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The Project of Creation of a National Mechanism for Equity
Monitoring , The Research Council (Sultanate of Oman)
Algeria 15-16 Dec 2014
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Outline
1.Introduction2.The Research Council3.Social Observatory Research
Program (SORP)• The need for SORP• Organizational Structure• Steering Committee• Vision and mission• Themes• Mechanisms to Influence
Policies• Mechanisms for Monitoring
Social Issues• Research Priorities
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Introduction
Sultanate of Oman
• Head of Government: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said
• Area : 309,501 km2 • Population: 4,055,418• Currency: Rial Omani (OMR)• Ethnic groups: Arab, Baluchi,
East African (Zanzabari), South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi)
• Languages: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Swahili, Hindi and Indian dialects.
• Natural resources: Petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas.
• Agriculture products: Dates, limes, bananas, alfalfa, vegetables; camels, cattle; fish.
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IntroductionSultanate of Oman
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Total Population= 4,000,345
IntroductionPopulation (2014
data)
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Total Omani Population= 2,232,949
IntroductionOmani Male vs. Female
(2014 data)
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IntroductionOmani Population Pyramid
(2013)
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In 2012, The Research Council
of Oman has taken the
initiative to establish a
national social observatory.
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The Research Council
The Research Council (TRC) was established by a royal decree 54/2005 to regulate, encourage & support the research affairs, and to consider TRC the basic
reference in this filed
1.Organize & Support the research activities with all means
2.Set up a national research strategy and follow up its development
3.Specify priorities in the national research strategy
4.Prepare programs for implementation of the national research priorities
5.Announce the national research strategy and its priorities
6.Support the individual creativity and research plans
7.Support publication of valuable scientific outputs
8.Prepare for research budget requirements to be included in the state’s general budget
9.Any other issues to be delegated by His Majesty related to research
TRC duties
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The Research CouncilOrganizational Structure
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Visioni. Regional hub of innovation – leader in
producing new ideas, products and services
ii. Deepest research capacity in the Middle East
iii. Research excellence in selected areasiv. Receptive to local social and economic
needs v. Infrastructure for evidence-based policy
decisions
MissionCreate an innovation ecology that is responsive to local needs and international trends, fosters social harmony, and leads to creativity and excellence.
The Research Council
Mission & Vision
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The Research Council
Goals
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3. Social Observatory Research Program (SORP)
Social Observatory Research Program
Why We Need It?
• His Majesty Instructions to emphasize social development and monitor the changes in society in order to optimize the economic development.
• The Omani society is considered a young society
• The needs for social research as inputs for the social and economic development plans and policies. 15
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Social Observatory Research Program
Organizational Structure
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Social Observatory Research Program Steering Committee
Continuous scientific monitoring of societal changes by means of
research
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Social Observatory Research Program
Vision
Social Observatory Research Program strives to be an active institution in social development in the Sultanate through:
1.Establishing a basic data infrastructure and social indicators to be provided for utilization continually.2.Observing social changes and highlighting them to be analyzed.3.Providing funds to conduct scientific-oriented research to study social changes and, then, provide research findings to various stakeholders.4.Enriching social research in Oman by establishing relations with different universities, local and international research centers and other global observatories.5.Striving to make it a think tank by funding high-quality research.
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Social Observatory Research Program
Mission
Social Observatory Research Program
Themes
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1.SORP Steering Committee consists of Top decision makers from various government entities
2.SORP reports to the TRC board which consists of High level officials from various public and private organizations.
3.Conducting Discussion forums and seminars to disseminate research results.
4.Accepting direct request for a research from the following entities:
• Government Sector• Private Sectors• Academic Institutions • NGOs
Mechanisms to Influence Policies
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1.Development of Research Priority
2.Social Indicators Database
3.Direct Request from Public and Private Organizations
Mechanisms for Monitoring Social Issues
SORP Research Priorities
1 .Youth Values
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i. Social media and its impact on the productivity of the individual.
ii. Social media and its impact on social relations.iii. The use of technology and its impact on
students’ academic achievement.iv. Factors influencing professional attitudes of
pre-university students.v. Methods and risks of drug trafficking among
high school students.vi. Tobacco and the manifestations of its
prevalence in society.vii. Border areas population and the sense of
belonging and patriotism.
SORP Research Priorities
2 .Family Cohesion
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i. Parental education and its impact on children’s intellectual and social development.
ii. Family relationships and the emergence of bullying behaviour among children.
iii. Early marriage: reality, forms and social impacts.
iv. Inbreeding-related genetic diseases and their impact on academic achievement.
v. Inbreeding-related genetic diseases and their impact on spinsterhood.
vi. Expatriate domestic workers and their impact on children’s socialization.
SORP Research Priorities
2 .Family Cohesion (cont.)
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vii. Wife’s intellectual level and its impact on household consumption pattern.
viii.Women’s employment and its impact on family cohesion.
ix. The relationship between age of first marriage and family cohesion.
x. Care for the Elderly and people with special needs and its impact on family cohesion
xi. Care for the Elderly and people with special needs and its impact on women’s employment.
SORP Research Priorities
3 .Employment & Standard of Living
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i. Self-employment and entrepreneurship: Analysis of the current situation and impacts on education, training, and funding.
ii. An in-depth study of poverty and social security in Oman.
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1.Development of Research Priority
2.Social Indicators Database
3.Direct Request from Public and Private Organizations
Mechanisms for Monitoring Social Issues
Thank you
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