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MTC, Huawei in Partnership for Oman ICT Ecosystem Development

The Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) signed
a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huawei at the
Ministry. The MoU was signed to launch a new collaborative effort
to develop Oman’s digital society and ICT ecosystem. The MoU
was signed by Dr. Salim bin Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of MTC and
Chen Bing, CEO of Huawei Oman. This MoU represents a long-term
cooperation program between MTC and Huawei Oman to develop
the ICT sector in the Sultanate. The MoU will see the two entities
work together to foster knowledge transfer, develop Oman’s ICT
talent, and establish new digital processes that will streamline the
Sultanate’s communications, amongst other benefits. Dr. Salim
bin Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of MTC, said “We’re pleased to tie up
with Huawei today to empower the Omani talents and innovators
in ICT field. Through this MoU with Huawei, we will use technology
to enhance government services, enable businesses to thrive, and
build ICT talent and knowledge throughout the Sultanate.” “One program, campus recruitment, ICT training and certification. MTC
of the key component of this partnership is the cooperation to and Huawei will also cooperate in innovation and development
launch and promote the apps developed by the trainees at Center for Digital Government Transformation with introducing artificial
for Mobile Apps Development through Huawei Mobile Service intelligence (AI), Cloud and 5G technology solutions. Furthermore,
(HMS), as well as adopting the immerging 4IR technologies to MTC and Huawei will organize events, competitions and
create digital solutions directed towards different life aspects,” he workshops on modern digital technologies accompanying the
further added. Chen Bing, CEO of Tech. Investment (Oman), said: Fourth Industrial Revolution to further elevate the technical skills
“It is an honor to have the opportunity to expand our relationship and competencies of Omani talents. In order to share latest ICT
with the Ministry of Technology and Communication. By working trends and advancement, Huawei will support MTC in planning
closely with the Ministry, we aim to contribute to Oman’s digital for workshops, sessions, technical forums, highlighting Cloud,
evolution, not only by providing world-class technologies that will AI, IPV6 and 5G technologies. MTC through signing such MoUs
enable digital transformation and support Oman 2040 National and partnerships with leading telecommunication and tech
Vision, but by building the human expertise who will be the international companies seeks to build and improve the Omani
future leaders of the Sultanate’s technological development for ICT ecosystem and embrace the advent of the fourth Industrial
many years to come.” MTC and Huawei will jointly make efforts Revolution technologies.
to foster ICT Omani talents and capabilities through internship

Microsoft, Workday Announce Strategic Partnership
to Accelerate Planning for Today’s World

Microsoft Corp and Workday, Inc applications and Microsoft Teams and sales, functional business leaders, and
announced a strategic partnership Azure Active Directory that will enable more. Adding Workday Adaptive Planning
prioritizing enterprise planning in the customers to simplify day-to-day tasks, to Azure offers increased flexibility as
cloud and expanding the business foster collaboration, increase productivity customer demand for cloud-based
solutions customers can use to better and enhance security. As businesses planning grows. The addition of Workday
optimize their everyday work. Through adjust and adapt to changing business Adaptive Planning brings a leading modern
this partnership, Workday customers will environments, the need for real-time planning, analytics and reporting solution
also be able to run Workday Adaptive planning capabilities is accelerating. at scale to the Azure community. Power
Planning on the Microsoft Azure cloud. Making faster, informed decisions across users can trust the enterprise security
Further, Microsoft will adopt Workday all areas of the business requires a and global availability of Azure to handle
Adaptive Planning for its global finance continuous planning process. Workday robust models, multiple instances and
teams for planning, budgeting and Adaptive Planning offers customers a nearly unlimited dimensionality for “slicing
forecasting to help accelerate decision- modern platform that ties data, people and dicing” data in Workday.
making. The companies also unveiled new and plans together in one version of truth,
integrations between Workday’s suite of accessible in the cloud to finance, HR,

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