For decades, regulatory reporting in the UAE banking sector has followed a familiar rhythm: banks compile data on a set cycle, populate templates, and submit periodic returns for the Central Bank to review after the fact. That rhythm is changing, and it’s worth understanding why, not as an abstract policy shift, but as something that will reach into how […]
A policy needs an owner A well-written data policy with nobody accountable for it changes nothing. That’s the gap the Guidance Manual for Establishing a Data Governance and Management Office, one of the three documents underpinning Oman’s National Data Governance Framework (NDGF), is built to close. A Data Governance and Management Office (DGMO) is the institutional home for governance inside a […]
Most entities can write a policy. Very few can run governance. That gap is showing up across the Gulf right now. MTCIT’s National Data Governance and Management Framework sets mandatory requirements across 14 domains of data governance for every government unit in Oman. The framework is thorough. It covers policy, office setup, and a compliance assessment model. What it can’t do, because no framework […]