Jordan National Competitiveness Observatory

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Jordan National Competitiveness Observatory
Jordans Window To Global Competitiveness
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Jordans Competitiveness in 2007
Jordans Competitiveness
Jordan
GCI Rank (out of 131)
49
88
80
77
64
53
37
35
32
31
30
17
43
42
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Jordans Competitiveness in 2007
Institutions
32
Infrastructure
42
Macroeconomy
100
Health and primary education
53
Jordans Competitiveness
Higher education and training
47
Goods market efficiency
48
Labor market efficiency
94
Financial market sophistication
55
Technological Readiness
63
Market size
83
Business sophistication
58
Innovation
55
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
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Jordans Competitiveness in 2007
3rd pillar Macroeconomic stability Rank (100
out of 131)
Jordans Competitiveness
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Jordans Competitiveness in 2007
7th pillar Labor market efficiency Rank (94
out of 131)
Jordans Competitiveness
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Jordans Competitiveness in 2007
9th pillar Technological readiness Rank (63
out of 131)
Jordans Competitiveness
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Jordans Competitiveness in 2007
10th pillar Market size Rank (83 out of 131)
Jordans Competitiveness
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Jordans Prosperity and Competitiveness
Out of 131
Business Environment Quality
30-
Business Competitiveness
Jordans Competitiveness
45-
Company Sophistication
Prosperity
60-
75-
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Online survey similar to the WEF
surveying concept on micro level Over 85
questions covering

• Selection Criteria of pilot sectors
• Current performance and importance to the Jordan
  economy output, employment and export values.
• Potential future importance growth in the
  performance indicators and growth in investment.
  Strategic importance and/or need for information
  to inform public discourse presence of important
  industry-government initiatives, public interest
  in the current state or potential for the sector,
  other political and economic circumstances may
  call for specific spotlights on the industry.
• Ability to monitor progress number and openness
  of firms in the industry, presence of a cluster,
• availability of information

• Sector performance
• Costs (materials, labour, etc)
• Workforce (training, brain drain, etc)
• Standards (licensing, accreditation)
• Marketing (individual and collective)
• Finance
• Public-private collaboration

Observatory
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On-Line Analytical Processing technique
OLAP System

• One of the most powerful analysis tools available
  today to analyze and manipulate the collected
  data.
• The system users will be able to
• Produce pre-determined reports for each sector
  based on the reports templates or based on the
  defined data cubes and collections.
• Customize their own reports.

Observatory
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Pharmaceuticals
Regional Competition
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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Pharmaceuticals
Global Competition
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
13
Pharmaceuticals
Institutions
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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Pharmaceuticals
Research Development
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
15
ICT
Government
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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ICT
Taxes
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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ICT
Work force
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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ICT
Brain drain
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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Tourism
Brain drain
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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Tourism
Work force
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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Medical Tourism
Brain drain
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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Medical Tourism
Standards
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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Higher Education
Standards
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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Higher Education
Brain drain
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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Higher Education
Quality Control
Sector Findings
Private sector perception
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The Way Forward for the Observatory

• Roles
• Create a channel for private-public dialogue/
  partnership
• Generate action-oriented data and policy analysis
• Key Requirement
• Clear and effective institutional framework

Next Step
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The First Annual Competitiveness Report 2007
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