What works in Oman
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Oman
Oman is pursuing economic diversification and digital transformation through large-scale infrastructure and technology investments. The Special Economic Zone at Duqm has attracted over $20 billion in cumulative investment across 100+ projects and employed 12,400+ workers by mid-2025, though the Omanization rate remains modest at ~26%, while Knowledge Oasis Muscat hosts 200+ ICT companies with over RO266 million invested and nearly 4,000 jobs at a 67% Omanisation rate. Oman's Ministry of Education has rolled out the Noor digital-classroom platform to 578 schools with 96% teacher access, reporting ~20% reductions in administrative burden and 65% of students finding AI-enhanced lessons more engaging. The Royal Oman Police's AI-powered traffic monitoring system has achieved a 24% reduction in road accidents (from 2,040 in 2023 to 1,545 in 2025) and a 33% drop in speeding incidents.
Drawn from: Special Economic Zone at Duqm — Oman's $20 Billion Bet on Economic Diversification · Noor Educational Platform — Oman's National Digital-Classroom and AI-Readiness Rollout · Royal Oman Police — AI Smart Traffic Monitoring and Violation Detection · Knowledge Oasis Muscat — Oman's First Free-Zone Technology Park · Universal Service Obligation Satellite Connectivity for Remote Villages · Gemini AI In-Class Support Outperforms Standard Instruction for Omani EFL Grammar Learners · Oman's Digitalisation of Curricula — Ministry-Led AI Teacher Training and Interactive Textbooks with UNESCO and BP Oman · Oman Blue Carbon Mangrove Restoration Programme — Environment Authority & MSA Green Projects
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced +36 pts 67 here · 31 average
Curator validation +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Evidence of impact / measured public value +16 pts 75 here · 59 average
Evidence of learning impact +12 pts 40 here · 28 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Weaknesses
Multi-stakeholder collaboration -9 pts 67 here · 76 average
Inclusiveness / equity -9 pts 33 here · 42 average
Governance, capability & sustainability -9 pts 56 here · 64 average
Sustainability (ongoing) -12 pts 67 here · 78 average
Equity & inclusion -12 pts 40 here · 52 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication -13 pts 47 here · 60 average
Innovation level -16 pts 47 here · 63 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -17 pts 33 here · 50 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced -17 pts 33 here · 50 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability -37 pts 17 here · 54 average
Efficiency -44 pts 0 here · 44 average
Evaluation evidence -45 pts 0 here · 45 average
Documented learning -74 pts 0 here · 74 average
Effectiveness -77 pts 0 here · 77 average
Impact on gender equality -80 pts 0 here · 80 average
Evaluated outcomes -85 pts 0 here · 85 average
Achievement / evidence -91 pts 0 here · 91 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Oman. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Special Economic Zone at Duqm — Oman's $20 Billion Bet on Economic Diversification · 67
Noor Educational Platform — Oman's National Digital-Classroom and AI-Readiness Rollout · 60
Royal Oman Police — AI Smart Traffic Monitoring and Violation Detection · 60
Knowledge Oasis Muscat — Oman's First Free-Zone Technology Park · 57
Universal Service Obligation Satellite Connectivity for Remote Villages · 48
Gemini AI In-Class Support Outperforms Standard Instruction for Omani EFL Grammar Learners · 47
Oman Blue Carbon Mangrove Restoration Programme — Environment Authority & MSA Green Projects · 40
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Oman concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Stadtidee Aarau — Switzerland's First City-Wide Participatory Budget Using the Method of Equal Shares · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more