Ooredoo has recently shared an overview on the growing importance of smart cities in the Sultanate of Oman and its contribution to creating prosperous, economically diverse knowledge-based societies.
Oman, Technology
Oman thwarted over 800M cyber-attacks: ITA
Oman has reportedly warded off over 880 million cyber-attacks on government networks in 2017, three times more than 2016 when the country recorded 279 million such attacks.1 2645
Central Bank of Oman warns public on cryptocurrency use
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has counselled the public in the sultanate to be careful when handling digital or …
Oman Innovation Factory launches programmes for young inventors
The two programmes are aimed at meeting the rapid changes in science and technology to help to empower the youth through the creation of an ecosystem that supports the passion for innovation.
E-learning conference kicks off in Oman
The scope of the ICTA 2017 conference is focused on issues related to e-accessibility and e-learning for people with disabilities.
Bahrain tops ICT development rankings for Arab world: ITU
The ITU IDI has ranked Bahrain as the leader in the Arab world, and 31st globally, showing continued progress in connectivity and use of ICT.
Omantel targets hospitality industry with new interTouch partnership
The partnership will enable interTouch to deliver “reliable and secure” connectivity and managed network solutions for the hospitality industry in Oman.
Oman launches currency detection app for the visually-impaired
The ‘Omani Currency Reader’ uses the phone camera to read and analyse the currency note held in front of it in real time.
Cambium Networks to fortify channel ecosystem
Martin de la Serna, vice president, sales, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Cambium Networks, elaborates on the firm’s plans to …
Knowledge Oman names Khalfhan Al Mahzary as president
With over 12 years of leadership experience, Khalfan is able to blend both his technology and management acumen to manage the operation of Knowledge Oman.
Children need more digital protection: Oman ministry official
Commenting on the UNICEF report, Dr Yahya Al-Mawali said that children need to be protected from the dangers of the internet.