Vision and mission

The vision of Hadatha Centre is to make Oman a leader in innovation and cybersecurity in the Arab region, by supporting a specialized cybersecurity industry, focused on human capital and based on innovation, creativity and excellence. While the mission of the centers is to enhance the outputs of the National Cybersecurity Industry Program, through the management of knowledge, ideas, research and design of cybersecurity products and services by simulating modeling and testing.

Hadatha Center Objectives

• Compatibility with the Cybersecurity Industry Program in the Sultanate, and promoting a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in cybersecurity and modern technologies, as Hadatha centers contribute to achieving the objectives of the main axes of the Cybersecurity Industry Program in the Sultanate.
• Activating the building of a seamless link between government organizations, the private sector and academic institutions, by strengthening the system of the National Framework for Innovation in the field of cybersecurity in the Sultanate, prepared by Oman National CERT, and activating cooperation and partnership between the concerned official authorities.
• Encouraging research, innovation and development in the field of cybersecurity, enhancing the position of the educational community as an attractive environment for innovation and research and development, and promoting the culture of innovation among Omani youth.
• Making Oman a leader in the field of innovation in cybersecurity in the Arab region, by activating the Cybersecurity Industry Program and its outputs from cooperation programs and joint initiatives between stakeholders to support innovation and stimulate promising investments in economic and social development efforts.
• Localizing technologies in line with global developments, enhancing the skills of Omani youth, and investing their energies to create local technical products in the field of cybersecurity that can be exported to the global market.

Target groups

Through Hadatha Cybersecurity Centers, innovation will be enabled in institutions to achieve the knowledge economy, and the general tasks of the target groups will be defined, as follows:

• Academic institutions in the Sultanate
  • Enhance innovation and cybersecurity skills
  • Activate studies and research in the field of cybersecurity and modern technologies.
  • Talent development in the field of cybersecurity and increase the number of local talents and capabilities through internships and on-the-job training.
  • Operate local-decentralized cybersecurity industry centers.
• Government, private and industrial sectors
  • Support the themes of the cybersecurity industry program
  • Increase the flow of talent and capabilities between public, private and academic institutions to promote the dissemination of knowledge and build strong networks between the mentioned institutions.
  • Support the growth of cybersecurity startups
  • Provide Hadatha Center with axes and challenges that require research and development and finding digital solutions, products and services in the field of cybersecurity.
  • Provide financial, advisory and technical support.
  • Active participation in achieving the knowledge economy and cybersecurity industry in the Sultanate.
  • Enhance competitiveness in the field of cybersecurity and the digital economy.
• Individuals and innovators in the field of cybersecurity
  • Develop self-skills in cybersecurity and modern technologies and exchange experiences and knowledge.
  • Work on the production of technical, knowledge and creative outputs.

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