Crown Prince outlines vision for youth-led future at Tawasol 2025 Forum
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II delivered an inspiring keynote at the opening of Tawasol 2025, a national forum aimed at strengthening communication between youth and policymakers. In his speech, the Crown Prince emphasized the importance of empowering young people as active partners in shaping Jordan's future, not merely recipients of change.
He highlighted digital transformation as a key enabler for more transparent governance and better access to quality services, particularly in education and healthcare. His Royal Highness also stressed the need to institutionalize trust between the citizen and the state, with policy grounded in solving real challenges.
'Tawasol,' he said, 'is not an event—it's a commitment to dialogue, progress, and national unity.'
With over 1000 attendees and contributions from public, private, and civil society sectors, the forum served as a platform for bold ideas, collaboration, and forward-looking strategies.
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