With the aim of empowering digital transformation teams in government institutions, change management program has been launched in its second edition
January 29, 2024
Today, Sunday, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology launched the “Edaad” program for leaders of change in its second edition. Which comes within the ministry’s efforts to empower digital transformation teams in government institutions and achieve the goals and indicators of the government digital transformation program 2021-2025, and continues for a week with the participation of 8 government institutions: the National Documents and Archives Authority, the Interior Governorate, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Education, The Civil Aviation Authority, the State Financial and Administrative Control Authority and the Royal Oman Police.
The “Edaad” program aims to qualify and prepare those responsible for implementing change management strategies in digital transformation teams in government institutions and grant them accredited specialized certificates in change management, in addition to providing enabling platforms and tools that will help them carry out the work entrusted to them professionally.
During the first day, focus was placed on the importance of change management and its impact in accelerating and doubling the success of the government digital transformation program 2021-2025, and the importance of the role of change leaders in accelerating their organizations’ work in digital transformation, instilling a culture of change, and transferring the knowledge gained from the program to their teams.
A study published by Prossay this year was also reviewed about the most prominent changes that are expected to occur in institutions in various sectors around the world in the year 2024 AD. The study indicates that the top 5 changes will focus on the following: information technology and digital transformation (37%), Regulatory Changes and Compliance (10%), Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change (9%), Talent Retention and People Change (9%), and Cultural and Organizational Change (9%), which underscores the importance of managing change in IT and digital transformation in more systematic and precise ways.
Then, the change journey of the government digital transformation program 2021-2025 was highlighted, and the role of change leaders in transferring the knowledge gained from the program to their teams, and adopting and supporting leadership to accelerate the work of the program, in addition to discussing the challenges facing government institutions in advancing the wheel of digital transformation.
The program will continue until Thursday, February 1, 2024, and the change leaders in the digital transformation teams in government institutions are expected at the end of the program to come up with 10 change plans for digital transformation ready to be implemented in their institutions.