Oman Makers Centre Highlights
Enhancement of Innovation, Manufacturing Among Innovators, Makers and
Entrepreneurs

Muscat, 28 Sep 2026 (ONA) — The Oman Makers Centre today
launched the inaugural session of the “Oman Makers” series, part of
its programme to foster a culture of innovation and manufacturing and to
facilitate the exchange of expertise and knowledge among innovators, makers and
entrepreneurs. The session was held at the Centre’s premises in Muscat
Innovation Complex.

The “Oman Makers” sessions
aim to create a dialogue space bringing together those with expertise and
experience alongside innovators, makers and entrepreneurs, thereby contributing
to the exchange of knowledge and expertise, stimulating innovation, and
enhancing participants’ capacities to develop their ideas and transform them
into manufacturable prototypes and products.

The first session, held under the
title “Makers from Oman”, discussed a number of themes relating to
the journey of transforming ideas into products, developing prototypes, and
moving from the experimental prototype to a manufacturable and marketable
product, alongside industrial localization and the employment of modern
technologies, artificial intelligence and drones, and the opportunities and
challenges facing innovators, makers and entrepreneurs.

It is worth noting that Oman
Makers Centre is the outcome of cooperation between the Research and Innovation
Authority and the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates
“Madayn”, represented by the Industrial Innovation Academy. It
operates as an integrated platform for developing experimental prototypes,
which constitute the initial step prior to moving to the commercial marketing
of a project idea. The Centre seeks to train and qualify entrepreneurs and
innovators in the use of the devices and equipment available at the Centre,
enhance cooperation and the exchange of expertise, and support innovators in
developing final manufacturable prototypes.

— Ends/AH