Agreement signed to strengthen innovation, manufacturing sector in Oman

Agreement signed to strengthen innovation, manufacturing sector in Oman

An agreement was signed yesterday between Madayn’s Industrial Innovation Academy and Sohar University to strengthen the Sohar Production Company for Advanced Industries. The agreement was signed by Dr Ayman bin Abdullah al Fudaili, CEO of Industrial Innovation Academy and Dr Hamdan bin Suleiman al Fazari, President of Sohar University. The signing ceremony, held under the auspices of Qais bin Mohammed al Yousef, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, was signed in the presence of both Dr Saleh bin Said Masan, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, for Commerce and Industry and retired Major General Hassan Ihsan al Nasib, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sohar University, and Dr Hussein al Salmi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Industrial Innovation Academy.

The agreement comes to support the manufacturing sector and innovation in Oman. Through this agreement, advanced industries will be promoted, which is one of the economic diversification initiatives to achieve Oman Vision 2040. This company is also considered as a second phase of the project, which came as a result of cooperation between the government represented by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, the Follow-up Unit for the Implementation of Oman