Transcript NARS-ICT Status Report Sultanate of Oman

NARS-ICT Status Report
Sultanate of Oman
May, 2009
His Majesty’s speech –
ICT Highlight 11 Nov 2008
Information
technology
and
communications
have
now
become the main elements that
move forward the development
process in this third millennium;
therefore, we have accorded our
attention to finding a national
citizens in this domain with the
aim of further developing egovernment services.
We are closely following the important steps that we have made in this
regard. We call upon all government institutions to speedily enhance their
performance, and to facilitate their services, by applying digital
technology in order to usher the Sultanate into the constantly evolving
spheres for applying knowledge.
Information Technology (IT)
- Oman
• Information Technology Authority (ITA): www.ita.gov.om
National IT Training & Awareness
- Government IT Training & Certification in IT
(Digital Literacy) aims to provide internationally recognized digital literacy certification to all civil
service employees in a phased manner during the period 2008- 2011.Targeting
around
100000 employees.
- The Community IT Training Project
use of 25 Community Knowledge Centers that will be established in all the
governorates and various regions of the Sultanate.
- eOman Awareness
organizing seminars, conferences and road shows throughout the country
TRA- Oman
• Oman Telecommunications
Regulatory Authority (TRA):
www.tra.gov.om
Telecom Service Providers in Oman
Omantel
Oman Mobile
Nawras
Agriculture Information
System
Agricultural Information System in
• National Agriculture Research
Station(NARS), represented by the
Directorate General of Agricultural and
Livestock Research
• Ministry of Agriculture (MOA)
• Sultan Qaboos University (SQU)
Agriculture in Oman
Cultivated Area & Production
2006
Crop
2007
2008
Production
(1000 ton.)
Area
(1000
Fadden)
Production
(1000 ton.)
Area
(1000
Fadden)
Production
(1000 ton.)
Area
(1000
Fadden)
Veg. crops
108.05
11.19
130.36
12.26
141.07
14.16
Fruit crops
313
87.88
311.77
88.26
319.71
93.25
Field crops
25.2
18.19
25.18
16.95
24.57
16.28
Fodder
crops
564.3
34.21
608.74
36.51
662.50
40.22
Total
1010.55
151.47
1076.05
153.98
1147.85
163.91
(NARS)
Agriculture & livestock Research
Agricultural & Livestock
Research
PLANT PRODUCTION
RESEARCH CENTER
PLANT PROTECTION
RESEARCH CENTER
SOIL & WATER
RESEARCH CENTER
DATE PALM
RESEARCH CENTER
LIVESTOCK
RESEARCH CENTER
VETERNIARY
RESEARCH CENTER
Research Capacity in NARS
10
18
9
12
Omani MCs2
Omani MCs
14
Omani PhD2
Expert PhD
Omani PhD
Information System in
NARS (Computer LAB.)
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(5) server : wireless internet
connection 1 mps, (140)
computers and (10) laptops.
Four different operating
systems (Windows XP, 2000,
ME and 98).
30 printers
76
70
60
51
50
40
30
20
10
0
P3 & Lower
90
82
80
P4 & Higher
111
120
80
100
70
60
80
50
35
60
40
30
40
20
1
4
3
2
Win2k
Win2k3
Vista
10
10
6
0
Novell
Win 98
Win XP
20
0
Laptops
Clients
Servers
Agricultural Research
Library and Documentation
Center
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Library contents
Books
Series and periodicals
Floppy disks
CDs
PCs
Microfiche reader
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Special groups
Oman issues
FAO issues
AOAD
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Library services
References services
Borrowing to ministry stuff & Students
Borrowing between national libraries
Current awareness
ARC
5000
15
80
130
3
1
Internal Server
Limitations
• Moderate ICT strategies and policies
• Inconsistency in collected data and
information analysis mechanisms
• Moderate ICT managerial and technical
skills
Ministry of Agriculture
• Access & Programmers :
• Site : www.maf.gov.om
• Census site : www.agrcensus.gov.com
• 2 ADSL lines ( each 2 MB),
• leased line (128 kbps ) connected to different Agricultural
Directorates in the regions .
• AIS database:
•
-Research
-Extension
-livestock
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-Static
-Agr. services
• Automated Library
•
-Classified library
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- Electronic books &studies (+7000 input)
• Automated finance/ administration services.
Agricultural information centre
of Oman
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Institutional foundation for an agricultural information centre which
will function as the coordinating unit of a national agricultural
knowledge exchange management system, drawing on inputs
from existing department within MOA
A pilot national agricultural knowledge exchange management
system including modules on documents, institutions, experts and
projects; facilitating access to other agricultural information
services and databases relevant to the Omani agricultural sector;
and enabling the exchange of information among stakeholder
group
Sultan Qaboos University
The Centre for Information Systems
The Main Library has recently moved to
the new centre, where there is seating
for 2000 and space for over 600,000
books and periodicals.
Access :
www.squ.edu.om/lib/index.html
Electronic Resources Rises in
SQU Library
Databases
Electronic full text journal
Titles
Book holdings
Audio-visual items
2003
2008
21
27
1
14
250
13,000
173,009
300,000
12,605
14,500
Conclusion: Requirements
and Suggested improvements
• Effective Implementation of policies and regulations that
remove barriers affecting ICT development and adoption
• Strengthening of Institutional and human capacity
• Development of linkage mechanisms between researchers
and extensions through the use of efficient information and
communication technologies
• Development of sustainable links with regional and
international agencies related to ICT support and
development
• Exchange of ICT successful stories between member
countries
The End