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00:00:00Understanding and Islamic
00:00:03actually has a job but lost prepared for these challenges and ideas before expresses hope for the resumption of talks between
00:00:07shows that we are realistic, this you? First, I started this the two sides. A round of talks in Rome between Lebanon and Israel ends
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00:00:16Lebanon.
00:00:19Israeli occupation forces carry out a campaign of arrests
00:00:23and raids in the West Bank, injuring a number of
00:00:26Palestinians during the storming of Qalandia refugee camp.
00:00:35These are the greetings of the news center team. In God's hands.
00:00:39to get that fruit in I started embroidery, I started
00:00:55Therefore, this in the foundation year
00:00:56we don't talk about all this
00:01:01to ask whether this
00:01:18years old.
00:01:20But many people and students with us in
00:01:36professions included in this
00:01:40In recent years, freelancing has become a strong
00:01:44benefit from option for Omani youth.
00:01:47Digital platforms, small
00:01:51schools. I mean, there are projects, ideas that turn into income, away from the traditional concept
00:01:58school. So if we had, for example, and social media has become, as they of a job. But the real question that arises is whether freelancing is really a path
00:02:01to independence or is it a temporary solution
00:02:06this depends on two things: first, it depends on due to not getting a job? And why are some young people still hesitant?
00:02:10Is it the fear of instability,
00:02:12has had a significant impact or is it society's view and the fear of this
00:02:14view, or is it also
00:02:16unfortunately, this the issue of support, in that there is no real support
00:02:22competition for for independent projects? Today,
00:02:22the real project in in Youth Talk, we raise this issue with you and try
00:02:25to answer some questions
00:02:27job for me in in this regard and learn about the fears
00:02:30of young people. Freelance work, all of this in Youth Talk.
00:02:37lose my competitiveness, for example, for
00:02:51Juhaina, as she pursues start on this Freelancing, Haitham, it's very clear
00:02:54I get free time, of course, I will work on it's a smooth and very comfortable concept. You are free
00:02:57in your work, responsible for
00:03:00your timing, responsible for choosing your projects, responsible
00:03:04work, as a start, it needs to enter for managing your income. incentives we have today in And the best thing about freelancing
00:03:08is that it's not tied to any contract. Yes, Tahia, and freelancing
00:03:12and asked any young person is always like this. The person is his own boss. Indeed, and
00:03:16away from any job pressures, whether for government jobs or private
00:03:20sector jobs. Freelance work
00:03:22since I was in has a certain privacy, and the person knows
00:03:25how to balance and prioritize and how to start his day and how to end his day
00:03:28and how to delve into the attendance and
00:03:32hand embroidery, and anyone who starts departure. This point, really,
00:03:34I mean, freelancing certainly has advantages, and in return,
00:03:38there may also be some challenges. And there is
00:03:40great support from the government, unlimited
00:03:44support for this type of work, freelance work. Yes, and this
00:03:48is what we will learn about, God willing, in this episode.
00:03:51for independent workers, so that they can apply for
00:03:51this source or this Dear viewers, we will learn
00:03:52As a designer, as a specialist in about some aspects related to freelancing or independent work, and we will also learn
00:03:56about the difficulties faced
00:03:58If you didn't work, there's no money. I mean, in by independent workers. Today, is the path strewn
00:04:01with roses for them, or are there certain difficulties they face?
00:04:05And did they originally choose
00:04:07It is more correct from school and then from faith that the beginning from
00:04:07people start, but they do not this path and this direction
00:04:09succeed in the out of a desire for independent work, or because
00:04:11there are no jobs, for example, government jobs or private sector jobs?
00:04:15Indeed, Haitham, and the examples
00:04:19is also great support not prepared before So, this are here with us on the table of the Youth Talk program. We welcome with us, of course,
00:04:23an example of one of the Omani young women who also chose
00:04:26freelancing, Juhaina
00:04:28of nations and the inexhaustible Bint Yahya Al Abri,
00:04:31So, on the contrary, I received great support from the founder of the Tara project. Welcome. Welcome, welcome.
