ITA to train 920 people in Dhofar.

Salalah: Information Technology Authority (ITA) has signed an agreement with institutes in Dhofar and Al Wafa Voluntary Social Centre in the Wilayat of Mirbat for training citizens on basics of computer and Internet.

As part of this programme, ITA will train about 920 people in nine wilayats in the governorate during the period of the festival.

As part of this project, ITA has recently opened 10 knowledge community centres that serve all individuals of the community for learning computer and Internet in the Wilayats of Bausher, Sur, Sohar, Salalah, Nizwa, Bediyah, Al Khabourah, Khasab, Al Amerat and Ibri, in addition to nine women centres.

These training programmes aim at raising digital awareness among individuals of the community and providing the trainees with computer and Internet fundamental skills, in addition to an introduction to governmental services being rendered by the official portal of e-government services.

Salalah Tourism Festival

The agreement was signed as part of ITA s participation in Salalah Tourism Festival 2011.

The agreement was signed in continuation of the project of training and rehabilitating the community on Information Technology.

The agreement was signed from ITA side by Talal bin Sulaiman Al Rahbi, ITA Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

In all, 2,933 male and female trainees were trained during 2009 and 4,229 were trained in 2010 while the total number of trainees in the Information Technology training programme hit 12,000

till now.

ITA is set up by the Royal Decree 52/2006 promulgated on the 31st May 2006. ITA is responsible for implementing national

IT infrastructure projects and supervising all projects related to implementation of the Digital Oman Strategy while providing professional leadership to various other e-Governance initiatives of the Sultanate.

ITA serves as a competency center on best practices in e-Governance and in harnessing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), thereby offering efficient and timely services, integrating processes and improving efficiency in service delivery.

ITA undertakes several projects to increase technology penetration and empower its people with required digital literacy and higher levels of competence through training and innovation centre. -ONA

Muscat Press and Publishing House SAOC 2011

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