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Data Governance According to National Standards

Master Oman's national data governance framework — policy, quality, security, compliance, and AI-era data readiness.

Duration: 2 days Format: In-Person Language: Both Level: Intermediate 🏆 Certificate: Completion

Course Overview

As Oman advances its digital economy, data governance has become a critical institutional capability. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the national data governance framework, data quality management, security and access control, and implementation — all grounded in Oman's regulatory context. Includes a forward-looking module on AI-era data governance: what changes when AI systems consume your organisation's data.

What You Will Learn

Understand the importance and principles of data governance

Recognise components of Oman's national data governance framework

Apply data quality standards and build validation rules

Implement data classification and role-based access control

Create a governance policy document and run a governance audit

Understand how AI adoption changes data governance requirements

Course Outline

Module 1: Data Governance Foundations

What is data governance and why it matters. Common data problems. Governance frameworks. Roles and responsibilities: who owns data?

Module 2: Data Quality Management

Defining data quality dimensions. Building validation rules and data entry standards. Data dictionaries. Cleaning and standardising existing datasets.

Module 3: Security & Access Control

Data classification: public, internal, confidential, restricted. Role-based access control. Audit trails. Compliance basics for Omani organisations.

Module 4: Implementation & AI-Era Governance

Running a governance audit. Creating a governance policy document. Change management. Measuring effectiveness. What changes when AI systems consume your data.

Who Should Attend

Data managers, IT professionals, compliance officers, policy specialists, and department heads in government and private sector organisations in Oman.

Your Instructor

Nasser Al Hosni

Nasser Al Hosni is Dean of the Advanced Cybersecurity Academy and an experienced IT, digital transformation, and data governance professional with nearly 20 years of experience across government, private, and academic sectors. He has led major institutional and government-level digital initiatives across Oman, bringing a uniquely leadership-driven perspective to technical training. His programmes are practical and grounded in real-world project experience, helping participants not just understand technology but lead its adoption within their organisations.