00:04:34Hello,
00:04:37and this time, the discussion is with and welcome also Omani youth really pursue to Shaikha Bint Hareb Al Saidi,
00:04:39academic and founder and director of Qurix
00:04:43Company, this company that deals with digital
00:04:48supervisor of the freelance work system in and technical solutions. Welcome.
00:04:49a set of Welcome, and thank you for the invitation, and I am very happy
00:04:51money, and starting tomorrow, you'll be in today to be part of the Youth Talk program. God
00:04:55bless you all. So, if we start
00:04:57realistic, so I show directly with the independent worker,
00:05:00let's say, who started her journey with independent
00:05:04or freelance work, what
00:05:06the supervisor of the freelance work system made you choose this direction and this path? Is it a desire
00:05:11work pressure, there are many for independence in work, or because, simply, you didn't find
00:05:14a job that suits
00:05:17project, the Tara project, about seven years ago.
00:05:21It's almost eight years now. So, I started it
00:05:24as a hobby, hand embroidery. Tara is a project that offers
00:05:27products and workshops in hand embroidery. So, I first
00:05:31started doing hand embroidery as a hobby, then people
00:05:34started seeing my work and so on, so they started asking for Tara's
00:05:37work. So, I opened the Tara project. So, in the beginning, it was
00:05:41a hobby, and then it became a project. But I
00:05:44previously wanted to open a project, but I didn't know exactly
00:05:48what I wanted to open, but once
00:05:52the project. Excellent, so we understand that it was Juhaina's
00:05:55desire, by chance, or because she
00:05:58didn't get a job? No, no, because I started, even,
00:06:04of college, so the issue of a job
00:06:07wasn't yet there. Okay, Professor Sheikha, I mean, there
00:06:11are many concepts close to the concept of freelancing, such as
00:06:15entrepreneurship. If we want to talk about the concept
00:06:18of freelancing in the Omani context, what is the difference
00:06:22between it and entrepreneurship?
00:06:25First, let's say that freelancing
00:06:29in the Omani market has become a more realistic
00:06:32option for young people,
00:06:36especially after the development of digital platforms
00:06:39and the awareness of Omani youth that having a certain
00:06:42skill they possess
00:06:45can make this skill
00:06:49a source of income for them. If we want to differentiate
00:06:53between entrepreneurship and freelancing, freelancing
00:06:56is when a person finds a certain
00:06:59skill, and through this certain skill,
00:07:03they can create a source of income. But if we talk about entrepreneurship,
00:07:06we are talking about a completely separate
00:07:09concept. Today, you are building a project
00:07:13or a company that is built on a decentralized
00:07:17system, meaning that my project or
00:07:20company runs even if I am not at the workplace.
00:07:23Meaning, as a company manager, I don't have to be present
00:07:27at the company every morning for the company's affairs to run. So this
00:07:30falls under entrepreneurship.
00:07:33Excellent. So, Juhaina,
00:07:36you chose freelancing, and now you also have your own
00:07:39project, which is the Tara project.
00:07:43And it's a word from our local
00:07:46dialects, a clever choice. I commend you for it. Thank
00:07:49you. What was the biggest shock you faced just
00:07:53by entering the work? The shocks, Tahia, I mean, why
00:07:57don't we see the shocks? We only applaud at the end
00:08:00of the journey. So I want to know
00:08:04this freelance work in Tara, what was the biggest
00:08:07challenge you faced? A social shock, perhaps, a shock from
00:08:11your close ones. They didn't accept your presence in freelance work, and let's
00:08:15be honest, it's a positive thing after a positive
00:08:18surprise. I mean, we always
00:08:21sanctify the traditional job, either in government or in the private sector. Let's just keep it at that.
