Comment by Mohammad A. Aal-Ja'afreh on July 16, 2009 at 2:38pm

The Objectives of the Knowledge Stations include:
-Bridging the digital divide between the governorates and different regions in the Kingdom.
-Introducing ICT to the different localities in Jordan and encouraging the use of ICT in the daily lives of citizens.
-Alleviating IT illiteracy by providing training in ICT.
-Encouraging the use of the National Information System for retrieving local information.
-Enhancing the use of the Internet for socio-economic development at the community level.
-Enhancing local community skills through ICT training.
-Enhancing competition among citizens by increasing their knowledge in ICT.
-Preparing the local communities to get involved in the e-government project.

Comment by widad khwaldeh on July 27, 2009 at 4:56pm

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has taken the IT lead in the Middle East. An initiative to ensure that every Jordanian has access to Information and Communications Technology has begun; significantly, these efforts are targeted towards those communities who, under ordinary circumstances, would not be able to experience ICT easily. These marginalized populations are those such as women, the underprivileged and underserved, children, laborers, farmers, and the illiterate. The majority of these communities reside in the rural and remote areas of Jordan, where access to ICT is difficult to obtain.

The Initiative of establishing Information Technology and Community Service Centers (renamed later Knowledge Stations) was launched in 2001. This initiative is intended to implement IT in local communities in remote areas in preparation for the E-government process. The National Information Technology Center (NITC) was mandated with the execution of the project after it conducted a study on the best practice in selecting the sites for the Knowledge Stations in the different governorates and local communities.

Comment by shepherd mulwanda on August 19, 2010 at 4:10pm

Well in my country Zambia there rural area that have no access to the information and communication technology,how can you help me bring this to an end.

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