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AI in Oman is an independent newsroom reporting on artificial intelligence, startups, and digital policy for founders, investors, and public-sector teams across the Sultanate — tracking where funding, jobs, and revenue move under Vision 2040.

  • Technology & AI

    Oman's App-Only Municipal Vote Set for 27 December

    The Interior Ministry has set 20 and 27 December for Oman's fourth municipal council elections. Voting runs through the Intikhab app, which reads the chip in a voter's ID card, and registration closes on 31 October.

  • Technology & AI

    100+ Machines: Oman Makers Centre Opens for Digital Manufacturing

    The Research and Innovation Authority has officially opened the Oman Makers Centre in Muscat. Run by Madayn, it offers 3D printers, CNC machines, laser cutters and electronics labs, and its pilot phase already produced a 3D printer developed entirely in Oman.

  • Events & Market Intel

    6 Use Cases, 5 Days: Oman's Drone Trials Enter Shortlisting

    Applications for Oman's AAM Strategic Demonstrator Programme closed on 25 October. MTCIT and the CAA are now shortlisting drone and air taxi proposals across six use cases, with live trials set for 6 to 10 December 2026.

  • Technology & AI

    TRA Drafts Rules for Phone Chargers: Comments Due 26 November

    Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has opened a public consultation on draft controls for selling chargers and batteries for smartphones, tablets and laptops. Importers, retailers and consumers have until 26 November 2026 to respond.

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Dark Tankers Over Oman's Cables: What the Tracking Data Shows

A 29 October Windward report says sanctioned, Iran-linked ships switched off their transponders inside subsea cable corridors off Sohar and Muscat while Iranian officials threatened Gulf internet cables. Here is what the data shows, what it does not prove, and why it matters for Oman.

By Ahmed Al-Hinai

  • Subsea Cables
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Cybersecurity
  • Telecom
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    $75M+ Target: Phaze Ventures Opens Two AI Funds From Oman

    Muscat-headquartered Phaze Ventures has secured more than $40 million in commitments for a global AI and deeptech fund and a separate fund for homegrown Omani AI businesses. ITHCA, Ominvest, Oman LNG Development Foundation and Future Fund Oman are the anchors.

    By Zaheer Al-Lawati

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    PDO Goes Autonomous: AI Agents, Digital Twins and a 5-Year Deal

    At its Autonomous and Digital Transformation Day in Muscat, Petroleum Development Oman launched an AI-driven Autonomous Production Programme, a digital twin project and its first agentic AI tools. It also signed a five-year digital well construction partnership with SLB and Halliburton and a local hardware pact with Omani firm Onsor Technology.

    By Surah Al-Balushi

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    Nama Bets on Grid Data and AI After 80% Smart Meter Rollout

    Nama Electricity Distribution says its next step is turning smart meter, SCADA and GIS data into AI-driven asset monitoring and predictive maintenance. It has published its 2025 reliability figures and an investment plan worth more than OMR600 million.

    By Dr. Khalid Al-Rashdi

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    Oman's Ambulances Go Paperless: CDAA's New Digital Care System

    On 21 October 2026, Oman's Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority launched an electronic medical care report and a field medical supervision system. Both are meant to link with the Nidaa emergency platform. Here is what changed, and what the authority has not yet disclosed.

    By Samir Al-Balushi

  • Technology & AI7 min read

    $3bn, 400MW: Mubbadrah's Consortium Plans an AI Campus in Oman

    Muscat-based Mubbadrah Investment is leading a consortium that plans a $3 billion AI data centre in Oman, with up to 400MW of capacity and 400MW of solar backing it. US AI infrastructure firm Crusoe has expressed interest in taking the capacity, but no site, timeline or signed offtake has been announced.

    By Dr. Khalid Al-Rashdi

  • Technology & AI6 min read

    232 Ideas, 10 Winners: Oman's UPGRADE Picks Its AI Startups

    Oman's Research and Innovation Authority has picked 10 student projects for a one-year startup incubation. Six of them are built on AI. The winners range from cardiac ECG analysis to cheque-fraud screening, and the programme drew 232 applications this year, up from 202 in 2025.

    By Fatima Al-Hashmi

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