00:08:25She will answer. Yes, indeed. At a time
00:08:29when society doesn't appreciate the job, but as Juhaina,
00:08:34school, I wanted to have my own project. So I aspired
00:08:38to this before. But the first thing I faced when I started
00:08:41the project, because it's
00:08:44artistic work or something artistic like that faces a problem, for example,
00:08:48not finding the right tools, especially since I started embroidery seven years ago,
00:08:52as I told you. So embroidery tools were not
00:08:55available. So I wanted to know where the places are, where the things
00:08:58I would find are, and another thing, besides the tools, I loved
00:09:02to be unique in my work. So I wanted the work to be unique. The more
00:09:06unique the work was, the more tools it needed, the more cost
00:09:09it needed. So these are the things that
00:09:14you feel people accepted, especially those around you. I mean,
00:09:17did they accept that you would be in freelance work, or
00:09:20did you face, for example, let's say, a discouraging
00:09:23point of view that discouraged you from continuing?
00:09:26Quite the opposite. My family, first of all, was my supporter.
00:09:30They supported me financially and morally,
00:09:34honestly. So, from society itself, they have an awareness
00:09:38about freelance projects.
00:09:43my family and from acquaintances. I can
00:09:46comment on Juhaina's conversation. We do not
00:09:49encounter shocks in freelance work if the picture is complete
00:09:53before us. I mean, it's not
00:09:55like we only see one side of the picture, that
00:09:59freelance work is a rosy life, luxury, and you have
00:10:04freelance work, traveling, and getting the best car and the most beautiful
00:10:08house. And this is what they promote on social media.
00:10:11Indeed, so the picture here is incomplete, and unfortunately, if
00:10:15this picture is incomplete, as soon as you enter freelance work, you get
00:10:18a shock. There are challenges, there is
00:10:23things. If you were
00:10:27entering the freelance world, you wouldn't feel
00:10:31any shocks at all. I mean, you would be psychologically accepting
00:10:34or prepared for the first stage, and it might even be a failed
00:10:38stage that doesn't culminate
00:10:41in success. But when you are psychologically ready and have a complete
00:10:45understanding, you will be able to find solutions to these challenges
00:10:49and overcome them. I mean, we always say that freelance work
00:10:52is like land where you plant seeds, and in the end, it bears
00:10:55fruit. But don't expect to plant today and get fruit tomorrow.
00:10:59I mean, you have to be, as we say in general, patient
00:11:04the end. I just want to ask Tahia, I mean,
00:11:08with the qualities that Shaikha just mentioned,
00:11:11and in other circumstances, would you have been a freelance
00:11:15worker, pursuing freelance work, or would you prefer
00:11:18a traditional job? Because this question is very crucial and important, you know.
00:11:22I think if I hadn't had the opportunity for an independent
00:11:25job in the government or private sector, I would
00:11:29have been in freelance work as a second option, not
00:11:33a priority. Honestly,
00:11:36this idea probably wasn't there at the beginning
00:11:40of my career, but I commend Juhaina, of course, and we also
00:11:44commend Shaikha. Today, for you to
00:11:47move and establish your own company, this is also
00:11:50an important issue, and we can discuss today the challenges faced by small
00:11:54and medium-sized companies in the Sultanate of Oman. But let's
00:11:57talk now about independent work,
00:12:00I mean, from the perspective of young people, for example, have
00:12:04social media, which is now the outlet for young people
00:12:08and the primary source of education, I think it has become the first now,
00:12:11yes, right? I don't think anyone today relies
00:12:15100% on books as the primary source of education, because time
00:12:18has become limited,
00:12:20say, in this phone in your pocket, I can educate
00:12:24myself in it at any time, and so on. Yes, so has social media today contributed
00:12:27positively or negatively
00:12:31to changing the concept of independent work? Frankly,
00:12:33in general, social media
00:12:37on young people, but
00:12:41impact was not
00:12:45in the right way. Let's say it always
00:12:48highlighted the ideal side. So if we go to
00:12:51social media, we will always see the ideal life,
00:12:55whether at the family level or friends or work.
