(source: http://www.rjgc.gov.jo/gis_maps.html)
(the major IT clusters are highlighted by the rectangles, click
on the rectangles for more information)
(source: http://www.rjgc.gov.jo/gis_maps.html)
Telephone Communications in Jordan
(source: http://www.rjgc.gov.jo/gis_maps.html)
Amman is by far the largest ICT cluster in Jordan. Almost 90% of IT firms and businesses are based in Amman. The following are some statistics illustrating the size of IT industry in Amman:
IT firms 645 (about 90%) [23]
Registered Computer Importers in Amman-
385 [23]Computer Assembly: 87% of Jordan's market [20]
The Jordanian government endorsed a $100 million Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) project to be established as joint venture between the Jordan University for Science and Technology and Boscon Jordan Group, which is a Hong Kong, based manufacturing company. Cybercity is Jordan’s 6th QIZ, and is the first IT Park integrated with QIZ. Cybercity will benefit from the technology-specialized academic talent available at the University, serving as a research and development center for the University faculty. The IT-specialized QIZ will be contracted on a 4 million square meter plot located on the Jordan University for Science and Technology.
The CyberCity combines the benefits of being a Qualifying Industrial Zone and Special Export Free Zone. This means that companies will enjoy the following benefits: quota free & duty Free access into US market, no import duty,100% foreign ownership, unrestricted repatriation of capital tax holiday, tenants profits are exempted from both income tax and social services, salaries and allowances of non-Jordanian employees are exempted from income tax and social services tax, no fees on imports of raw materials and exports of transformed or manufactured goods from CyberCity to foreign markets, tenants Profits are exempted from construction license fees, buildings are exempted from the annual Building Tax, no Temporary Entry Bank Guarantee required for the imports of raw materials to CyberCity, full repatriation of capital, profits and salaries, and domestic and Foreign tenants are treated equally [21].
The CyberCity is also equipped with many telecommunications facilities such as telephone, cellular telephone and leased lines, high Speed internet transmission, virtual private network (VPN), ISDN Telephone Exchange, Backbone Structure Cabling using enhanced CAT5 & ATM, as well as warehousing, postal, and medical services[21].
Similiar to CyberCity, the Aqaba Special Economic Zone is equipped to handle the needs of Information and Communication technology as well as having the benefits of being in a special economic zone. The following is a list of professional service industries that the Aqaba Special Economic Zone can accommodate [22]:
Engineering consulting
Information Technology: software development, data conversion, remote processing, CAD/GIS digitizing, vectorizing, medical transcription, call centers, claims processing
Medical centers for long-term recovery and rehabilitation
Conversion and repair of small vessels
Internet Service Providers
Residential and retirement centers
Printing and publishing: Arabic translation, offshore English production
Below is a map of Aqaba, the IT companies would be located in the light industrial zones.
(source: http://www.aqabazone.com/Master/Master.html)