Oman tackles ways of improving administrative procedures

A seminar on streamlining administrative procedures in the state began at the Majlis al Shura premises in Muscat today, under the auspices of Sayyid Asaad bin Tariq al Said, Secretary-General of the High Committee for Conferences, the official news agency said.

"The six-day event is held by the Majlis al Shura would focus on the problems caused by some administrative procedures and that although the government made a lot of efforts in establishing administrative institutions, to serve the public, however the pressure of demand on services over the past years of social and economic development necessitated a comprehensive revision of the systems of rendering these services. He said 11 papers from Ministries and specialists would be delivered at the forum," the Omani news agency said adding "These papers would discuss aspects concerning administrative bottlenecks, obstructing the growth of economy and investment, and services, the role of legislature in simplifying procedures and finally contemporary applications in this respect. He expressed confidence that the participants would succeed in studying all papers presented to this symposium to reach the desired goal, in the interest of the Omani society and the national economy."

Sayyid Asaad emphasized the importance of the role carried out by the Majlis al Shura in the development progress in the country and that government and private establishments were taking part in this seminar, in addition to specialized experts from Malaysia and Singapore.