00:12:58I mean, when you just sit at home and open social
00:13:02media, you see the whole world is ideal in all aspects,
00:13:05ideal, they are all successful, they are all successful, and life
00:13:08is beautiful, and family relationships are beautiful, and everything,
00:13:11to the extent that, I mean, unaware young people started
00:13:15doubting themselves. Is this idealism really
00:13:18present? I mean, is the fault in me, or is the problem with me
00:13:22as a person? But, I mean, in reality,
00:13:25social media did not clarify the whole
00:13:29idea. There is a side that no one probably
00:13:32told you about. I mean, for example, if we went down the street today
00:13:37to give me one word that represents
00:13:40freelance work, what words would they say? Money,
00:13:44independence, success, independence,
00:13:46car, no fingerprint, I mean, all
00:13:49of them are concepts on the positive
00:13:53side. Well, did anyone tell you that there
00:13:56is instability, no fixed salary, no fixed
00:14:00income? Can you live with this? There are
00:14:04economic crises, there are crises, you have pressures, you have things.
00:14:07Did you get this idea that if you went through a circumstance or a health
00:14:11or social family emergency or otherwise, your work would stop,
00:14:16income would stop, and you are the only one working? I mean, if you want money,
00:14:19you have to go down and work.
00:14:23the end, when this picture is not complete,
00:14:26unfortunately, and perhaps we noticed in
00:14:29projects that young
00:14:34end. They do not complete. They say to you, "Well, I started, but
00:14:38I felt that I couldn't complete." Why didn't you complete? Because you were
00:14:43entering because everything on social media gave
00:14:46you the positive side, so you couldn't reach or it came
00:14:50as an imitation, indeed, an imitation
00:14:53of others' ideas. Indeed, all of this affects
00:14:57social media, it affected all aspects, including
00:15:01freelancing. Yes, okay, Juhaina, you are now
00:15:04on social media. How should someone in freelance
00:15:07work market themselves, I mean, away
00:15:10from the exaggeration that Professor Sheikha referred to? How
00:15:13can I be realistic and logical and convey a correct
00:15:17message? I also tried in my project Tara to be very
00:15:22this, for example, embroidery requires it, and it requires
00:15:26time, it requires patience. So I tried in my project to
00:15:29show this, that it needs time. I tried to be
00:15:32more realistic, representing our Omani environment. I always
00:15:36photograph embroidery at home
00:15:38with us, for example, one of my workshops I did in my
00:15:42grandfather's farm. So, I mean, this
00:15:45project is real in Oman, so I showed this
00:15:49account, and another thing I also showed on LinkedIn, I have a LinkedIn
00:15:53account, so that institutions and individuals can see our real work
00:15:56and how we can present it. Excellent,
00:16:00the best people to express the opinions of young people
00:16:03and the best people to know the reality of young people are the Omani youth themselves. So let's go
00:16:07to this survey by colleague Yazid Al-Balushi and learn about the reality
00:16:10of independent work from a youth perspective.
00:16:26Hello everyone, today we will talk about a topic that has become very
00:16:30present among Omani youth, which is the labor
00:16:33market, and what is known as entrepreneurship. Today, we are here
00:16:38topic and this field have a great future for young
00:16:42people, or is it just an option imposed by the labor market? Let's
00:16:45hear. Many people enter freelance work to
00:16:49improve their financial situation, meaning they are in a stable job and everything, but
00:16:53they enter freelance work to improve their financial situation.
00:16:58the university entered freelance work and it actually became a primary
00:17:01income for them and they gave up jobs. So let's assume that
00:17:05a person specialized in accounting or finance. They have skills related to
00:17:08managing accounts or whatever, they can provide them as a service and get paid for it.
