Muscat: Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit today held its third annual meeting with directors of Vision Offices in government entities. The meeting aimed to strengthen joint efforts in achieving objectives of Oman Vision 2040, foster continuous communication, and provide necessary support to enable these offices to perform their roles effectively. The session was attended by Dr. Khamis Saif Al Jabri, Head of the Unit.
According to Oman News Agency, the meeting featured presentations by several Vision Offices showcasing their successful experiences, from establishment to sustainability, including technological solutions to address key challenges. This reflects the offices’ progression to advanced levels of institutional readiness. Sayyid Dr. Munther Hilal Al Busaidi, Deputy Head of Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit, emphasized that these offices serve as strategic extensions of the Unit within government entities. They were established to enhance planning, accelerate progress, improve alignment between initiatives and projects, and address challenges to advance the Vision’s realization, he added.
He noted that the establishment phase faced numerous challenges, requiring intensive efforts and multiple initiatives. Today, he said, the system operates with greater efficiency, and the focus now shifts from readiness to maturity and sustainability, reinforcing integrated roles and shared achievements. He expressed the Unit’s expectation that Vision Offices will present their initiatives in the coming phase and establish effective communication channels to exchange best practices. This, he affirmed, would solidify their roles, reducing the need for direct intervention from the Unit and fostering a more efficient and sustainable system in achieving the Vision’s goals.
The Unit enhances the capabilities of Vision Offices through integrated pathways covering planning, implementation, and follow-up. This includes supporting entities in developing objective scorecards, reviewing annual plans, providing guidance manuals, conducting knowledge-sharing sessions, and evaluating indicators and targets. Key efforts in the past phase included activating 63 Vision Offices across government entities, issuing six guidance manuals, holding 113 support meetings, conducting 12 knowledge-sharing workshops, and organizing 14 training workshops.
The next phase will involve updating guidance manuals to align with current requirements, coordinating with the Ministry of Labour to review the structure of Vision Offices and their staff training plans, continuing the development and restructuring of objective scorecards, and refining evaluation methodologies to more accurately reflect achievements.