Information Technology Authority (ITA) and Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) renewed the cooperation agreement signed between the two parties to cooperate and coordinate in the area of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).  Dr. Ali BIN Saud Al-Bimani, SQU Vice Chancellor and Dr. Salim Al-Ruzaiqi, CEO of ITA signed the agreement.

The agreement entails executing a joint project aimed to build and enhance the culture of FOSS and to encourage using them in entrepreneurship, academic and applied research, and developing FOSS based solutions. In addition, it aims to support research conducted by students and researchers at SQU and the ITA.

The agreement refers to the importance of collaboration in developing strategic plans to use FOSS and emerging digital technology in different educational, administrative, and industrial sectors in Oman. Moreover, it covers the grounds of collaboration on supporting and executing different entrepreneurial programs that serve the objectives of both parties.