COMEX2018 second day witnessed the signing of two agreements between the Information Technology Authority’s Sas Center for Mobile Apps Development and TRC’s Oman Animal and Plant Genetics Resources Center (OAPGRC) and an MoU with Towell’s Ajyal Al-Mustaqbal.
The agreement between ITA and OAPGRC addresses the development of a mobile Biodiversity app to be developed by ITA’s Sas Center for Mobile Apps Development. Commenting on the agreement subject, Abdullah Ali Al Rawahi, Deputy Executive Director of Support Services at OAPGRC, stated: “Developing the application will help experts and researchers in sharing photos of nature and species from Oman fields which will develop the center’s database.”
The application will assist users with technology to capture and upload images of Omani plants, animals and marine species. Its database will categorize the species according to its common and scientific names and identify its location with GPS.
Muhannad Al Na’bi Director of Sas Center for Mobile Apps Development, stated: “This agreement with TRC’s center is a great opportunity for the center’s students who will benefit from working on programming and coding the App.” She added, “It enables people to identify plants or animals by capturing it through the app which will be sent later to the center and the information will be sent back to the user. Users can also add information to the app.”
The Center also signed an MoU with Towell’s Ajyal Al-Mustaqbal, to provide consultation, support and training to government and corporates on Mobile Application Development. It will also support young Omani graduates who have completed training at SASMOB and focus on the youth to maximize entrepreneurial channels of success and support the development of small enterprises in Oman.
On the importance of the MoU, Taqi Ali Sultan, General Manager of Towell’s Ajyal Al Mustaqbal, stated: “We aim to financially support students’ companies and smart application projects to transfer the creative ideas into successful businesses.”