Ways to utilise index results in policy making to be discussed

Muscat: The Ministry of Economy is organising a two-day workshop titled “Capacity Building in the Governorates Competitiveness Index”. The event forms part of the Ministry’s efforts to foster a culture of knowledge-based competitiveness and support balanced development in the Sultanate of Oman.

The workshop is held under the auspices of Dr. Nasser Rashid Al Maawali, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy. It will review the conceptual and methodological framework of the index, which focuses on four main elements: “people and society”, “economy and development”, “sustainable environment” and “governance and institutional performance”.

The workshop discusses ways to utilise the index results in planning and policy making.

The workshop is in line with Oman Vision 2040 and the objectives of the 11th Five-Year Development Plan (2026–2030), which lays emphasis on the development of the governorates as a key pillar for promoting economic diversification, decentralisation and optimising the use of comparative advantages of each governorate.

The workshop seeks to enhance the principles of transparency and accountability and enable work teams in the governorates to conduct in-depth analytical perusal of results, besides establishing a stage of building common knowledge that paves the way for the phase of practical application of the outcomes of the index.