Gemalto has announced the inauguration of a centre of excellence for the Royal Oman Police (ROP), dedicated to knowledge transfer and best practices sharing. Located on ROP premises, the centre is designed to train ROP staff on technologies and issuance processes associated with eIDs and ePassports for the Sultanate's citizens.The centre is equipped with the latest Gemalto technology and back-end systems needed to issue both documents. Gemalto will train ROP trainers who will pass the knowledge to their front-desk personnel."Over the years, Gemalto has consistently supported us in being a pioneer in our region for government programmes," says Major General Sulaiman Al-Harthy, assistant inspector general for the Royal Oman Police. "Gemalto's ability to offer a pooling documents infrastructure puts us in a unique position to deliver the best experience to our citizens.""Oman has been a leader in implementing advanced eGovernment solutions, being the first country in the GCC to issue its citizens with electronic ID cards in 2002, in cooperation with Gemalto," says Hisham Surakhi, senior vice president for Government Programs in the Middle East at Gemalto. "The newly built centre of excellence, coupled with its state-of-the-art technology will further help Oman achieve its digital vision for the country."

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