Jordan Census Rollout: Jordan has kicked off its 2026 General Population and Housing Census with a three-day electronic self-enumeration phase via Sanad, then field enumeration from Oct. 4 through Oct. 31, covering about 12 million people, 2.5 million households and over 1 million buildings, with ~12,000 researchers (including 10,000 teachers) and QR-verified credentials to protect confidentiality. Digital Education in Schools: Orange Jordan and the Madrasati initiative are expanding “Digital Schools,” equipping public schools with tablet-based learning and devices including Raspberry Pi, with a recent ministerial visit to a Zarqa school highlighting early impact for students and teachers. Aviation Skills Pipeline: Jordan’s “Careers in Aviation” program graduated its fourth cohort (57 trainees), with 58% already landing jobs or internships across airport services, engineering, and cabin crew. Tourism Push to Japan: Jordan is targeting Japan as a new tourism source market, with meetings in Tokyo involving JTB, JATA, airlines and travel partners to build long-term commercial links. Agri-Exports Spotlight: The Jordan Valley date palm sector is being positioned as a major export-oriented industry, with calls for stronger public-private cooperation, value-chain support, water management and climate adaptation. AI Infrastructure Deal: HPE announced a $1.2B order from Vultr for AMD Helios AI Rack systems, underscoring the global buildout of AI data-center capacity.