mr. Mohammad Jawdat, MENA Executive Director from Google, also capitalized on the importance of creating distinguished talents that could cater for large scales and add value on global level. Google's mission spirit as he added is focused on serving and satisfying the user by providing an open platform that would trigger the users' innovation in a way that would cater for enhancing their quality of life."

He also added:

"Jordan's ICT Sector is the key to the region's growth and we would like to work together."

Mr. Marwan Juma, Chairman of int@j, highlighted as part of his welcoming note: "Jordan's ICT sector competitive advantage and the need to focus more on our human resources as a long term strategy that will drive Jordan's success and help in maintaining its position on the regional and international levels."

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

In addition to the reception, Int@j hosted Google's representatives at their offices, where members of various ICT companies presented plans, products, services and solutions to Google focusing on local capabilities, companies' talented resources and value added services blended together towards positioning Jordan as the regional ICT leader and point of access.
The Information Technology Association of Jordan is an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry-support association founded in 2000 with the aim of improving the dynamics of Jordan's ICT market and developing the Kingdom's ICT related activities.

Google Inc. is an American public corporation established in 1998, focusing on Internet search, e-mail, online mapping, office productivity, social networking, and video sharing services. As of December 31, 2008, the company has 20,222 full-time employees and entire corporation value of over $20bn.