The Council of Arab Ministers for Communications and Information has announced that Muscat has been named the Arab Digital Capital for 2022.
The Council’s decision to name Muscat as the Arab Digital Capital for 2022 was handed down at the end of the 25th session of the Arab Minister’s Council. The session took place via videoconferencing by the Arab League’s technical secretariat general of Arab Ministers of Communications and Information.
Regional confidence
According to Said Hamoud Al Maawali, Oman’s Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, the choice of Muscat as the Arab Digital Capital reflects the Arab countries’ confidence in the digital and legal capabilities of Oman. Their position was underlined by the Council’s endorsement of Oman’s National Digital Economy Programme, according to Al Maawali.
The yearly selection of the Digital Capital is intended to foster successful digital initiatives and models.
Oman’s digital environment is expanding rapidly thanks to projects involving the blockchain, the provision of technology training and e-commerce platforms by local and international companies.
