Cyber Media in Oman

With His Majesty s vision, The Sultanate of Oman blips on the world map today as the "Most Improved Nation". The vision of a digital Oman has been the cornerstone of Oman s development strategy clearly outlined by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said in his Royal Speech in November 2002. Since then, Oman has made impressive strides in the area of communication with the availability of widespread telephony and internet penetration. Internet world statistics 2010 reveal that Oman has over 1.2 million internet users which constitute over 42 percent of the total population. The country has not only catapulted to the development map of the world but the persistent and patronizing policies of the government have led to greater usage of cyber media. The book is of immense importance to the stakeholders it is aimed at; namely the students, educationists, cyber media content providers and the policy makers. The authors hope that the book adds to the scarce resource available on cyber media in the Omani context.

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Dr. Khalid Sultan is a scholar of media studies. He obtained his PhD in Mass Comm. in 2008. He has two decades of experience in academics and media organizations namely: NHK, PTV, Khaleej Times, The Frontier Post, KUST, and Peshawar University. At present, he is an Assistant Professor in Communication Studies, Ministry of Higher Education, Oman.

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With His Majesty's vision, The Sultanate of Oman blips on the world map today as the "Most Improved Nation". The vision of a digital Oman has been the cornerstone of Oman's development strategy clearly outlined by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said in his Royal Speech in November 2002. Since then, Oman has made impressive strides in the area of communication with the availability of widespread telephony and internet penetration. Internet world statistics 2010 reveal that Oman has over 1.2 million internet users which constitute over 42 percent of the total population. The country has not only catapulted to the development map of the world but the persistent and patronizing policies of the government have led to greater usage of cyber media. The book is of immense importance to the stakeholders it is aimed at; namely the students, educationists, cyber media content providers and the policy makers. The authors hope that the book adds to the scarce resource available on cyber media in the Omani context.