In line with the royel speech of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq – may God protect him – during the first annual session of the eighth term of the Oman Council, held on the 30th of Rabi' al-Akhir 1445 AH, corresponding to November 14, 2023, it was directed by His Majesty the necessity of preparing a national program for the implementation and localization of artificial intelligence technologies. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has initiated the enhancement of the executive program for artificial intelligence and advanced digital technologies, which the ministry issued in October 2022, to make the national program more comprehensive in economic and social aspects, aligned with the global changes in artificial intelligence, especially with the emergence of generative AI technologies that aim to enhance the utilization of artificial intelligence applications and uses in economic and developmental sectors.

In line with Oman Vision 2040, which places information and communication technology as one of the enablers and stimulants for the productive and service economic sectors, the government of the Sultanate of Oman has adopted the National Digital Economy Program, which represents the strategic direction for building a prosperous digital economy that effectively contributes to GDP and serves as a continuation of the digitization strategies in the Sultanate, beginning with the Digital Oman Strategy in 2003 and the National Broadband Strategy in 2014. The National Digital Economy Program aims to double the digital economy's contribution to GDP from 2% in 2021 to 10% by 2040. In addition, the program targets advancing the Sultanate's position globally in various digital economy indicators monitored by Oman Vision 2040, such as the e-Government Development Index and the Network Readiness Index.

The National Digital Economy Program includes a set of medium-term executive programs such as the Government Digital Transformation Program, the Infrastructure Program, the Digital Industry Program, the E-Commerce Program, the Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Digital Technologies Program, and the Space Program.