Under the patronage of HE Eng. Bassem Al Rousan, the Minister of Information and Technology, Shabakat Al Ordon graduated their first and second groups of beneficiaries of the Shabakat Tawasol "Capacity Development of Micro & Small Enterprises through ICT" program. The graduation ceremony was held on July 7th in Zarqa Municipality / Al-Sharif Hussein Bin Ali Hall and was attended by representatives from the project partners to celebrate the program's achievements and success. Shabakat Tawasol (which translated means linkages networks) is one of the four main programs implemented by Shabakat Al Ordon, which targets to reach 1600 micro and small enterprises during 2008 in the governorates of Zarqa, Irbid and Al Balqa.  The program helps to enable and empower community participants through the provision of practical tools and applications, in addition to a set of technology-based skills allowing them to integrate ICT into their day-to-day operations. The program participants then incubate projects within their business environment aiming to create positive changes by enhancing their business practices in management, marketing, product designs and development, and quality and delivery of services.
 
The Shabakat Tawasol program was implemented this year with the support of UNDP, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Microsoft, and the National Information Center's Knowledge Stations initiative, as the training courses are conducted in twenty-one locations in those Knowledge Stations centers.
 
Dr. Rami Al-Karmi explained during his speech the impact and achievements of the program upon the beneficiaries representing the small and medium enterprises who enrolled in the program across the three governorates. Shabakat Tawasol beneficiaries Ms.Sahar Mansour, a lawyer, and Mr.Ahamd Al Jadayeh described their experiences within the program and the impact the program had on their businesses in terms of efficiency and improved ability to market their products.