The General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) emerged as one of top 15 government agencies for providing online services and streamlining procedures online, according to the Digital Government Services Maturity Report for the e-government program Yesser.
Commenting on this achievement, Ahmed Mohammed Al-Omran, assistant governor for IT, said GOSI is working relentlessly to realize the ultimate goal of a complete digital transformation in line with the National Transformation Program 2020.
GOSI is a semi-state body that enjoys administrative and financial independence. It was established to implement the provisions of the Social Insurance Law and follow up the process of achieving compulsory insurance coverage, collecting contributions from employers and paying benefits to eligible contributors or their family members.
GOSI has adopted technology to efficiently implement social insurance and e-GOSI has been realized to be a crucial part of e-government. It is considered a huge leap in social insurance, as it comprises a group of electronic channels.
Al-Omran graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from King Saud University in 1995.
He followed it up with a master’s in the same subject from Florida Institute of Technology, US.
He has been associated with GOSI since 1996 during which he worked on several key projects and served in top positions. Al-Omran was promoted to his current position in 2013. His Twitter handle is @omranahmed1973.
Ahmed Mohammed Al-Omran, assistant governor for IT at GOSI
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Ahmed Mohammed Al-Omran, assistant governor for IT at GOSI
- Al-Omran graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from King Saud University in 1995
Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force receives Military Order of Oman
- Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman conferred the order upon Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz
LONDON: Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force, received on Wednesday the Military Order of Oman (Second Class) in recognition of his efforts and contributions in strengthening military cooperation between Oman and Saudi Arabia.
The order was presented by Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al-Said, the deputy prime minister for defense affairs, when he received the Saudi Air Force commander in his office at Al-Murtafa’a Camp in Muscat.
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman conferred the order upon Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz, according to the Oman News Agency.
Several Omani officials, including Air Vice Marshal Khamis bin Hammad Al-Ghafri, the Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman, attended the ceremony. Also present were the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Oman Ibrahim bin Saad bin Bishan, and the military attache from the Saudi Embassy in Muscat.
In a separate meeting on Wednesday, Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz and his Omani counterpart Al-Ghafri discussed training and drills between the two air forces, as well as aspects of military cooperation.
