Omania E-Commerce LLC (OEC), the sultanate's premier e-commerce company has renewed its MoU with Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM) to support the tech park's quarterly Digital Nation seminar series, entitled Bridging the Digital Divide.

The event starts on 11th March at the Muscat Inter-Continental Hotel.
Commenting on their involvement in the Digital Nation series and today's fast moving global economy, Sheikh Mohammed Al Harthy OEC's Managing Director said: 'Governments across the Gulf are responding to citizen demands for greater and faster electronic access to information and services. It's events like Digital Nation that bring together a broad audience to discuss such issues and take community ICT awareness to a higher level. Indeed, OEC is delighted to be supporting this initiative and sharing our passion for communication.'

'Technology provides the opportunity for people to broaden their horizons and realise their potential. It's essential that everyone has access to the Internet and that we avoid a digital divide. I'm delighted to see that the first Digital Nation seminar of the 2008 season is focusing on bridging the digital divide. It's critical that we encourage businesses, government departments as well as private individuals to get involved and find out how the Internet can contribute to their everyday lives. I'm confident that the upcoming seminar will a go a long way to addressing that,' remarked Al Harthy.

OEC is expected to bring substantial value to an initiative that's already attracted support from Nawras, Ericsson, Infocomm and Oman Economic Review. 'The OEC team will show Digital Nation attendees how efficiency and costs can be improved, and how both regional and international market access can be expanded through e-commerce. We're excited about their participation in this important set of quarterly seminars,' said Hilal Al Ahsani, CEO, PEIE.

KOM has launched a variety of outreach ICT initiatives in recent years. 'These programs are intended to market KOM and its tenants as well as help drive the long-term development of the sultanate's ICT industry and the economy. Our initiatives also help foster greater co-operation between government, business, industry and academia on the domestic and international stage,' remarked Mohammed Al Maskari, KOM's Director General.