Registration for Sas48H challenge to close on Oct. 17

MUSCAT: To promote Entrepreneurship culture and innovation spirit in ICT field, the Information Technology Authority (ITA), represented by Sas Center for Entrepreneurship, continues the registration at Sas48H challenge which is to be organised by the ITA in cooperation with the Bank Muscat for the second consecutive year from October 31 to November 3, 2018.

The challenge targets100 enthusiasts with different experiences and backgrounds, including developers, designers, entrepreneurs, project managers and marketers to encourage them to turn their inventive ideas into reality and establishing emerging Omani companies in the ICT field, website and mobile services in particular. Participants will have the opportunityto work in 48 continuous hours under the supervision of a specialized team in business and technical areas. The participants will be divided into teams to work on various creative ideas in different areas like tourism, logistic support, open source, and other vital sectors in only 48 hours.

The registration for the challenge is open untill October 17 through www.ita.gov.om/sas48h

It is worth mentioning that the winning teams will receive award of up to OMR10,000, and part of it will be allocated to courses and consultancies for the teams to develop their projects. In addition, the winners may have the opportunity to join the Sas Center for Entrepreneurship at ITA, which seeks to incubate and establish Omani emerging companies in ICT sector. These incubated companies will be provided with a range of services and facilities, including an equipped office in the knowledge Oasis – Muscat, technical consultancies, as well as monitoring, training, accounting, financial, marketing and legal services, government support and financial assistance.

ITA is a Public Authority created by Royal Degree 52/2006. ITA endeavours to consolidate and implement the Digital Oman strategy to transform the Sultanate of Oman into a knowledgebased economy for the achievement of social and economic benefits to Omani society. ITA’s vision is ‘Transforming Oman, Empowering You’.