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Press releases 2005
10.10.2005 -
Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Jordan to speak at CR2's new Jordanian office launch
Under the Patronage of Her Excellency Ms Nadia Al-Saeed, Minister of Information and Communications Technology- Jordan, CR2, a global provider of channel banking software solutions, announces the launch of its new Jordanian office on Sunday 2nd October during which the Minister will also be a guest speaker.
Ms Al-Saeed has served as Minister of Information and Communications Technology in Jordan since October 2004 after having previously served as Secretary General. As Secretary General, Ms. Al-Saeed supported the establishment of this young Ministry, and her responsibilities included the development of strategic action plans, department work plans and budgets, and effective performance monitoring and evaluation mechanisms that ensures that the Ministry institutionalises as a Centre of Excellence in governance. Ms Al-Saeed is also responsible for catalysing the development of a vibrant ICT sector in Jordan.
Other guest speakers include Joe DiVanna, CEO of Maris Strategies and author of numerous business and financial services books. Described in The Economist as a "polymath", Joseph DiVanna is an author, consultant and public speaker based in Cambridge, England.
Guests attending the dinner include key government officials, the Irish Ambassador to Jordan, Ambassador O'Brien, as well as members of the Irish Jordan Business Association, Jordanian press and CR2 customers.
CR2, an Irish software company with a significant presence in the Middle East, has 7 out of the top 10 financial institutions in Jordan as its customers. Its software enables banks to provide a single and consolidated view of a customer's accounts across all channels. Implementing a channel management solution ties a banks' multiple back office and customer facing systems together and thus improves operational efficiency.