As a part of its plans for digital transformation, the Musandam Governor’s Office in Oman signed three agreements on Monday.
The first agreement was with the Oman Telecommunications Company -Omantel- to provide telecommunications and Internet services. Under this agreement, Omantel will work to achieve compatibility between network communications systems and internet lines and integrate them, which will enable the office to manage them in one entity and facilitate its technical management.
The agreement was signed by Sayyid Ibrahim bin Saeed al Busaidi – Governor of Musandam and Talal bin Saeed al Maamari – CEO of Omantel. This cooperation will contribute to raising the quality of government services, reducing communication costs, and enhancing the efficiency of government spending, authorities said.
Network Infra Upgrade
An agreement was also signed for the implementation of a project to rehabilitate and upgrade network infrastructure and electronic information security systems with Moshin Haider Darwish Information Technology Company, with the aim of enabling the governorate to manage its electronic services and networking lines.
An agreement was also signed for the project to provide an electronic services portal and management systems for internal services and non-municipal external services. These developments need to be seen in the backdrop of increased digitization in the region.
Citizens in Oman are adapting fast to the digital economy, the digital indicators published by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, said. The preference for Internet banking went up from 38 per cent in 2020 to 53 per cent in 2021, while interaction with government services went from 34 per cent in 2020 to 55 per cent in 2021.
According to the Digital Oman 2020 report, Oman has approximately 4.66 million active internet users, 6.24 million mobile connections and 2.8 million social media users. MarketEx and several other home-grown digital marketplace platforms have gained popularity amidst in-country COVID-19 movement restrictions.
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