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JNCT Holds an Awareness Session for the Private Sector about the International Competitiveness Reports
Under the Patronage of His
Excellency Dr. Saleh Kharabsheh the Secretary General of the
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan
National Competitiveness Team (JNCT) held an awareness session
for private sector executives in order to spread awareness about
the global competitiveness reports on the 9th of February 2010.
The session that was supported by the USAID Jordan Economic
Development Program (SABEQ), targeted business leaders who took
part in evaluating the performance of Jordan’s economy with
regard to multitude of competitiveness issues as well as sending
an important message to government officials and media through
participating in the surveys prepared by the World Economic
Forum (WEF) and the Institute of Management Development (IMD).
The session encompassed a brief about JNCT presented by Dr.
Maher Al-Mahrouq the director of the Policies and Studies
Department within the Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation, where he explained the role which the team plays as
the counter part for both the WEF and IMD contributing in the
data collection as the ground work for issuing the yearly global
competitiveness reports.
A presentation about WEF’s Global Competitiveness Report was
delivered by Ms. Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz the director of
Global Competitiveness Network/WEF.
Ms. Drzeniek Hanouz explained the importance of the 7 Global
Competitiveness reports issued by the WEF as well as the
methodology of those reports.
From her part Ms. Kawthar Al-Zubi from JNCT briefed the
attendees about IMD’s Global Competitiveness Year Book and the
methodology of calculating the rankings for this report. Ms. Al-Zubi
also stressed the importance of the private sector’s
contribution in both surveys as the main source of data.
“The main purpose of this session was to pave the way for a
rewarding dialogue between the public and private sectors which
aims to enhance the competitiveness of the national economy to
achieve our shared goal of sustainable development” Dr. Maher
Al-Mahrouq who facilitated the public – private discussion,
stated.
JNCT is the sole partner institution in Jordan for the WEF and
IMD regarding global competitiveness Reports. JNCT works closely
with both parties to assure Jordan’s representation in these
reports on yearly basis.
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