Is Jordan planning to adopt open-source software in government agencies?
Al Rousan: It will cost you more, by the way. We are working in the hospital sector, using open source. I think that in the beginning, the cost will be higher. In the long run it could be better. You have to develop software to interface with the open source, which will cost you more. A country like Jordan cannot afford such things. Any last thoughts? Al Rousan: I think here in Jordan, the seeds are here. It needs somebody who can use it to get to harvest. A company whose operations in an area are very expensive, they can come to Jordan and find everything they need. In jordan, we have more than 6,000 graduates a year in information technology. Jordan doesn’t have natural resources, so we depend on people. Software is one of the things that can succeed in Jordan.
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