Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, has opened a state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence for the ROP. The company has for the last decade worked on national eIDs and more recently, on ePassports.
Dedicated to knowledge transfer and sharing of best practices, the centre is designed to train ROP staff on technologies and processes associated to eIDs and ePassports for sultanate's citizens. It is equipped with the latest Gemalto technology and back-end systems needed to issue both types of documents.
Read more: OM: New ROP centre to train employees in use of eIDs, ePassport technologies
Delegates to the recent Comex 2015 were treated to two very informative presentations courtesy of Nortal, the leading Open Source software provider for mission critical solutions in the fields of Government, Healthcare, Industry and TIME (Telecom, Internet, Media and Entertainment. With an active office branch in Muscat, Nortal had a strong presence at the conference and exhibition which saw many industry experts, solution providers and end users convene to explore the theme 'Disruptive technologies for fast tracking National Growth'.
Oman’s Bank Muscat launched bio-metric identification system with the help of Royal Oman Police (ROP).
The biometric system compatible with the Sultanate’s national identification card (NID) is the first of its kind in the banking sector in Oman.
The unique biometric identification system available across the bank’s network of 139 branches provides the latest solution in national identity for banking services. Aimed at improving efficiency and speed of transaction processing, the NID enables accurate data capture during banking transactions, especially when opening new accounts.
Mobile apps are the best platform for eServices and to provide the right infrastructure for the public and private sector to develop these services, the Information Technology Authority (ITA) has signed a contract with HCL Technologies to implement the Mobile Applications Development Centre.
The contract was signed at COMEX 2015 by Dr Salim Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of ITA, and Arindam Sengupta, director, Middle East and Turkey, HCL Technologies Ltd.
The contract is valid for three years at a cost of around OMR2 million. The ITA will provide training to three batches every year with 54 trainees in each batch. They will receive training for three months after which 10 trainees from each batch will go for a 6-month advanced training programme.
The Information Te-chnology Authority (ITA) represented by the government eTransformation plan team organised a one-day workshop on its premises in Knowledge Oasis Muscat.
The workshop on ‘Smart Cities,’ in line with the eTransformation Plan, was held in cooperation with information technology research and advisory company Gartner.
Read more: OM: ITA workshop focuses on planning ‘Smart City’