CAPACITY BUILDING IN EARTH OBSERVATION EDUCATION FOR DIGITAL ECONOMY ADAPTATION IN JORDAN AND ALGERIA

The findings of an ongoing Erasmus+ project called "Earth Observation Tools for The Promotion of Digital Economy (ERODITE)" which focuses on capacity building in higher education in Jordan and Algeria, are reported in this paper. Both countries technical progress has expanded in recent years, resulting in the digital economy as a new method of growth. Earth observation data is one of the most significant components for industrial advancement, with geospatial data accounting for 8% of all data worldwide. This instance emphasizes the importance of geospatial data in a variety of industries. The geospatial industry will play an essential role in creating possibilities as digital technologies alter our environment. In the Arab world, the digital economy's contribution to GDP has just surpassed 4%. However, this is still lower than the rest of the world, where the number ranges from 4.5 to 15.5 percent. In Algeria, Even though Algeria has the greatest number of female engineers in the world, IT engineering graduates are in short supply. Indeed, Algeria scores low on the Enabling Digitalization Index, which is based on "regulatory and business climate, education and research facilities, connectivity, logistical infrastructure, and market size," as do the other North African countries. In this paper, we focus on the specifications of curricula to adapt to the digital economic needs of these two countries.