The Information Technology Authority (ITA) is responsible for the development and implementation of the IT infrastructure in Oman to help other government and private sector entities to offer quality services and keep them abreast of the latest international technologies by undertaking various projects and initiatives.
Epayment
One of the key projects is ePayment Gateway that enables government and private sector institutions and citizens to make secure electronic transactions and simplify the payment procedures. Since its launch and up to date, 41 government entities and 36 private entities utilised the services of ePayment Gateway.
By the end of 2016, the number of transactions carries out through the ePayment gateway is 1,098,935 and their value reached RO207,286,634.
To enhance the gateway, the ITA added a new beneficiary, which are the nonprofit organisations along with the previous beneficiaries that are government, private and charitable organisations.