AMMAN — The
Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI) on
Tuesday launched a financial grant program to prop up small and medium-sized
factories in the field of digital transformation and industrial automation as
part of the EU-funded Jordan Industry 4.0 and Digitalization Innovation Center
project, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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In a press statement, the ACI said that the grants aim to
help companies introduce new industrial practices or smart technologies in
order to develop automation, scale up productivity, and raise their readiness
for digital transformation.
The launch brought together Minister of Digital Economy and
Entrepreneurship
Ahmad Hanandeh; Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yousef
Shamali; EU Ambassador to Jordan
Maria Hadjitheodosiou; and ACI Chairman Fathi
Jaghbir.
Jaghbir said that the ACI organized an integrated package of
programs and initiatives through cooperating and partnering with universities
and incubators to enhance competitiveness in the industrial sector.
The chamber, he noted, will continue to support the
industrial sector in building up its technical and administrative capabilities,
and developing production through partnerships with relevant national and
international institutions to boost competitiveness and create more job opportunities.
Hanandeh stated that companies not currently covered by the
ministry's subsidy programs will be covered soon, adding that start-ups the
ministry does support will become small and medium-sized companies.
Shamali explained that the Jordan Innovation Center, which
is the first of its kind in Kingdom, is managed by the private sector,
stressing the importance of developing the Jordanian industries and products
amid the rapidly spreading Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Elaborating on the grants, CEO of
SAM Engineering Samir
Ayasra stated that the program for small and medium-sized factories offers up
to 37,000 euros per company, Petra reported.
Meanwhile, Director of the Jordan Industry 4.0 and
Digitalization Innovation Center Samer Dimasi said the conditions that must be
met by those applying for the grant include the following: The company must be
a Jordanian private company registered at a chamber of industry, operating in
Jordan for more than two years, with healthy financials for the two years prior
to applying.
Furthermore, the company must employ between 10 and 99 workers,
and must have revenue of over JD350,000.
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