Publication: Data Practices in MENA: Case Study - Opportunities and Challenges in Jordan
Date
2021-03
ISSN
Published
2021-03
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Jordan aspires to become a regional
digital leader and has identified digital economy as a high
priority for the country’s social and economic development.
More recently, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
crisis has created an urgency for Jordan to adapt to the
post-pandemic world driven by digital infrastructure and
services. Against this background, this case study provides
an assessment of the data governance practices in Jordan as
well as a set of high-level policy recommendations to
strengthen data governance in support of a vibrant, safe,
and inclusive digital economy. Data governance is a
necessary process of managing the availability, usability,
integrity, and security of data in public and private
systems. Solid data governance ecosystem, supported by
capacity building for institutions and inclusive
communications and dissemination campaigns, can foster trust
in data use in a country and region with a fragile social
contract. The diagnostic toolkit used in this report
interrogates three pillars: enablers; safeguards; and value creation.
Citation
“World Bank. 2021. Data Practices in MENA: Case Study - Opportunities and Challenges in Jordan. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35313 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”