Two of the existing centres, which offer all the necessary services to young Omanis who intend to launch their own businesses, are located in Ruwi and one each in Al Khoudh and Al Ghubrah. Dheeb said plans were a foot to expand the facility to the other regions and governorates, notably in the cities of Sur and Sohar.
Weiterlesen: Another ‘Sanad’ service centre launched in Oman
Statistics indicated that subscribers of high-speed Internet (ADSL) services climbed to 10,857 compared to 8,165 subscribers by the end of last year. The number of Internet subscribers rose to 85,981 by the end of last year. Omantel attributed the strong growth in Internet subscribers to the overall quality of the service and the attractive tariffs. The number of dial-up subscribers rose to 49,430 by end-May compared to 48,644 by the end of 2005.
The disaster recovery centre, which is in the initial stages of development, will provide the system and infrastructure for the government to host their whole network system at this centre for disaster recovery, Dr Salim Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, head of ITA, told the Times of Oman.
“We have proposed to launch the government e-services gateway (UBAR portal), which is an integral part of eOman — by year-end or early 2007. A tender to facilitate the national e-service gateway will be floated soon,” Dr Salim bin Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of Information Technology Authority (ITA), told the Times of Oman yesterday.
The agreement comes as part of the government's plans to realise the Digital Oman initiative and e-governance.
The network is a key component of the government's strategy for establishing a digital society in the country.