With Oman undoubtedly at the forefront of Digital Transformation, Intelligent CIO discusses the country’s digital development with Vlad Postelnicu, Director Alliances and Strategic Partnerships, Software AG, and Firas Saifan, Managing Director, Technologies Strategies Middle East (TSME).
Q: What has been the impact of Digital Transformation in Oman?
Oman has been at the forefront of Digital Transformation as one of the key initiatives for the country in line with its Vision 2040 and e.Oman 2030 (Digital Oman Strategy) that lays emphasis on Digital Transformation and innovation to boost the economy and prosperity of the society. The e.oman strategy focuses on IT industrial development in order to enable the society and individuals and enhance eGovernment and eServices in the next five years.
The Smart Cities Platform is organising a symposium called the Smart Cities Without Borders on June 10-11 which is part of a virtual event entitled “Challenges and Opportunities during the COVID-19 Pandemic”.
The Omani Smart City Platform is a digital platform for knowledge exchange and to drive smart city initiatives in Oman.
The aim of the platform is to provide an environment for the exchange of information, cooperation and communication between stakeholders in smart cities.
Weiterlesen: OM: Virtual global symposium on Smart Cities Without Borders fro June 10
The Research Council (TRC)’s Smart City Platform, a collaborative initiative between TRC, the Supreme Council of Planning, Muscat Municipality and Information Technology Authority, has announced the competition’s winners for the best application to monitor people infected with COVID-19.
The competition aimed to combat the pandemic in a national level by providing an electronic app that aids in the process of containing the spread of the virus in the Omani society with the help of concerned institutions in supporting the apps and determining its mechanisms to contain the virus.
Decades back when Oman had first embarked on its development journey; heavy trucks loaded with tonnes of construction materials journeyed around the country to transform the nation into a modern country.
Today, the scene has changed dramatically as the modern world lies beneath the network and cables that transmit data and the innovative ICT solutions that reshape our lives to become smarter.
The Ministry of Technology and Communications, in partnership with Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) and the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), launched a pilot project for smart cities in the Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM) today that was implemented by "Cisco" and "Bahwan Information Technology”.
The inauguration ceremony was held under the patronage of Azza bint Sulaiman al-Ismailia, Minister of Technology and Communications.
Weiterlesen: OM: Technology, Communications Ministry Launches Pilot Project for Smart Cities