00:17:12Freelance work can bring you a stable
00:17:16income, but it depends on the person themselves. But
00:17:19I feel the idea that it's a temporary solution is no longer
00:17:23present. And I feel that going into freelance work is another
00:17:27solution or an alternative solution to the primary
00:17:30job, a secondary option in case we cannot get a job in the future, God
00:17:34forbid. For me, freelance work is considered a stable
00:17:38job, but it depends on the continuity of work. Honestly,
00:17:43the stable job, how much the salary is in it, and how its future
00:17:47is, meaning in the future, can I
00:17:50get, as they say, big promotions and salary increases or not? I will initially move towards
00:17:54freelance work, and this is what actually happens. After that,
00:17:57through freelance work, I build
00:18:00the market in the field of entrepreneurship. If there is a suitable
00:18:05the field of specialization that I am studying,
00:18:08I study software engineering, so I will move
00:18:11to a job first. After that, if
00:18:15I find freelance work in a perfect
00:18:18skill that I master completely, I will return
00:18:21to
00:18:23freelance work, as there is a stable income. This can, I mean,
00:18:27give me security, but any time
00:18:32freelance work. The job is, as you say, it builds
00:18:35my foundation, the foundation of the money
00:18:38for the project or freelance
00:18:42the government sector because it has a fixed salary. After
00:18:45that, he can move to the private sector or freelance work. He is not
00:18:49forced, but it is only skills. In this era,
00:18:53from my point of view, one must have more than one source of income. I think
00:18:57that if he starts the basic beginning or the correct beginning in this work,
00:19:01he will succeed and be able to get it, or that, for example, it is possible
00:19:04to change the prevailing term in our society. My advice to every
00:19:08young person is to first choose the right option for them and they must
00:19:12develop themselves and learn,
00:19:14and then choose the right path. It is that I sell
00:19:18a skill I have, but entrepreneurship
00:19:21is that I build a complete system, I build a complete
00:19:24project that runs itself completely, it does not depend on 100% of my time.
00:19:30the financial aspect, I provide these services to people, and they are paid
00:19:34for. As for entrepreneurship, the difference is that I employ
00:19:37all the skills I had previously in building a real project, a complete
00:19:41team that can create a complete system and serve
00:19:44people in it. You work on your project yourself and you are
00:19:48solely responsible for it. While entrepreneurship starts from an idea
00:19:51and you can have a team
00:19:54and work on the idea until you
00:19:55develop it.
00:20:02Indeed, youth are the wealth
00:20:06resource. We followed these opinions from Omani youth,
00:20:09and the discussion continues in Youth Talk. Indeed, Haitham,
00:20:14the relevant authorities supporting Omani youth in
00:20:18the freelance sector. Welcome with us, Mr. Omar
00:20:21bin Abdulaziz Al Maamari,
00:20:25the National Employment Program. Welcome all.
00:20:29And thank you very much for the invitation. Thank you, Professor Omar. Today,
00:20:32in fact, this episode cannot be completed with our discussion
00:20:36about freelance work without the presence of a person
00:20:39representing the freelance work system. Of course,
00:20:43in the National Employment Program, Professor Omar, can,
00:20:47I mean, provide us with many answers to questions.
00:20:51And it would be great if we start with the reality of the support
00:20:54provided to independent workers in the Sultanate of Oman.
00:20:58Is there really support, and does this support reach those who deserve it?
00:21:01The National Employment Program has worked
00:21:04on an integrated package to support the freelance work system.
00:21:07It started in early 2023 and was
00:21:11blessed by His Majesty the Sultan. This package
00:21:14consists of a group of main
00:21:17components. Let's explain it in this way: it has a legal basis,
00:21:21it has a set of incentives, and also it has
00:21:24markets. The legal basis for the freelance work system was
00:21:28the establishment of a commercial register for
00:21:30freelance work issued by the Ministry
00:21:34of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion. This commercial
00:21:37register provides legitimacy to the independent worker to practice
00:21:41their work in the local market.
00:21:45register is the legal tool and also
00:21:49the protection for the independent
00:21:51worker
00:21:54in the event of providing these services. This commercial register,
00:21:57of course, is a very simple license, so simple that we can even call it a commercial license sometimes.
