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The Network Readiness Index of the Global Information Technology Report 2012 reveals a lot about the advancement of the IT and telecommunications sectors in the Sultanate. The Sultanate stands fifth among the Arab nations and its overall standing is 40th internationally among 142 countries included in the report. In specific areas too, its standing is high. It stands 34th in the infrastructure and regulation index. In the application of modern technology in business management it ranks 45th, eighth in the increasing rate of GSM and 29th in the development of e-Government services. All this proves that the Sultanate is second to none in the world in terms of keeping pace with the progress being achieved in the IT and communications sectors.

The world is changing, and changing rapidly. Without keeping abreast of the revolutionary changes, any country, entity or individual would be thrust into the dark netherworld of ignorance. The Sultanate, through its policies, has shown that it does not want to be among the countries that has been left behind by time. In every area, the stress is on modernity. And this has been so ever since the beginning of the Blessed Renaissance in accordance with the wishes of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. All the policies formulated over the years bears testimony to this truth. Foremost among them is the policy in the sphere of education. It’s based on the principle that education is for all. Literacy is the platform on which any country can achieve development. Hence, many millions of rials were spent over the years to ensure that people even in the remotest corners of the Sultanate had access to education. Schools – from the primary level upwards – were opened in every nook and cranny of the Sultanate. So were colleges and universities. Technical institutions were started. IT education was given due importance with enough institutions imparting knowledge in the subject. Besides the public sector, the private sector was given a major role to play. As a result, thousands of students are graduating every year from them and entering the job market, which is flush with vacancies. Statistics reveal that scores of youth are finding lucrative employment in the public and private sectors. In fact, the private sector has of late started playing a major role in providing employment.

Building a modern nation on firm ground is the aim of His Majesty the Sultan. In other words, this means equipping the people with everything that is modern even in the sphere of education and thought. This policy has certainly succeeded as Omanis are a people with a modern outlook that is based on the firm foundation of a rich and ancient past. And there need not be any doubt that this modern outlook will go a long way in transforming the Sultanate into a highly developed nation that will be the envy of all.

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Quelle/Source: Oman Tribune, 10.04.2012

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