Orange
Jordan recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with int@j
(information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan to
utilize their “Blue Ocean Council” (BOC) to provide mentorship
and extra guidance for the benefit of the participating entrepreneurs
in the third season of BIG. The event was held at BIG and was hosted
by Orange Jordan, in the presence of its CEO, Jérôme Hénique, and
attended by Chairman of Int@j, Dr. Bashar Hawamdeh, Nidal Bitar, CEO
of int@j, and executive-level leaders and directors from the involved
parties in addition to a number of media representatives.
Through
the agreement, Orange Jordan aims to give the opportunity to
start-ups in all seasons of BIG starting with its season 3 to benefit
from the expert mentorship of BOC; an initiative launched by int@j,
which is dedicated to providing technical and professional advisory
services to individual entrepreneurs and companies in the ICT sector,
as a lucrative addition to the vast array of services that Orange
Jordan offers to aspiring start-ups.
Commenting
on the occasion, Orange Jordan CEO Jérôme Hénique said: “We are
very proud to enter into a partnership such as this one with int@j’s
‘Blue Ocean Council’ because we strongly believe in empowering
entrepreneurs and nurturing their start-ups. We chose int@j to be our
partners in this respect, as our values and goals are very closely
aligned, particularly in playing a major role in improving the ICT
sector. We firmly believe that entrepreneurs will greatly benefit
from this new partnership, and, as a result, they will contribute to
bettering Jordan’s socioeconomic future in the long run. In this
cotext we assure that we will make all possible support for season3
and following seasons to ensure maximum benefit for the start-ups be
it via training, business collaboration locally and internationally,
mentorship and opening channels for investment opportunities ”
Chairman
of Int@j, Dr. Bashar Hawamdeh stated, “We are true believers
that entrepreneurs and startups are the drivers of Jordan’s
transformation to a digital economy, as per the royal initiative,
REACH2025. There is no doubt that Orange is a major contributor
towards making such transformations happen through its support to
startups and the related ecosystem in our beloved country.”
CEO of
int@j Nidal Bitar said, “As a representative of the ICT sector in
Jordan, one of the main pillars that int@j has been committed to and
working on is the support of entrepreneurs and startups, which, in
addition to other initiatives within this pillar such as the ‘Darat
Al Reyadah’ Public Incubator and the ‘1,000 National
Entrepreneurs Initiative,’ comes the Blue Ocean Council. As a
result of the agreement, members of the council will happily transfer
and provide their long expertise and knowledge to the startups of BIG
by Orange through mentorship, coaching, and advice.”
Based
on an exclusive model, Orange Jordan focuses on the growth phase of
already operating start-ups that need extra preparation to be
successful in the market. Inaugurated as a component part of Orange
Jordan’s five-year corporate strategy Essentials2020, BIG directly
reflects its resolute commitment to achieving socio-economic progress
by working within the community to initiate success at a grass-roots
level.