NBO sponsors National Open Data Symposium

MUSCAT: Reinforcing the partnership between the public and private sectors, the National Bank of Oman (NBO) sponsored the recently held National Open Data Symposium under the patronage of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture.
Organised by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), in collaboration with the Information Technology Authority (ITA), the opening ceremony was attended by a number of ministers, undersecretaries and senior representatives of government authorities, and also saw the participation of public and private sector companies.
The three-day symposium sought to raise awareness and understanding about emerging trends and best international practices on open data usage across a number of industries.
Regarding the gathering, Hassan Shaban, General Manager - Chief Government Banking Officer at NBO said, “We are proud of the exceptional relationship we share with the National Centre for Statistics and Information. Our sponsorship of the National Open Data Symposium is part and parcel of our responsibility to foster stronger public-private sector partnerships to create an open and trustworthy data ecosystem. We need to work together to build ethical frameworks for collecting, managing, and using data so that we can drive innovation, improve efficiency, and enhance effectiveness.”
NBO aspires to become the bank of choice in Oman, for both government and consumers. By participating in events that bring together decision makers from the public and private sector, specialists, experts, researchers and academics, the bank hopes to contribute to a national dialogue to shape policy that will fuel economic growth, social development and technological innovations across all industries.