- Hanandeh: “Securing the future of Jordan is the prosperity of our children and youth”.
- Massad: “The King's thought constitutes the compass of the University’s strategies and action plans”.
- German Ambassador: “We support the efforts of the Jordanian government in terms of developing and enhancing the public administration”.
The Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Ahmed Hanandeh, stressed that securing the future of Jordan is the prosperity of Jordanian children and youth and that Jordan always deserves our best efforts to secure the future of growing generations. This came during the minister’s sponsorship of the opening of the activities of the first international conference entitled "The Future of Public Administration: Global Experiences" organized by the Department of Public Administration at Yarmouk's Faculty of Business in the Fairmont Amman Hotel, with the participation of researchers from 20 Arab and foreign countries. During the opening of the conference, Hanandeh stressed that the government must develop itself (i.e. systems, policies and tools) and adopt creativity and innovation as well as concepts of flexibility and agility in responding to the changes taking place. Hanandeh also pointed that there is a great burden on educational institutions in terms of developing the skills of graduates by guiding university students to the right path in all fields and providing them with digital skills, which have become the basic requirement for all disciplines and sectors of work.
In his turn, Yarmouk University President, professor Islam Massad, affirmed that Yarmouk University takes the thought of His Majesty King Abdullah II as a compass for its strategies and action plans, noting that His Majesty’s royal messages and directives urge the need to make a qualitative leap in the performance of the public sector, which is considered as one of the most important fields of development. He also said that Yarmouk University has always been initiative to follow up on local affairs and work to keep pace with them through its faculties and scientific centers, as evident in the sincere efforts of the Department of Public Administration at the Faculty of Business to prepare for such an international conference, which reviews important issues like excellence and innovation, the future of artificial intelligence, and the management tools of the future.
The German Ambassador in Amman, Bernhard Kampmann, expressed the interest and support of the Federal Republic of Germany for the reforms that the Jordanian government is working on with regard to the public administration, which embodies the keenness of His Majesty King Abdullah II and his permanent directives to the government to implement such reforms towards improving the services provided to citizens. Kampman then stressed the important role of citizens in developing the public administration sector, indicating that the quality of public administration is linked to human resources, especially women and people with disabilities. Besides, the Regional Director of the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) in Jordan, Elisabeth Gerbach, expressed the agency's support for this academic conference, which is part of GIZ's support for scientific activities related to the new administration with reference to the speed that has become an essential feature to our world today. She added that countries should support, develop, and motivate public administration to encounter the challenges of the century, praising the efforts of Jordan to keep pace with the process of modernization in various areas of administration.
The Dean of the Faculty of Business, Dr. Michael Sweidan, indicated that the issue of public administration in all its dimensions and entitlements has constituted a national concern and a priority in the comprehensive development policies of countries as the public sector has been leading the sustainable development process across the world. He explained that this sector emphasizes using an important part of manpower, regulating different markets, and controlling the pace of partnership with the private sector and its institutions. He added that the royal interest in developing the public sector through well-defined initiatives is present in the royal discussion papers as well as His Majesty the King’s continuous directives to the government to make the best use of all means to raise the efficiency of the government performance and investment. Sweidan pointed out that holding such a conference is to explore the prospects and future of public administration in the countries of the world and to deepen our understanding of the experiences governments and countries have gone through.
Dr. Shaker Al-Adwan, Chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the Conference, said in his speech that holding the conference came in response to the transformation witnessed by the world and the region at all economic, political and social levels. Al-Adwan reviewed the main themes of the conference that focus on the future of digital transformation and artificial intelligence, the future of government innovation, government excellence, institutional reputation in the public sector, the future of human resources in the public sector, and the future of the public sector, highlighting that the future of the food security management and the future of public transport are among the conference’s most significant topics.
