HCST is establishing the Jordan open Innovation Platform (JOIP)

The National Center for Innovation (NCI) held its second meeting for the Steering Committee chaired by H.E. Dr. Khaled Elshuraydeh secretary general of the Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST), on

Sunday July 14, 2019 at the board meeting room of HCST. The meeting was dedicated to discussing NCI first semiannual report whereby NCI director Miss. Huda Al Rawabdeh presented the progress of establishing the Jordan Open Innovation Platform (JOIP) which is considered the first of its kind in Jordan and the Middle East. JOIP will hopefully enhance innovation ecosystem and enable stakeholders from benefiting from the wealth of information and platform services offered.

The higher council received a grant from the MENA Transition Fund in the amount of US$ 2.2 million in 2018 to help establish the NCI and its IT platform. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is the Implementing Support Agency working on behalf of the transition fund in administering the grant in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC) and HCST.