Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: Jordan Third National Action Plan 2016-2018

Action Plan Cycle: 2016

Status:

Institutions

Lead Institution: Ministry of Information and Communications Technology

Support Institution(s): NA

Policy Areas

Access to Information, Capacity Building, Open Data, Science & Technology

IRM Review

IRM Report: Jordan End-of-Term Report 2016-2018

Early Results: Major Major

Design i

Verifiable: Yes

Relevant to OGP Values: Yes

Ambition (see definition): High

Implementation i

Completion:

Description

Status quo or problem addressed by the commitment: By implementing the open data sources policy, the Jordanian Government seeks to facilitate access to data under the government’s possession unless it is considered confidential information or a violation of privacy. Such information shall be offered freely and with no cost to its users according to a set of clear and precise conditions. Main objective: Work towards achieving transparency, enhance confidence in the government’s performance and provide pioneers with the opportunity to innovate in the area of services development. Increase the participation of civil society in policy- and decision-making process. Brief description of commitment: Implement the open data sources policy within the government and its various institutions, and evaluate the quality of data provided. OGP challenge addressed by the commitment: Ease access to information, encourage reform and strengthen the government’s credibility. Relevance: This commitment intersects and directly connects with the principle of increasing the use of new technologies to facilitate the exchange of information. It also satisfies the requirements related to the use of technology to increase public participation and cooperation in decision making and the provision of more information in the public sphere in order to enable the public from understanding the government’s functions and influencing its decisions. Ambition: The Jordanian government hopes that by providing such a huge quantity of information and data, it will contribute to the growth of the community’s economy and stimulate an incubator for innovation and development of new services and financial resources. In addition, the aim is to enable civil society to achieve effective programmatic planning by using such data for the prosperity and interest of the society.

IRM End of Term Status Summary

For details of this commitment, see the Jordan End-of-Term Report 2016-2018.

Implement an Open Data Sources Policy (JO0056)