00:22:00It is issued through the ministry, it is free
00:22:03of charge, and it has two main conditions: Omani and over 18
00:22:08This commercial register, of course,
00:22:12previously contained commercial activities, but during the past three months,
00:22:16we made a qualitative leap in the system and linked the system
00:22:19to professions instead of commercial activities. Previously, we had 70
00:22:22commercial activities. Today, we have more than 2,000
00:22:26commercial register. Therefore, we expanded
00:22:28the segment of independent workers who can
00:22:34this commercial register. Of course, this is the legal basis, and we also have
00:22:38a set of incentives that were built on this basis. The first
00:22:41of them is the Social Protection Fund. Today, all independent workers are able
00:22:44to contribute to the Social Protection Fund and thus benefit from
00:22:48all the features available in the Fund, retirement
00:22:52pension, protection against death and disability, God
00:22:56forbid, and so on. Also, registration
00:22:58in the Riyada card, affiliated
00:23:02with the Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises, and also benefiting
00:23:05from all the features available in the card.
00:23:08Today, we have a financing product through the Oman Development Bank
00:23:12specifically for freelance work, which was officially announced in
00:23:15January last year.
00:23:18This financing product reaches
00:23:2215,000 Omani riyals without interest. Of course, it will
00:23:25be a great incentive and support for independent
00:23:29workers, so that if a person wants to start their work
00:23:33or freelance work, they can benefit from this loan and can
00:23:36start or
00:23:39path. Also, we have tax
00:23:43exemptions of up to more than 150,000 Omani riyals from the annual
00:23:47income of the person.
00:23:50This is almost most or the most important
00:23:53the system. Also, we have the last point or
00:23:57the last part of the system, which is the markets. Today, the independent
00:24:00worker can compete
00:24:04for government purchases and contracts
00:24:07offered through the Isnad platform or directly through government
00:24:10institutions. And in the event of a share of the percentage
00:24:14of government projects and contracts, registration was opened
00:24:17for freelancers,
00:24:20for independents. Also, for the energy sector,
00:24:23they have a platform called GCRS, which is responsible for offering projects
00:24:27and opportunities. Also, registration was opened in it. And the last
00:24:31point, please allow me, is the companies that
00:24:34are affiliated with the Investment Authority also opened
00:24:37competition and operational registration
00:24:41the available jobs, which we will talk about gradually, God willing. Indeed, Haitham,
00:24:45I mean, Haitham, if you notice from Professor Omar's talk, there are programs,
00:24:48there are programs and great support for freelancers,
00:24:51and it appears from the figures that there is increasing
00:24:54demand for this culture. I think it has
00:24:58become a culture. So, Professor Shaikha, I mean, through
00:25:01Professor Omar's talk and the Omani youth's increasing interest
00:25:05in the concept of freelance work, and there
00:25:09from the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan
00:25:13Haitham bin Tariq, may God protect him, through your interaction with young
00:25:16people and these, I mean,
00:25:20workers in freelance work, do
00:25:24this path out of a desire for independence, or
00:25:27because they haven't found jobs? Well, let's be honest.
00:25:30We cannot say that there is only one
00:25:33reason why young people resort to
00:25:36freelance work. We have
00:25:39reasons, as you mentioned. For example, a person
00:25:42who has a talent and wants
00:25:45to, I mean, invest in this talent
00:25:48and through it, earn an income.
00:25:52It is possible that the person has indeed not found
00:25:55a job, meaning they have not found a job that suits
00:25:59their capabilities, so they resort to freelance work.
00:26:03And it is possible that the person
00:26:06this job for any reason due to
00:26:09the circumstances that are happening, they lost their job,
00:26:13so they resort to freelance work. So if we were to enumerate these reasons,
00:26:16they would be different based
00:26:19on the person's circumstances
00:26:21and the story they went through in the end.
00:26:25But we always say the same thing,
00:26:28I mean, it doesn't matter the path they chose, why
00:26:32they chose this path. What matters is what will happen
00:26:36after they chose this path. You entered freelance work, are you prepared,
00:26:40are you psychologically prepared, do you know?
