History and Today

Our history, progress and future in one page

What is KO

Knowledge Oman is a multi-award-winning knowledge sharing platform in the Sultanate. The platform was founded by Tariq Hilal Al Barwani in 2008 to support His Late Sultan Qaboos vision of transforming Oman into a Knowledge-based society. Since 2008, Knowledge Oman has managed within 14 years to solidify the vision by impacting hundreds of thousands of people with 74 initiatives in the form of projects, workshops, seminars that positively impacted students from college and universities, women, entrepreneurs and professionals from various industries.

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Projects were supported by over 35 partners locally and internationally attracting over 80,000 registrations and 700 volunteers across the years. Knowledge Oman received 4 awards that includes the Outstanding contribution to the cause of education from the World Human Resource Development (HRD) Congress. Members of the platform consist of multinational group of both locals and expatriates living in the country with the passion of creating, sharing and exchanging knowledge.

Optimistic about the year ahead and working under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Knowledge Oman will continue to build local and international partnerships and work towards providing people in Oman with the necessary knowledge and skills to meet the Oman Vision 2040. Knowledge Oman currently focuses on three key areas to support Oman towards a society which is rich in human, economic and natural resources that aligns with the 2040 vision.