Amman – As Jordan continues to make significant progress in digital transformation and the adoption of modern technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, a recent regional report has placed the Kingdom among the leading countries in the region’s technology landscape.
Jordan has officially been classified as having a medium-high level of digital sovereignty, placing it at the forefront of the region’s group of “digitally emerging countries.”
The 2026 Digital Sovereignty Index was introduced and developed this year for the first time as part of the Arab Digital Economy Index. It aims to measure the various dimensions of countries’ ability to control their technological infrastructure, protect national data and make independent technology-related decisions amid the rapid pace of technological advancement.
Jordan’s position in the new index reflects the Kingdom’s success in building technological assets that provide a sufficient degree of strategic independence and international competitiveness.
The report attributed Jordan’s strong performance to its highly skilled digital workforce, which supports innovation, as well as its advanced legislative framework and governance structures, and its excellent readiness to adopt future technologies such as artificial intelligence.
The index classified countries across the region into seven distinct levels of digital sovereignty, with the following results:
* Very High: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia.
* High: Bahrain, Qatar, Oman.
* Medium-High: Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia.
* Medium: Algeria.
* Low-Medium: Lebanon, Iraq, Libya, Palestine.
* Low: Mauritania, Djibouti, Sudan.
* Very Low: Comoros, Syria, Somalia, Yemen.
The index defines digital sovereignty as a country’s ability to manage its critical digital resources, including data, digital infrastructure and advanced technologies, in a way that ensures an adequate level of strategic independence, strengthens its competitiveness and secures an effective presence in international digital markets and networks.
This concept represents a new methodological shift in the latest edition of the index. Rather than simply measuring digital readiness and maturity, the index now focuses on the dimensions of sovereignty and control as fundamental criteria for assessing countries’ ability to exercise authority over their technological environments and safeguard their national and economic security.
