Digital

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...

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...

Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) Innovation Unit Design

The project, which was implemented from 2018 to 2019, aimed to support services in open innovation delivered to members of the Jordan Chamber of Industry. IBTECAR was responsible for designing and developing an innovation unit in the Jordan Chamber of Industry, assessing stakeholders, coaching and export of innovative solutions, and conducting and designing several workshops on the food industry and packaging innovation for stakeholders and members of the Jordan Chamber of Industry. The project concluded with an innovation support unit...

Shoman Foundation Innovation Award Design

The Innovation Award Design program aimed to support and develop innovative and creative start-ups. IBTECAR Consulting conducted an assessment on Innovation and Research Funding in Jordan and various related fundings, and it organized various stakeholder and ecosystem analyses to understand the situation of innovation and entrepreneurship in Jordan. As part of the mission, IBTECAR Consulting has assessed several ongoing research and innovation grants for the Shoman Foundation on their commercialization potential to support the creation of new innovative start-ups. The...

SRTD2

The EU project aimed to help people build their own open-source renewable energy devices under Do-It-Yourself (DIY) projects that can be used in start-ups, camps, and houses. In 2015-2016, IBTECAR Consulting launched “CleanTech.IBTECAR”, an online community and marketplace for DIY, which enables visitors of the platform to benefit from the detailed description and instructions for building clean energy technology devices for free. IBTECAR Consulting has selected the DIY approach to promote the culture of collaboration and provide simple renewable energy...

National Policy & Strategy STI of Jordan

It aimed at reviewing and assessing the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies and Strategies in Jordan for the project period of 2013-2017. IBTECAR Consulting supported the Higher Council for Science and Technology of Jordan to review the national STI policies for the UNESCO Project. The project developed the strategy review and assessment framework based on international best practices, using the framework for reviewing the National Science, Technology, and Innovation strategy, and stakeholder assessment, and facilitating the focus groups’ feedback...

Innovation and Creativity stimulation in health organizations

This project, implemented in 2013, discussed how employees’ creativity can be stimulated through policies, methods, and processes at “the 3rd Symposium with the theme “Professional Training in Developing Human Capital”. It was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and organized by the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital.

Development of the national ICT strategy of Jordan

The EU project, implemented in 2012, aimed to support the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the national strategy including a master action plan, KPIs, and implementation budget and timeline. The strategy was based on stakeholder assessment (such as Intaj and TRC) as well as assessment of the market, regulations, and research.