Oman is ready for jobs of the future

Oman is ready for jobs of the future

“The Sultanate of Oman is ready for what is to come,” said Khalfan Al Toqi, an economist in the country. “There are programmes that some parties are currently carrying out and others that need to be worked on. There needs to be cooperation to review current plans to enrich the objectives of what they must do, especially when it comes to technology and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

What needs to be done

“Initiatives need to be developed and agreements signed with other countries in the areas of joint cooperation, while enriching the content of school curricula,” he explained. “This development must not stop, but rather multiply and remain in the minds and in the aspirations of our young generations, as they are the future, whether inside or outside Oman.”

Skilled people who can take up jobs in programming, information security, data analysis, alternative energy, international law, 3D printing, distance education, marketing, personal consultancy and financial planning, will be valued in future, said the ministry, in its report published in Scientific Insights, its monthly magazine.

“There are several social, economic and technological factors that will contribute to changing the future of jobs in the short term, and the importance of each of these factors has