Earlier, a film on Information Technology Authority, which endeavours to consolidate and implement the Digital Oman strategy to transform the Sultanate of Oman into a knowledge-based economy for the achievement of social and economic benefits to Omani society, was screened. Salim Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of ITA, averred that the launch of ePayment has ushered in a new era of making electronic transaction easier by launching a secure and safe payment gateway.
Since the mid-1990s, said minister, the ministry has been moving forward with the integration of "Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in all the healthcare processes. All the processes starting with patients' registration, clinical documentation, investigations, ordering & results reporting, medication prescription to dispensing, nursing orders, operation's note, and discharge summary are performed using ICT tools. The use of ICT is quite spread in our healthcare institutions".
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Dr Salim AL Ruzaiqi, CEO of Information Technology Authority (ITA) noted that the law incorporated strict penalties for anyone misusing electronic systems, the applications and the data they contain, hacking into computer systems and un-authorised capture or tampering of data.
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The Information Technology Authority (ITA), which is spearheading the campaign, has set up an exclusive pavilion at the Municipality Festival Ground, the main venue of the festival, to enlighten visitors on eOman and other IT related issues.
The ‘SMS Job Announcement Service’ is in line with the e-governance project that aims to digitalise knowledge and information for easy access and use, an Oman Mobile official said.