The Arab Planning Institute (API) organized a Training Program on "Policies to Promote Competitiveness: International and Arab Experiences" for the benefit of The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in Jordan, during the period from 7/12 to 11/12/2014.
The aim of the workshop was to critically analyze the concept of competitiveness, and question its relation to development. The program also highlighted the difference between competitiveness environment and competitiveness capacity. Also, it was demonstrated how the concept of national competitiveness is measured by composite indices, and the output and results of regional and global indices were amply discussed and analyzed. The program then shifted towards presenting different policies that are geared toward enhancing national competitiveness based on best practices and successful experiences. The last day of the program was reserved to workgroup and group discussion that analyzed the policy experiences of Jordan.