‘Enormous job chances in IT’
MUSCAT — The annual Open Day presentation held yesterday by IT expert Tariq
Hilal Al Barwani at Sultan Qaboos University received tremendous response as
well as excellent feedback from various professionals in the industry,
government, academics as also students from the university, other colleges and
schools in Oman.
“Our world is electronically driven by computers. The Information Technology
(IT) market is growing rapidly. The government of Oman has realised the
potential of the medium; as a result, there are a number of job opportunities
available in IT for everybody. You just need the necessary tools to drive the
vehicle that the nation depends on today,” said Tariq as his first remark
during the presentation.
The presentation addressed the key factors of success in addition to the
development and progress of IT in Oman. The purpose of the presentation was to
stress the importance of IT worldwide and how the Sultanate can utilise the
medium effectively to introduce an additional channel of income to the
country’s wealth as opposed to oil that the Gulf countries depend on today.
Amal Al Mashaikhi, director of the computer science group at SQU, noted that
Tariq’s speech was not only thrilling and remarkable, but also very beneficial
as it illustrated every aspect of technology and communication that has been
practised in the market in the past, is being practised today, and will be
practised in the future.
“Everyone can achieve success provided he or she is a good listener,
hard-working, ambitious, has a good attitude, and a plan with goals set in
mind. One could do better with the abundant facilities and opportunities that
are available today,” Tariq said.
Later, the participants had the opportunity to ask queries on information and
communication technology as well as some aspects of the personal life and
successes of Oman’s whiz kid.
Tariq has previously held similar presentations at Deslie Training Institute,
Oman Training Institute, Indian School Al Ghubra, Muscat Private School,
Muscat College and Shatti Qurum School for Girls. Tariq was also invited to
conduct seminar for professionals on Quality Customer Care at Khimji Training
Institute at the age of 20.