Gemalto Inaugurates Training Center on Issuing Secure ID Documents for Omani Officials

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, announces the inauguration of a state-of-the-art Center of Excellence for the Royal Oman Police (ROP), dedicated to knowledge transfer and best practices sharing. Located on ROP premises, the center is designed to train ROP staff on technologies and issuance processes associated to eIDs and ePassports for the Sultanate’s citizens.

The center is equipped with the latest Gemalto technology and back-end systems needed to issue both documents. Gemalto will trainROP trainers who will pass the knowledge to their front-desk personnel.

“Over the years, Gemalto consistently supported us being a pioneer in our region when it comes to government programs,” said Major General Sulaiman Al-Harthy, Assistant Inspector General for the Royal Oman Police. “Gemalto’s ability to offer a pooling documents infrastructure puts us in a unique position to deliver the best experience to our citizens.”

“Oman has been a leader in implementing advanced eGovernment solutions, being the first country in the GCC to issue its citizens with electronic ID cards in 2002, in cooperation with Gemalto” said Hisham Surakhi, Senior Vice President for Government Programs in the Middle East at Gemalto. ”The newly built Center of Excellence, coupled with its state-of-the-art technology will further help Oman achieve their digital vision for the country.”