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(Centre left to right) Tayfun Topkoc, Managing Director of SAP UAE and Oman,
and Abdulmonem Al-Futaisi, COO, Awsar, announced a cloud partnership
Awasr and SAP to launch
Cloud services in Oman
O
man’s Internet service provider
Awasr and global digital
transformation enabler SAP
have announced plans to launch cloud
services to drive business growth and
job creation. As the Omani government
advances its Oman Vision 2020
economic diversification and growth
plan, a key focus is on supporting
entrepreneurs. Small- and medium-
sized enterprises employ two-thirds of
the workforce and drive over half of
the economic growth, according to the
Central Bank of Oman.
Enabling business competitiveness,
Awasr will provide Oman’s organisations
with business solutions running on the
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud. Using
these cloud-based business solutions,
Oman’s organisations can easily adopt
real-time analytics that will lead to
better and faster decision-making.
Underlining the benefits of the cloud,
the vast majority (84%) of companies
say they are ‘ambitious’ and invest
in technology to deliver real business
benefits, according to a recent report by
Circle Research. One in six of the most
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ambitious companies see over 50%
revenue growth. Abdulmonem Al-Futaisi,
Chief Operating Officer, Awasr, said:
“Our partnership with SAP will provide
Oman’s organisations with new levels
of business competitiveness, unlocking
the power of the Internet for economic
growth. By using cloud-based business
applications, Oman’s organisations can
enhance their core business, have more
productive employees and better meet
customer needs.”
Supporting Omani entrepreneurs, SAP
launched the SMB Clinic, with over 40
entrepreneurs exchanging knowledge
on digital business topics. SAP will roll
out the SMB Clinic to Sohar, Duqam,
and Salalah in the coming months.
SAP also offers its global Startup Focus
Programme aimed at technology
entrepreneurs, who have ideas on
Big Data, predictive, or real-time
analytics solutions. SAP also highlighted
WINnovate, an initiative to support the
Middle East and north Africa region
to foster innovation and creativity.
WINnovate inspires organisations and
individuals to embrace change in a
Tayfun Topkoc, Managing Director,
of SAP UAE and Oman, said: “SAP’s
partnerships with Awasr and Oman’s
educational organisations underline
our commitment to Oman’s diversified
economic growth. SAP is supporting
Oman’s digital transformation through
launching cloud services, supporting
small- and medium-sized businesses,
and our programmes for upskilling
Omani youth. Overall, SAP continues
to invest in Oman as a key market, and
in hiring talented Omanis to take on
Digital Economy careers.”
Enabling young Omani tech talents
to thrive in the digital economy and
creating jobs, the SAP Training and
Development Institute announced
another cohort of its flagship training
initiative, SAP’s Young Professional
Programme, in Muscat. The three-
month-long programme covers a
unique enablement plan that includes
SAP software functional and technical
knowledge and certification, with a key
focus on SAP’s latest innovations as
well as soft skill trainings. Participants
graduate from the programme as
SAP Associate Consultants, becoming
immediately employable with SAP
customers and partners.
Supporting universities to transform
their curriculums to meet the needs of
the digital economy, the SAP Training
and Development Institute also
partners with the Modern College of
Business and Science to offer SAP’s Dual
Study Programme. The programme
gives students the opportunity to
undertake major-specific SAP training
and certification alongside their
academic studies to provide them
with a competitive advantage in the
job market. At the SAP Forum Oman,
hundreds of Oman’s leading public and
private sector leaders were inspired by
keynotes, experienced solution demos,
and networked with peers across
industry verticals. n
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