Over RO 13 million allotted to development projects in Al Sharqiyah North
Published: 04:11 PM,Nov 19,2023 | EDITED : 08:11 PM,Nov 19,2023
IBRA: The pillars of the development plan in Al Sharqiyah North Governorate for the coming period include developing the infrastructure and increasing investment opportunities in the governorate. This can be realised by attracting a number of qualitative investment projects in various sectors, boosting the governorate’s annual revenue.
This was stated by Mahmoud bin Yahya al Thuhli, Governor of Al Sharqiyah North.
In comments, the governor said: “The foundations of Oman Vision 2040 are in line with the Al Sharqiyah North Governorate’s robustness in the information technology and artificial intelligence field. The governorate is encouraging and investing in space science and other technologies. The governorate’s hosting of NASA hackathon for space applications recently proves that the governorate has an excellent standing in the IT technology sector which is witnessing strong competition at various levels. In addition, the governorate’s urban strategy aims to place Al Sharqiyah North Governorate as a prominent national centre in applied technology engineering and advanced technology. The governorate strives to encourage and motivate young people at various levels to actively participate in these sectors on which the Sultanate of Oman heavily depends during the next phase of the nation-building process.
He added: “The impact of artificial intelligence on our life require us to keep pace with the national policy in this field which is why we are working side by side with the the concerned sectors to set up national programmes at the governorate level to contribute to boosting the national industry and economy and to enhance added value. We seek to boost partnership with the private sector based on the main pillars of the digital economy of the Sultanate of Oman.” The governor said that the wilayats of Al Sharqiyah North Governorate boast many tourist attractions including popular markets, ancient neighbourhoods, wadis, oases, water springs, sand dunes in addition to a number of castles and forts. He explained that with the winter tourism season sees many events and recreational activities that aim to activate tourism. They include desert, mountain, and water adventure tourism, tourist activities that are peculiar to Al Sharqiyah North Governorate.
A number of development projects had been approved for this year with a total amount exceeding RO 3 million some of which have been completed and others are still under implementation. An amount of RO 13 million has been allocated to development projects that will be implemented in the wilayats of the governorate over the next three years. These projects are related to tourism services and recreational activities, the governor said. — ONA
This was stated by Mahmoud bin Yahya al Thuhli, Governor of Al Sharqiyah North.
In comments, the governor said: “The foundations of Oman Vision 2040 are in line with the Al Sharqiyah North Governorate’s robustness in the information technology and artificial intelligence field. The governorate is encouraging and investing in space science and other technologies. The governorate’s hosting of NASA hackathon for space applications recently proves that the governorate has an excellent standing in the IT technology sector which is witnessing strong competition at various levels. In addition, the governorate’s urban strategy aims to place Al Sharqiyah North Governorate as a prominent national centre in applied technology engineering and advanced technology. The governorate strives to encourage and motivate young people at various levels to actively participate in these sectors on which the Sultanate of Oman heavily depends during the next phase of the nation-building process.
He added: “The impact of artificial intelligence on our life require us to keep pace with the national policy in this field which is why we are working side by side with the the concerned sectors to set up national programmes at the governorate level to contribute to boosting the national industry and economy and to enhance added value. We seek to boost partnership with the private sector based on the main pillars of the digital economy of the Sultanate of Oman.” The governor said that the wilayats of Al Sharqiyah North Governorate boast many tourist attractions including popular markets, ancient neighbourhoods, wadis, oases, water springs, sand dunes in addition to a number of castles and forts. He explained that with the winter tourism season sees many events and recreational activities that aim to activate tourism. They include desert, mountain, and water adventure tourism, tourist activities that are peculiar to Al Sharqiyah North Governorate.
A number of development projects had been approved for this year with a total amount exceeding RO 3 million some of which have been completed and others are still under implementation. An amount of RO 13 million has been allocated to development projects that will be implemented in the wilayats of the governorate over the next three years. These projects are related to tourism services and recreational activities, the governor said. — ONA