Omantel partners with Ministry of Environment & Climate Affairs

MUSCAT: Omantel, the leading telecom provider in Oman, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA) for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions.

Under this agreement, Omantel will collaborate with MECA to find solutions to modernise ICT technologies currently in-use or required by the ministry, and also develop a shared framework to enable faster delivery of MECA’s comprehensive e-Services to the Sultanate.

The scope of work includes developing and operating eServices, cloud computing, IT infrastructure, big data and applications as and when required by the ministry. Omantel ICT, the business unit that looks after the end-to-end technology solutions and services will be spearheading this initiative.

Sayyid Nasr bin Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi, director of Quality at MECA noted, “MECA is actively expanding and enhancing its partnerships with the private sector on a number of fronts. Omantel holds the status of a large scale service provider with existing service frameworks and skilled ICT capacity.

“Our partnership with Omantel will contribute towards enhancing the quality and efficiency of public services and provide a superior experience for our customers. We look forward to working with Omantel to insure the highest level of service quality and customer satisfaction.”

Fadi Nasser, ICT general manager at Omantel said, “The signing of the MoU marks yet another step in Omantel ICT’s journey to help government entities expedite their digital transformation. IT infrastructure scaling and e-Services are capital-intensive large scale undertakings that require sizeable upfront invest- ments with a substantial delivery risk downside.

“Taking the public-private partnerships (PPP) route to implement these services in collaboration with an already established technology service provider reduces the barrier to entry and expediting delivery.”

“The right application of ICT is a proven enabler of economic growth and social development. Powered by 3.0, Omantel is in a unique position to deliver end-to-end ICT solutions given its mature leading technology partner ecosystem, existing subsidiaries, as well as massive investments in ICT assets and infrastructure,” he added.