Barcelona: Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Sami Smeirat, took part in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 and its ministerial program in the Spanish city of Barcelona under the theme: “Converge, Connect, Create”.
According to Jordan News Agency, Smeirat held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts and representatives of several international companies specialized in the communications and information technology (CIT) fields. Talks discussed ways of joint cooperation in the fields of digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and 5th-generation networks, aimed to enhancing digital innovation in Jordan and building “strategic” partnerships with “leading” global companies.
Smeirat stressed the importance of strengthening partnerships and investing in Jordanian competencies and mechanisms to create more job opportunities in the technology sector and support startups and entrepreneurs in Jordan. On goals of Jordan’s participation, he noted the event comes within the framework of its “continuous” efforts to highlight investment opportunities in the digital sector and enhance the Kingdom’s “position as a regional center for technological innovation.”
Smeirat noted multiple global companies affirmed their support for this vision, which expressed their commitment to expanding their business in the Kingdom, which would contribute “significantly” to creating new job opportunities and supporting the sector’s growth. The statement noted the participation comes within the framework of Jordanian efforts to develop an “advanced” digital environment that keeps pace with the “latest” global trends in the communications and technology areas.
Additionally, the statement stated Jordan aims to enhance international cooperation and open “new” horizons for investment and innovation in the digital sector.