AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoOman Skills & Jobs: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) graduated 30 Omani jobseekers from its Digital Innovation Programme 2026, delivering 5,000+ training hours and practical, industry-linked digital skills to improve employment readiness. Oman Digital Inclusion: Oman wrapped up its “Guiding Communication” national initiative to promote sign-language awareness and better inclusion for people with hearing disabilities, with plans to expand across all governorates. Oman Education Snapshot: Oman’s Education Statistics Bulletin 2026 reports student enrolment at about 980,000 (+3.4%) and a slight rise in higher education attainment, alongside a small drop in illiteracy. Oman Tech & Cyber: Otech and Kaspersky partnered to expand Oman’s locally hosted cybersecurity services, aiming to strengthen national digital resilience. Regional AI Push: Google Cloud Summit Doha 2026 highlighted Qatar’s push from pilots to wider AI deployment, including large-scale skilling and enterprise AI tools. UAE Digital Standards: The UAE dirham symbol was added to Unicode 18.0, paving the way for easier keyboard support across devices. Space Strategy: Andrius Kubilius announced a Europe “launch tour” to shape an action plan for faster, cheaper access to space. Energy Risk Watch: LNG buyers are diversifying supplies and routes beyond the Gulf as Hormuz-related disruption risk reshapes global gas flows.
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