Next January, the capital, Amman, will host the “droidcon” global conference, which is the franchise name for a series of community conferences in Europe, which focus on developing software for smartphones that run on the Android system from Google, and which is considered the largest Android developer conferences held outside the United States of America. .
The conference will be organized by Omnis Media and its technical arm, Omnis Technologies, which has the right to organize the “droidconamman” edition in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship and the Digital Skills Association, and sponsored by the Jordan Tourism Board, from January 18 to 20, 2024.
On this occasion, the Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Ahmed Al-Hanandeh, stressed the importance of supporting such technical conferences, as such events provide vital and important opportunities for university students and professionals working in the communications and information technology sector to keep pace with the latest technologies and innovations. It also contributes to exchanging experiences and creating employment opportunities for Jordanian youth, and is in line with the objectives of the Digital Skills Association.
Director General of the Tourism Promotion Authority, Dr. Abdul Razzaq Arabiyat, stressed the importance of holding the conference in the Jordanian capital, Amman, welcoming the participants who will visit their second country. Arabiyat said: “Mobile computing has revolutionized tourism through the way we interact with technology, and the ability to access information and communicate about tourism has become essential in today’s fast-paced society.”
He added: “The Tourism Promotion Authority seeks to enhance its contribution in supporting and sponsoring conferences concerned with tourism, especially those that aim to attract, market and promote the Kingdom. Arabiyat stated that the Authority, within its strategy for the year 2024, seeks for Jordan to be a distinguished destination in attracting technology, producing it and integrating it with tourism promotion on a global scale.” At the local and regional levels, in addition to the fact that the Authority supports development methods through technology within its strategy based on the principle of innovation, creativity, efficiency and creating an interactive model aimed at stimulating and enhancing innovation in business tourism, the sponsorship of this conference came due to its importance in promoting business tourism.”
DroidCon offers a comprehensive range of events, tools and services to improve the skills and expertise of Android developers around the world. Since 2009, DroidCon has supported the Android operating system and programming, becoming a globally recognized brand, a comprehensive resource for professional developers, and a trusted platform that connects many brands, partners, and the Android developer community.
Commenting on this announcement, Fahd Al-Dheeb, CEO of Omnis Media, said: “DroidCon events are held in more than 25 technology centers on five continents, and more than 25,000 developers and specialists participate in them every year. Today, we are pleased to announce that the capital, Amman, has joined this global network.” “And to be a technical destination for Android developers at the local and regional levels.”
Al-Dheeb thanked the “Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship,” the “Digital Skills Association,” and the “Tourism Promotion Authority” for their cooperation and contribution to organizing this important and purposeful conference, and the benefits it brings that are in the interest of the audience of the Android community in the Kingdom, as the conference will be received over the course of During its three days, about 1,000 participants included university students, programmers, specialists and representatives of technology companies to learn about the latest developments in this industry and learn about the most important programming solutions, in addition to getting to know the most important Jordanian youth competencies in the world of Android.
Al-Dheeb noted the importance of the Android system as a major global system in operating mobile devices, with a global share of about 71%, while iOS has a 28% share of the global mobile operating systems market share, according to a study recently published by Statista.com, at a time when The Android developer community includes nearly six million developers around the world.
It is worth noting that the Digital Skills Association was established with the support of the Youth, Technology and Jobs Project funded by the World Bank, and supervised by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship. The association aims to develop and manage the labor market in the communications and information technology sector, and to match the supply and demand for skills and qualifications, with the aim of developing the skills of students and graduates to match the requirements and needs of the Jordanian labor market. This contributes to improving the vocational and technical education and training sector, in addition to following up on training services and programs and evaluating their results.
Mobile Seasons GmbH has recently granted Omnis a license to use the trademark and other intellectual property rights related to the organization and management of the droidcon conference in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and will contribute to the promotional and marketing support for the conference, including advertising and promotion on its website and all of the company’s social media outlets. The conference is attended and participated in by hundreds of speakers from the most important international companies such as Google, Meta, TikTok, Amazon, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Cisco and many others.