(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat -
The Information Technology Authority (ITA) celebrated the graduation of 77 trainees recently. The event was held under the patronage of Dr Said bin Khamis al Kaabi, CEO of Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP) and in the presence of Dr Salim al Ruzaiqi, CEO of ITA.
The graduates included 44 trainees of the tenth batch of mobile apps development programme, 27 of the 16th batch of virtual reality intensive training programme and six trainees of the on-job training programme.
Dr Kaabi said, 'What we witnessed today in this great exhibition is a demonstration of the innovative spirit in trying to simulate the virtual world as well as interest in the creation of applications related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
'The developed applications by graduates today show that our youth are equipped with the knowledge and know-how and they can create apps that can touch the lives of people.'
About the developed apps, H E Said bin Hamdoon al Harthy, Undersecretary for Ports and Maritime Affairs in the Ministry of Transport and Communications and ITA's board member, said, 'The applications produced by the youth during their training period were excellent and promising. We have seen applications and smart programmes produced by the trainees in the fields of education, health, which can serve all segments of society.
'We hope that these programmes and applications will succeed in the future and reach the global market and this needs support from the government and private sector.' Dr Ruzaiqi said, 'Today, we celebrate the graduation of a group of Omani youth who have been trained in technical fields that are in line with global developments such as the development of smartphone applications and the simulation of virtual reality and have become fully qualified.'
On their experiences in the training programmes, Ahmed bin Mohammed al Balushi, one of the graduates from the on-job training programme by SAS Center for Mobile Apps Development said, 'I was selected to complete the on-job training programme and the six-month period was full of new knowledge and experiences. Through daily or weekly lectures provided by trainers or by working on different types of applications.'
The event also saw an exhibition showcasing all the new projects developed.
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