For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 9, 2004
Jordan Digital Freedom Initiative
Fact Sheet: US Expands Digital Freedom Initiative to Jordan
Presidential Action
Today, President Bush announced the expansion of the U.S. Digital
Freedom Initiative to Jordan.
Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI): The United States is committed to
helping countries bridge the digital divide and generate economic
growth and opportunity. DFI promotes transfer of information and
communication technology (ICT) to benefit entrepreneurs and small
businesses in developing countries. It also aims to help countries
create a pro-competitive policy and regulatory environment. The program
is a public-private partnership and is supported by the USA Freedom
Corps' Volunteers for Prosperity initiative.
Key Objectives of the DFI:
Enable innovation through volunteer-led business and
entrepreneur assistance;
Drive pro-growth legal and regulatory reform; and
Leverage existing information and communications
infrastructure to promote economic growth.
Expansion to Jordan: Today President Bush welcomed Jordan as a DFI
partner country. The activities to be pursued in Jordan include:
Supporting American ICT business volunteers to provide
assistance to companies in the burgeoning Jordanian ICT sector,
specifically aimed at small and medium enterprises;
Strengthening the capacity of business associations to
serve their members using e-mail, web-sites, and e-learning
capabilities; and
Supporting Jordan's private sector policy initiatives
relating to e-commerce and a competitive telecommunications
environment.
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