National Information Strategy for Agricultural Science and Technology

in Jordan

The vision is to develop an effective and efficient network for harnessing information and knowledge for a transformed and sustainable agricultural sector that is modernized, productive, profitable and competitive nationally, regionally and internationally.

The mission is to build a common and freely accessible information system through partnership in the generation, collection, processing, archival, and dissemination of agricultural information.

Vision and Mission

The goal is to contribute to the transformation of Jordan’s agricultural sector to one that is modernized, productive, profitable and competitive nationally, regionally and internationally.

Specific Objectives is to strengthen availability, accessibility, applicability, sharing of agricultural information and knowledge to researchers, managers, decision makers and others stakeholders.

Goal Specific Objectives

STRUCTURE OF REQUIRED INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Top Management and Decision

Support Systems (DSS)

C

Administrative and Financial

Systems (AFS) D

Human Resources Information

(HR)B

Scientific& Technological Information

Systems(STI) A

The Proposed NAIS SetupOrganizational Chart for the National System Unit / Centre for

the Agricultural Information

Agriculture Minister

Networks & Communications

Consultant

Information Technology Consultant

Secretary General

Project Steering Committee

Project UnitInformation Directorate

Secretary

Computer Programmer

Project Engineer Participant Entities Liaison Officers

Central Directorates

Liaison Officers

Information & Communications

Consultant

Information Technology Consultant

Technical Advisor

IMPLEMETATION REQUIREMENTInfrastructure Requirement Human Resources Requirement Management RequirementInformation Systems Requirement Standardization Requirement Financial Resources Requirement

Outputs Guiding principles of the information strategy

frameworkProposed information modules (First Group)

for technical information (TI) requested by the stakeholders

Proposed information modules (Second Group) for scientific and technological information

(STI) required by the stakeholdersGuidelines to establish and implement

information and communication management (ICM) standards, policies and procedures to

make content available, accessible and exchangeable

Outputs

Guideline to strengthen information management organization structure

(directorate/centre) at MOA and Partners Groups

Proposed plan to improve and upgrade ICM infrastructure.

Procedures to establish cooperation and partnership with regional and international

organizations

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