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Oman’s ITA renews Microsoft
license for the government entities
The agreement is in cooperation with ITA, Microsoft
Corporation and Exceed IT Services which is the
company responsible of implementing the agreement.
Dr. Salim Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of ITA and Fawzi Hamed
Al Harrasi, CEO of Exceed signed the new pact.
The renewal of agreement seeks to upgrade Microsoft
licensing for the government institutions, including an
upgrade of 36,000 windows operating systems and office
applications to the latest versions. Around 90 government
entities are participating in this agreement in which they
will get benefits divided into different categories including:
entrepreneurship, capacity building, and business.
The Information Technology Authority (ITA) has renewed
the Microsoft License Agreement 2015-2018 for the
government entities aiming at providing 90 government
organisations with the latest Microsoft software
solutions and technologies.
The renewal also to provide good opportunities for the
government employees in terms of training, cybersecurity,
hacking and other benefits necessary for them to get
aligned with the new IT trends. Microsoft will also support
ICT SMEs as well as to support the ongoing Government
eTransformation Plan.
Oman wins 5
eGovernment Awards
among GGC
The Sultanate of Oman has won 5 eGovernment Awards at the
fourth GCC eGovernment Award, Conference and Exhibition
2015 currently underway from November 25 and 26. The
event held under the patronage of Kingdom of Bahrain’s Prime
Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
The National Center for Statistics and Information won the
Best eGovernment Website among GCC countries. The Public
Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP) won the Best Practice
in Community eParticipation while Al Raffd Fund (Sanad
Program) won the Best eGovernment Integrated Services
– Individual/Business Sector award. The Royal Oman Police
(ROP) has been awarded the Best Whole-of-Government
National eProject. The fifth award for the category of the Best
Government Service for Business Sector went to the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry (MOCI) on its “Invest easy” project.
“It is no surprise that Omani Government organizations
make it to the top honor awards again. The win today
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of new 5 awards is definitely a source of pride for every