eOman, the Sultanate of Oman's e-Governance initiative, made its presence felt at the recently concluded IT, telecom and technology show Comex. In a way it was successful in conveying the eOman message among the people that "the Information Technology is for everyone. It helps the ordinary people like you and me to enhance our lives by simplifying it on daily basis."
The Sultanate's Government has taken up the job of e-governance very seriously and among major eOman projects are the official eGovernment Services Portal, Oman Government Network, ePayment Gateway, National Data Centre, Innovation and Support Centre, eTransactions Law, National IT Training and Awareness, Oman National CERT, and the e.oman Awareness campaign. Mohammed bin Nasser al Wahaibi, Senior Executive at the Information Technology Authority (ITA), explained the need for ambitious eOman projects.