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The technical advisory agreement of the General Authority of Manpower Register that was signed by the ITA with PriceWaterhouseCoopers aims to document and assess the current procedures in the authority, suggest new future plans to enhance the procedures, provide a comprehensive review of the basic infrastructure of the programmes and devices and prepare a technical future infrastructure in accordance with the national strategy of Oman Digital Community and e-Government.

The project mainly seeks to establish a comprehensive electronic system to manage the works of the national manpower and to meet the needs of the market in an easy technical way in co-operation with the different institutions. It is worth mentioning that the General Authority of Manpower Register was established by the Royal Decree No 98/2011 to issue a clear database of national manpower and to reinforce the planning of developing the human resources.

Read more: OM: E-system for job recruitment

As the Council of Ministers agreed to designate the year 2012 as the year of the child, one of the top priorities of the government is to give children a bright future. Several activities including a national conference on children, cultural and social festival and programmes will be organised to mark the year.

Therefore, various government and private bodies in the Sultanate are organising a wide range of activities and events related to children and their families. Muscat Festival 2012 is according special attention to children in a bid to provide good educational and entertaining tools in both Qurum Natural Park and Naseem Garden. Omani child always has self-confidence and ability to prove to everyone that he can succeed. The festival’s activities provide an atmosphere of fun and entertainment in a very educational way in addition to featuring various aspects of the Omani culture.

Read more: Oman Educational Portal enlightens visitors

Assigned by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah al Hinai, Justice Minister and Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, presided over the meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council at his office yesterday. The council expressed thanks and gratitude for the important achievements made by the judicial sector under the wise leadership of His Majesty. The council affirmed that His Majesty’s mention about the justice in the Royal speech at the opening of the Council of Oman is a continuation of the long path of care and support for the sector.

During the meeting, the council affirmed that the coming year will see the launch of the work at the Supreme Judicial Council’s headquarters and the building of the Supreme Court. It will also witness expansion of courts, conducting reviews for some legislations that will contribute to more flexibility in the litigation procedures. The application of the e-systems at the courts will be a milestone and an important pioneering step towards e-government. The council reviewed the major achievements made during the past year including the opening of the Supreme Judicial Institute which will meet the needs of the justice sector in terms of judges, lawyers, secretaries, notaries public and other legal experts.

Read more: OM: Courts to get e-systems

A workshop on linking system of the private higher education institutions with the Ministry themed “Higher Education Partners,” was held at the Higher Education Ministry yesterday. The system is designed to be a focal point between the Higher Education Ministry and the private education institutions and the student.

The idea of the system focused on finding database for all students at the private higher education institutions to be linked by a website that includes a number of e-services of which the student can implement and to be dealt with by the institution and the Ministry with the possibility of setting up a tracking system for the student’s transaction by a phone as the student can receive a notification regarding his/her transaction.

Read more: OM: Focus on e-services for students

The Sultan Qaboos Award for excellence in e-Governance reflects the government’s keenness to develop a national strategy aimed at creating a Knowledge Society and establishing effective government-community-citizen infrastructure that provides better public services. The much-anticipated and prestigious prize, awarded in nine categories, highlights the vision of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said to improve government performance and reflects the interest in the government’s efforts to promote managerial skills, economy, service and education. A government that is excelling in e-Services is more productive and efficient, ultimately less costly, leaving more money to invest in education and economic development. Efficient and reliable e-Governance knits people together. It is an effective tool to empower citizens and make government more responsive.

Read more: OM: Impetus for e-Governance

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