Teletimes April 2011.pdf

Interview: Khalid Athar
“We have a
national strategy
called Digital Oman
and E-Oman”
Talal Bin Sulaiman Al Rahbi
is currently working as the
Deputy CEO at Information
Technology Authority (ITA) in
the Sultanate of Oman. He is
responsible for ITA Divisions
that are implementing training
programs and strategic
awareness in support of the
Digital Oman Strategy and
eGovernment initiative, and
directs programs and projects
concerning development of the
IT industry in the Sultanate.
Also under Mr. Al Rahbi’s
mandate is promoting the
e.oman initiative locally and
globally, supervising programs
for international software
licensing agreements.
Among his responsibilities
is managing research work
related to surveys, statistics
and indicators for ITA. Mr.
Al Rahbi is also in charge of
operations related to ITA
contracts and investment. He
is currently a member of the
board for the UNESCO Institute
for Statistics and is a member
of the Technical Committee for
Statistics in the Sultanate of
Oman.
Prior to joining ITA, Talal
worked with Omantel as the
head of project development
and market intelligence so he
was working in the telecom
sector. He also worked in
United States for one year.
Before that, he was in a council
in the government, working on
economic research.
Talal Al Rahbi attended
university in the United States
Talal Sulaiman Al Rahbi
Dy CEO, IT Authority - Oman
Speaks to
Teletimes International
of America. He has a Master
Degree in Public Policy and
Administration from the
University of Oregon, and a
Bachelors Degree in Economics
from the University of
Louisiana.
Talal has an experience of
over 10 years in leadership
positions within different
government and private
sector organizations and
a successful track record
in setting up departments,
recruiting talented teams,
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