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  "title": "Embracing Digitalization to Accelerate Oman's Economic Transformation: Oman",
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  "summary": "Motivated by Oman’s economic transformation agenda, this paper: (i) takes stock of the state of digitalization in Oman; (ii) provides an illustration of potential gains from enhanced digitalization; and (iii) highlights policy priorities that can support the authorities endeavors in advancing their",
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      "heading": "Purpose and Scope",
      "content": "- Motivated by Oman’s economic transformation agenda, the paper:\n  - (i) takes stock of the state of digitalization in Oman;\n  - (ii) provides an illustration of potential gains from enhanced digitalization; and\n  - (iii) highlights policy priorities that can support the authorities endeavors in advancing their digitalization agenda.\n- The paper is authored by Mohamed Belkhir and dated April 15, 2025.\n- Series and identification:\n  - Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/036\n  - Issue: 036\n  - Volume: 2025\n  - Pages: 17\n  - DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229008273.018\n  - ISBN: 9798229008273\n  - ISSN: 2958-7875\n  - Stock No: SIPEA2025036"
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      "content": "- The findings suggest that while Oman has progressed well on some aspects of digitalization, it still needs to deploy additional investments and efforts to match its GCC peers on several other aspects and accelerate its economic transformation.\n- The paper takes stock of the state of digitalization in Oman and illustrates potential gains from enhanced digitalization."
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      "heading": "Policy Priorities and Recommendations (high-level)",
      "content": "- Highlighted policy priorities aim to support the authorities endeavors in advancing their digitalization agenda.\n- Emphasis on deploying additional investments and efforts to close gaps with GCC peers and to accelerate economic transformation."
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      "content": "- Subject areas:\n  - Civil service, Digital economy, Digitalization, Economic sectors, Fintech, Labor, Technology\n- Keywords (as listed):\n  - authorities endeavor, Civil service, credit guarantees, Digital economy, Digitalization, digitalization agenda, enhanced digitalization, entrepreneurship, Fintech, foreign investment, Global, global value chains, policy priority, skill building, SME policy, technology policy, training, transformation agenda\n\nSource: Embracing Digitalization to Accelerate Oman's Economic Transformation: Oman, Selected Issues Papers (2025/036), Mohamed Belkhir, April 15, 2025.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- PDP-Working Paper\n  - PDP-Working Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - PDP-Working Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/selected-issues-papers/issues/2025/04/14/embracing-digitalization-to-accelerate-oman-s-economic-transformation-oman-566172"
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    "Authors: Mohamed Belkhir",
    "Published: April 15, 2025",
    "Series: Selected Issues Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229008273.018",
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    "The paper is authored by Mohamed Belkhir and dated April 15, 2025.",
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    "The paper takes stock of the state of digitalization in Oman and illustrates potential gains from enhanced digitalization.",
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