AMMAN — Some institutions registered with
the
Social Security Corporation (SSC) owe it more than JD10 million, having
failed to pay their dues on time, which led to their accumulation, according to
Jo24.
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The repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
economic sector only exacerbated the problem, leading to an increase in these
debts.
SSC dealt with the problem by signing agreements
with thousands of institutions, under the defense orders, whereby these
institutions would pay their debts in long-term installments (maximum 180),
that could reach, in some cases, 15 years.
This is a risky step since some institutions may
close down before honoring their debts.
Three years ago, the debts owed to the SSC reached
more than JD400 million, or 22 percent of the annual insurance revenues at the
time, while nowadays the debs may have increased to more than JD800 million,
and this will pose a real challenge to the SSC while collecting the debts. AMMAN — The representative of the
communications and information technology sector in the
Jordan Chamber of Commerce, Haitham Al-Rawajbeh, said digital transformation is a key pillar to
improving the business environment and attracting foreign investments,
according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
In a statement on Saturday, he said that business
owners and investors send their investments to countries with ready and
developed infrastructure in the field of digital transformation and service
automation, and called for establishing a specialized body for this purpose, in
partnership between the public and private sectors.
The region’s countries today witness rapid changes
in this field, and this requires work to keep pace with developments; in the
case of Jordan, that can be done by accelerating the pace of digital
transformation, building related capabilities and stimulating creativity and
e-trade, according to Rawajbeh.
Digital transformation helps develop economic plans
based on “true” data, he noted, pointing to the government services provided
through the Sanad application, which have “significantly” doubled during the
recent period.
Noting the need to focus on research and manpower
training on new technologies in this regard, he said this process will also
contribute to enhancing Jordanian government revenues and improving services
provided to citizens.
Rawajbeh also said that Jordan’s
Economic Modernization Vision stressed the need to accelerate the pace of public sector digital
transformation by launching partnerships with private institutions, which have
“remarkable” expertise in this regard.
At regional level, he said, many Jordanian companies
have implemented digital transformation projects in Arab countries.
Global companies, at the same time, expressed
interest in opening regional offices in the Kingdom to serve the region’s
countries and benefit from Jordan’s expertise and competencies working in the
ICT sector, he noted.
Jordan’s ICT sector has “remarkable” opportunities
for growth and expansion, with a solid and advanced digital infrastructure,
qualified human resources capable of competing globally, and a set of laws and
legislations that include many incentives, he said.
Jordanian companies operating in the ICT sector have
made multiple achievements, have substantially grown and developed, and now
support many regional countries by providing digital transformation solutions
for their various commercial and services sectors, he pointed out.
Locally, the
introduction of
5G services into Jordan is a step in the right direction, he
said, adding that it would enhance the Kingdom’s competitiveness and accelerate
the technical development of the ICT sector, in addition to supporting the
investment environment, in line with the Economic Modernization Vision.
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