Tuesday 02 / December / 2025
Muscat-- The National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI) has obtained the “ISO 27701” certificate related to the privacy information management system.
The certificate, granted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), constitutes an extension of the ISO 27001 certification for the Information Security Management System (ISMS).
Dr. Khalifa bin Abdullah Al Barwani, Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI), said that the NCSI’s obtaining the ISO 27701 certification was a direct outcome of the Centre’s ongoing efforts to establish a secure statistical and information environment that is capable of protecting personal data and applying the highest privacy standards in digital platforms.
Al Barwani added that this accomplishment reflects the NCSI’s commitment to develop comprehensive systems and apply policies that ensure the transparent management and processing of data, enhanced by compliance with criteria associated with global standards, including the protection of data privacy.
The ISO 27701 certification is distinguished by establishing a comprehensive framework for managing and processing personal data in a secure and transparent manner. It also enables organizations to abide by privacy legislation like the GDPR. It thereby contributes to defining clear roles and responsibilities for controllers and data processors within an organization, thus consolidating the efficiency of governance and improving regulatory procedures.
It is worth noting that the ISO/IEC 27701:2022 certification is granted by the ISO, a UKAS Accredited Certification Body in the United Kingdom that specializes in developing management systems, training, performance evaluation, service quality and internationally applied quality measurements.