00:26:43Frankly, I benefited from Professor Omar's words that there
00:26:47are things that I, in this field, perhaps did not know about. Today, this
00:26:50point, this pivotal point today, and let me, I mean, pass
00:26:54the word also if
00:26:58amount of programs that Professor Omar mentioned, Juhaina,
00:27:02so today, what limits the access of information,
00:27:06the access of these programs to those who deserve them, to the people who can
00:27:09really benefit from them, as you are an independent work owner? I think that perhaps
00:27:13many of the things that Professor Omar said you are hearing for the first time. What
00:27:16causes this gap and this void?
00:27:19I mean, I didn't find,
00:27:22for example, for me, I didn't see, for example, social
00:27:26media or anyone telling us about these programs. On the contrary, we would
00:27:29benefit from them at the right time.
00:27:33But maybe if there was more awareness, for example,
00:27:36telling us, for example, in colleges, for example, telling us these
00:27:39things, since I am a person who started
00:27:41actually in a period while I was in college,
00:27:45it would have been good to know these things more and educate
00:27:48ourselves more about them, not just in the university period and during studies, but even in
00:27:53people, for example, I wanted to be a project owner before
00:27:57entering college. I was, for example, in
00:28:00educated ourselves about this from before, from the school period,
00:28:03in, for example, a specific subject, they could tell us these things in it,
00:28:07we would have benefited more. We,
00:28:10I mean, and enter stage by stage, we will benefit more
00:28:14and more. I have a comment. If you allow me, after
00:28:18Juhayna, a Professor Omar touched upon
00:28:22axes, meaning for example
00:28:24procurements, it is possible for the freelancer
00:28:27to, I mean, we feel this
00:28:31as fears with young people. They are ignorant of this information.
00:28:34I tell you, by God, I do not resort to this field because I will
00:28:39procurements, or the purchasing department will not be with me
00:28:43like this, or like that. So, but Professor Omar, I mean, clarified these
00:28:46things in a way, and perhaps here
00:28:49we find a gap between
00:28:52Omani youth and what you offer,
00:28:55meaning from beautiful
00:28:58initiatives, from excellent things. So, we have a gap that we can
00:29:02find a solution for, or clarify the picture so that the picture
00:29:05is complete before us and we know how to choose the right
00:29:08path. You have, Professor Omar, in fact,
00:29:12the media aspect, as the sisters mentioned, is a very
00:29:15important aspect indeed. Perhaps the message may not have reached
00:29:19everyone in the way we aspired to.
00:29:22We have in the program a platform for freelancing through
00:29:26a platform called Masirah. It is an account on social media platforms. I
00:29:30don't know if you have heard about it or not. We have indeed heard about it. If
00:29:33you have heard this, it is a positive thing. We promote the entire freelancing
00:29:36system through this platform. We
00:29:40may need higher coordination with other government agencies
00:29:43so that we align ideas and align the situation
00:29:47and thus the information reaches a larger
00:29:50segment of society. As for universities and colleges, indeed, in
00:29:542026, one of our main goals in the media aspect
00:29:57is to focus on the media aspects
00:30:01in universities and government colleges because we have full
00:30:06university is not from university.
00:30:09university, and thus the person enters the labor market and is already
00:30:13prepared, and the path is available to him, and he can
00:30:17take it. coordination
00:30:21we started with other government agencies, and God willing, during
00:30:24the coming period, there will be more intensive media efforts, God willing.
00:30:27Also, Professor Omar, excuse me,
00:30:31we consider that young people now have
00:30:34different ways of addressing them or receiving information.
00:30:38For example, one day someone tells you, "I only know through
00:30:42social media." Another tells you, "No, you have to give me a lecture
00:30:45to understand," or a seminar or a workshop. The issue, I mean,
00:30:49I think is a subject of discussion in many government institutions today,
00:30:53that you said young people use social media. We
00:30:56created accounts, we created special pages.