The Economic and Studies Unit (ESU) of the Ministry of Information and Communications
Technology (MoICT) in Jordan is a fledgling operating unit that began operations in July of
2007. Initially, technical assistance provided by the SABEQ project developed a statement of
mission, organization and required capacity. The report by Nester, et al, represents a
comprehensive overview of the responsibilities of the Unit and identifies the staffing mix
required to successfully achieve MoICT analytic objectives. In August of 2007, support
continued with initial technical assistance focusing on the development of analytic capacity
within the Unit required to undertake its mission. This Report represents the activities
undertaken in this initial three-week mission and provides a high-level roadmap for ESU
development, given its current state