Al Musanna College of Technology hosts Omani IT expert

MUSCAT — Al Musanna College of Technology hosted IT expert and Nawras online manager Tariq Hilal Al Barwani to conduct a presentation on IT and e-government future in Oman.

Tariq presented the different models, theories, advantages, and disadvantages of e-government. He also addressed the students and the faculty members’ queries on various topics related to Information and Communication Technology.

“Electronic business and government is the future of online transactions in Oman. The majority of traditional businesses will have to go electronic in order to remain competitive in our technological driven world,” said Tariq.

He predicted that the IT sector would play a major role in Oman’s professional scenario. His lecture kept the entire audience engrossed during the two-and-a-half hours and encouraged the students to have open interaction with him.

Many queries were raised by the students and faculty members, which were addressed by the expert. Tariq advocated his work ethics and advice to students as, ‘Be a good listener, work hard, never waste time, and never stop learning new things’.

A number of students from the business, technical and engineering departments attended the lecture.