Tireless efforts are being made to achieve the national priorities of Oman Vision 2040, whether by royal decrees, directives and instructions, or initiatives and projects, or regulations and laws, Below are samples of efforts made until 2021:

Priority: Education, Learning, Scientific Research and National Capabilities
  • Establishment of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS).
  • Royal directives on the application of vocational and technical education in post-basic education.
  • Initiatives to encourage investment in the education sector.
  • Public-Private Partnership to build schools.
  • Initiatives to develop national capabilities with the skills required in the investment and economic fields.
Priority:
  • HealthInitiatives to support private investment in health sector.
  • Project to enhance ICV in the health sector.
  • Priority: Economic Diversification and Financial Sustainability
  • Several initiatives and projects have been developed within the National Program for Fiscal Balance.
  • Developing a program to enable economic diversification sectors.
  • Creating an integrated system for specifications and standards.
Priority: Labor Market and Employment
  • Initiatives under development within the National Employment Program "Tashgheel”.
  • Royal directives to finance entrepreneurship programs and SMEs.
Priority: Development of governorates and Sustainable Cities
  • Initiatives to develop Musandam Governorate.
  • Al Buraimi Governorate Development Project.
  • Initiatives to promote investment in the real estate development and municipal services sectors.
  • Royal directives to raise the financial allocations for the Governorates Development Program from OMR 10 million to OMR 20 million for each governorate.
Priority: Legislative, Judicial and Oversight System

Initiatives to improve and streamline government procedures related to the legislative and judicial system.

Priority: A society that is proud of its identity, citizenship, and culture; and strives to preserve, document and diffuse its heritage worldwide

Initiatives to encourage investment in the sports/ youth/ art sectors

Priority: Well-being and Social Protection
  • Social Protection Initiative
  • Establishment of the Job Security System.
  • Establishment of the National Fund for Emergency.
  • Providing appropriate financial support to Omani women's associations and disability rehab centers.
Priority: Economic Leadership and Management

Topics of programs and initiatives related to economic and financial priorities of Oman Vision 2040 are discussed by the Council of Ministers’ Financial and Economic Committee.

Priority: The private Sector, Investment and International Cooperation
  • Launching the first package of the projects and initiatives of the National Program for Investment and Export Development “Nazdaher”.
  • Implementation of a number of government projects/services within PPP framework.
Priority: Governance of the State’s Administrative Bodies, Resources and Projects
  • Royal decrees related to the restructuring of the state's administrative bodies.
  • Royal directives to establish a unit to support and make decisions.
  • Royal directives to set up an independent unit reporting to HM the Sultan to measure the performance of government institutions.
  • Individual Performance Measurement and Institutional Excellence System (Ejada).
  • Initiatives to simplify and digitize government services.
  • A project to privatize some government companies.
  • Initiative to develop the Tender Board to include (Local Content/Strategic Procurement/Follow-up of Government Projects/Tenders)
  • The annual plans program for the entities and the development of their performance indicators.
  • Launching the National Program for Digital Economy.
Priority: Environment and Natural Resources
  • Develop policies and procedures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions .
  • Projects to utilize renewable natural resources to produce energy.
  • Managing the waste sector and transforming it into an economic sector.
  • Initiatives to promote food security (Food Security Lab)
  • Royal directives to establish Khor Kharfout Archaeological Reserve in Dhofar Governorate.
  • Green Hydrogen projects