Hadatha Cybersecurity Centers is a national initiative implemented by Oman National CERT at the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, and targeting the industrial sector in addition to innovators, investors and academics with the aim of creating economic possibilities in the field of cybersecurity for the benefit of the local community. The values of Hadatha centers are: cooperation and partnership with government institutions, private sector institutions and the industrial sector, in addition to academic institutions in the Sultanate. Hadatha Centers are implemented to allow researchers, interested people and entrepreneurs to design and implement innovative technologies and solutions for cybersecurity that promote the creation of national industries in the field of cybersecurity in the Sultanate.
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
- 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.
