MUSCAT: The Council of Ministers has approved the National Program for Digital Economy, through which the Sultanate seeks to achieve several goals that will contribute to building and developing a prosperous digital economy that responds to the requirements of the future.

His Excellency Eng. Saeed bin Hamoud bin Saeed Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, has confirmed that the adoption of the National Digital Economy Program enhances digital transformation in the business and government sectors, and the level of digital services as well as enriching the citizen’s experience through proactive and integrated digital services.

According to the Minister, the program identified a set of main pillars of the digital economy and medium and long-term goals based on the national directions of the Oman 2040 vision, seeking to achieve them through a set of executive programs and according to clear governance for implementation and follow-up.