MUSCAT : Those wishing to conduct surveys or public polls must obtain prior approval to avoid legal accountability, The National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) said on Wednesday.

This comes after “unknown parties” conducted a public poll for the Omani community without taking permission from the authority.

“In the recent period, it has been observed that unknown parties have conducted a public poll for the Omani community. Hereafter, the National Center for Statistics and Information would  like to draw the attention of the citizens and residents that it did not assign any other party to carry out public opinion polls or communicate with community members,” NCSI said in a statement.

“Those who wish to conduct statistical surveys or public opinion polls or communicate with the public in any way for the purpose of collecting information or data must obtain prior approval from the Center to avoid legal accountability and to achieve the public interest,” NCSI informed.

NCSI also urged citizens and residents not to provide any private information or data to anonymous parties.

You can request a implementation form by entering the electronic portal of the Center (www.ncsi.gov.om) and following the steps:
1) Select e-services
2) Then choose a survey or survey request form.
3) Fill in your data and you will be contacted