Projects

Analysis of Digital for Development (D4D) and Strategic Recommendations for Palestine country portfolio

The project, which ran from 2021 to 2022, identified the digital role in various sectors such as employment, entrepreneurship, education, etc. in Palestine for Enabel, the Belgian development agency. IBTECAR Consulting developed the pathways to D4D for the Enabel plan and portfolio in Palestine. It conducted desk research, stakeholders’ analysis and mapping besides the identification of the local needs and consultation with local stakeholder and facilitation stakeholders’ focus groups. IBTECAR Consulting developed KPIs and strategic pathways to D4D focused on...

MedUP: Promoting social entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean region – Capacity building for Social Enterprises in Jordan.

The EU program aimed to increase social enterprises knowledge and capacity to sustain themselves in marketing, project management, mentoring and evaluation, and impact measurement. IBTECAR Consulting delivered the project for JOHUD and Oxfam in Jordan. MedUP commissioned IBTECAR Consulting to provide consultation and training to increase the knowledge of 11 social enterprises in Jordan, in which IBTECAR Consulting was responsible for developing and conducting 7 important training modules relevant for social start-ups.

InnovateJo: Design Thinking Challenge

With the aim of coming up with the best possible solutions and stimulating creative thinking among young people, GoPA assigned IBTECAR Consulting to design and deliver several training sessions conducted over five weeks in 2021, to prepare participants to work on solutions to private sector challenges. The training included five modules; empathy, challenge definition, ideation, prototyping, and testing. In the challenge for the EU, 190 participants took part in solving 15 digital innovation challenges in creative ways using Design Thinking.

Social Entrepreneurship Support Organizations (SESOs) Capacity Building Project (JoinUp)

The project aimed to contribute to increasing economic and social inclusion and creating job opportunities especially for women and marginalized groups in Jordan. IBTECAR Consulting has designed and conducted interactive online trainings for Social Enterprise Support Organizations (SESOs) in Jordan, particularly in social business entrepreneurship fields. IBTECAR Consulting worked closely with Oxfam Jordan in the assessment of the needed skills and capacity building of the SESOs with the aim of increasing service effectiveness provided to the social enterprises. As a...

German Jordanian University (GJU) Program Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The program supports the development of entrepreneurship and innovation culture at the university enabling students to be creative and develop their social and commercial enterprises. IBTECAR Consulting was responsible for the design and management of the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” program of the GJU. The program, which ran from 2014 to 2021, established an Innovation Lab equipped with the latest technologies in IoT, VR, AI and 3D printing. The lab targets both the students and the academics to support them realize...

IoT Innovation Program

The program provides a platform for youth to learn and develop project ideas in the fields of Internet of Things (IoT) targeting local challenges. IBTECAR Consulting designed and managed the IoT Innovation program in collaboration with Umniah, a Jordanian telecom operator, over the period 2017 – 2020. The participants attended various boot camps and trainings that cover a wide range of innovation, business, and Design Thinking trainings along with various technical development tools and implementation. The program established the IoT...

Jordan Industry 4.0 & Digitalization Innovation Centre (InJo4.0)

IBTECAR Consulting is a key partner in EU project, implemented in 2020, to set up and run an Industry 4.0 & Digitalization Centre of Excellence to support SMEs. IBTECAR has developed the centre structure including management, financial & operational plans as well as some grants to the SMEs. IBTECAR is the lead partner in the capacity-building activities in industry 4.0 and digitalization targeting SMEs and youth. The work is based on studying the needs of the ICT/ITO/BPO sector through field...

Strengthening Social Entrepreneurship for Migration and Development: Support to Social Entrepreneurship Structures

The project, made for the Swiss Agency for Development (SDC), aimed to upgrade enterprises’ skills in Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. IBTECAR Consulting was responsible for the inception phase of the project in Jordan in 2020. IBTECAR conducted research and assessment of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan to identify support structures for social entrepreneurship in order to extend their services. The company conducted various interviews and desk research to identify the skills and capacity-building needs of the organizations enabling them...

Impact Leaders Design Thinking Training

IBTECAR Consulting, in collaboration with the German Jordanian University, organized the largest training event on Design Thinking and problem-solving during COVID-19 in 2020, to contribute to solutions to social challenges especially in education. The program included more than 25 local and international trainers and coaches in the field of Design Thinking with more than 200 participants across various digital platforms in many countries.

Digitalization Energy Hackathon

The Energy Digitalization Hackathon aimed at introducing participants to the available digital services in the market and the local challenges in the energy sector to come up with an innovative solution. IBTECAR Consulting in cooperation with the German Jordanian University and the New Castle University implemented the UK competition that took place in 2020. Participants were trained on several skills such as design thinking, IoT, and Business Model Canvas. Furthermore, they were supported by experienced coaches to initiate and pitch...