Latest technology trends and innovations were showcased at the Annual Omantel ICT Summit 2018. The annual ICT summit was recently held at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) under the patronage of H E Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salim al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications.
At the event, giant companies including Huawei, Cisco and SAP along with 250 experts in information and communications technology (ICT) as well as the CEOs and decision makers in private and public sectors came under one roof to discuss the fast-paced developments in the digital world, according to a press release.
“The ICT is a promising sector that supports the sultanate’s transformation strategy toward a highly productive and flourishing digital society. It also enables businesses and organisations to expand their operations and push the economic, social and cultural developments forward,” H E Futaisi said.
He further said, “The world is in a constant race to adopt latest technologies, which have become vital for business development. Bringing in new technologies to the sultanate will certainly boost innovation and economic diversification in the country, and this event is a great platform to know the various investments in this field, including Big Data, Internet of Things and Cloud Computing, that we count on to strengthen Oman’s position as an ideal destination for doing business.”
Talal al Mamari, chief executive officer of Omantel, said that the company is getting ahead in bringing in latest innovative ICT solutions. “We are well on our way to accelerate the complete digital efforts of a good number of public and private entities. Banks, energy companies, universities and government authorities are partnering with Omantel ICT to accelerate their digital transformation. We also made big strides in the areas of Blockchain and Artificial
Intelligence arenas in 2018, with a near-term goal to introduce market accelerators as we evolve faster to a 5G covered nation.”
Mamari further said, “Omantel is a transformed company in the way we look at our internal processes as well as the services that we offer to our customers. We are working hard to introduce digital ICT services to our individual consumers and families to go beyond the traditional connectivity and classical mobility services. These ICT services aim to make the way families connect with their kids and educators at schools or pay their bills or access specific online softwares easier.”
“Also, we are providing leading global content providers with advanced ICT services to entice them to use Oman, with our unique geographical location, stability and massive international connectivity investments, as their launching platform when providing their highly sought after content to East Asia, Eastern Africa as well as the larger MENA region,” Mamari added.
Organised for the second year in a row, Omantel’s annual ICT summit sets the ground for a greater collaboration in technology and digital transformation as businesses and public and private organisations come together to hold business talks and ink deals.