Representatives of Omani delegation took part in the Forum on the Future of BRICS Cities as part of a business mission of IT companies

From 16 to 18 September 2025, Moscow hosted a business mission of Moscow IT and high-tech companies with partners from Oman, organised by the Moscow Export Centre with the support of Incona. On the final day, delegates from Oman took part in the Forum on the Future of BRICS Cities.

The forum was held on 17–18 September at the Zaryadye Concert Hall and became a large-scale platform for dialogue on the future of global cooperation, including within the framework of BRICS and other international associations. The forum focused on strengthening economic ties, developing technological partnerships and discussing investment projects that are forming new centres of growth in the global economy and politics. Participants discussed the introduction of advanced technologies, green energy, digitalisation, as well as sustainable development and the role of BRICS countries and their partners as drivers of innovation and centres for the formation of a multipolar economy.

Discussions focused on strengthening economic ties, developing technological partnerships and joint investment projects capable of forming new centres of growth in the changing world order. Participants discussed the prospects for introducing advanced technologies, green energy, digitalisation and sustainable development, emphasising the role of the BRICS countries as drivers of innovation and key players in the formation of a multipolar economy.

The session entitled «From Moscow to the Middle East: A Cloudless Partnership» speakers included Osman Maktoum Ali Muslem Al Manhari, co-founder and CEO of Innotech, and Al-Musawi Maisam Hani Qadid, Deputy CEO of Madayan. The session was moderated by Vitaly Stepanov, CEO of the Moscow Export Centre.

The session focused on how advanced technologies open up new opportunities for development and investment, helping to overcome market challenges and create conditions for scaling future projects. Participants discussed real-life cases of Russian solutions being implemented in the infrastructure of Middle Eastern cities and shared their experience of developing and adapting products in the fields of artificial intelligence, information technology, smart cities and medicine. Colleagues from Oman shared their own experience in developing IT infrastructure and talked about the opportunities that their country offers for international technology businesses and investors.

«Relations between Oman and Russia have become even stronger following His Majesty the Sultan’s visit to Moscow a few months ago. We can now fly to Russia without visas, we have direct flights, and the same applies to you: you can visit Oman at any time without a visa. Oman is a country with the most developed network of international cable connections. We have more than 20 submarine cables, literally connecting Asia and Africa. For this reason, Oman is becoming a hub for data centres and cybersecurity, which is why we need to develop relations, especially when it comes to cybersecurity. So I would be delighted to invite you for a cup of karak and discuss this,» said Osman Maktoum Ali Musallam Al Manhari, Co-founder and CEO of InnoTech, Oman.