The National Information Strategy in the Sultanate of Oman: its status and affective factors

The study aims to understand the status of strategic planning in the Information sector in the Sultanate of Oman. It also aims to identify the challenges of e-government implementation. A qualitative research method will be adopted using documents analysis and semi-structured interviews. The research will go through four stages: understanding the situation of a number of countries and writing the literature review; collecting data by analyzing the strategies, policies, and regulation of information and also through interviewing decision makers, in particular from the Information Technology Authority; the last stage will involve writing up the research including the recommendations. It is anticipated that this study will contribute to the advancement and development of the information sector in Oman.