{"count":11,"problems":[{"slug":"water-scarcity-groundwater","title":"Water scarcity and groundwater depletion","titleAr":"شح المياه واستنزاف المياه الجوفية","category":"environment","severity":"high","status":"open","description":"Oman is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. Aflaj systems and coastal aquifers are under pressure from over-extraction and salinity intrusion, while agriculture consumes the majority of groundwater. Policy decisions need granular, current data on extraction, recharge, and well salinity.","questions":["What is the current extraction vs. recharge rate per aquifer and per wilayat?","How fast is seawater intrusion advancing in the Batinah coastal aquifer?","Which crops and farms consume the most groundwater, and where?","What share of aflaj are still flowing, and how has flow changed over 20 years?"],"datasets":[{"slug":"ncsi-population","title":"Population statistics","publisher":"NCSI (data.gov.om)","url":"https://data.gov.om/","category":"social","format":"xlsx","coverage":"2002–present, annual","notes":"Population by governorate, nationality, age group.","relevance":"context-only"}],"gaps":[{"title":"Aquifer extraction and recharge monitoring series","description":"Well-level abstraction, recharge estimates and salinity readings per aquifer, updated at least annually.","askedOf":"Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Water Resources","status":"missing"},{"title":"Aflaj flow measurements","description":"Historic and current flow rates of registered aflaj with locations.","askedOf":"Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Water Resources","status":"missing"}]},{"slug":"marine-pollution-red-tide","title":"Marine pollution, red tide and fish-stock decline","titleAr":"التلوث البحري والمد الأحمر وتراجع المخزون السمكي","category":"environment","severity":"high","status":"open","description":"Recurring harmful algal blooms (red tide) along the Sea of Oman kill fish and close desalination intakes. Fisheries landings data exists, but stock assessments, water-quality time series and bloom early-warning data are not published openly.","questions":["Where and when have red-tide events occurred, and what were the measured triggers?","What is the biomass trend of key commercial species (kingfish, tuna, sardine)?","Which coastal outfalls discharge what volumes, and with what treatment level?"],"datasets":[{"slug":"ncsi-fisheries","title":"Fisheries landings statistics","publisher":"NCSI / MAFWR (data.gov.om)","url":"https://data.gov.om/","category":"environment","format":"xlsx","coverage":"annual","notes":"Landings by species group; no stock assessments.","relevance":"partial"},{"slug":"met-weather","title":"Weather observations and forecasts","publisher":"Directorate General of Meteorology","url":"https://met.gov.om/","category":"environment","format":"html","coverage":"current","notes":"Forecast-oriented; historical station series not downloadable in bulk.","relevance":"context-only"}],"gaps":[{"title":"Coastal water-quality time series","description":"Nutrient, chlorophyll and dissolved-oxygen measurements by monitoring station.","askedOf":"Environment Authority","status":"missing"},{"title":"Fish stock assessments","description":"Biomass and exploitation-rate estimates for key commercial species.","askedOf":"Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Water Resources","status":"missing"}]},{"slug":"municipal-waste-recycling","title":"Municipal waste growth and low recycling rates","titleAr":"نمو النفايات البلدية وانخفاض معدلات إعادة التدوير","category":"environment","severity":"medium","status":"open","description":"Oman landfills the vast majority of its municipal solid waste. be'ah publishes headline figures, but per-governorate composition, diversion and recycling-market data are not open, making it hard for startups and municipalities to plan circular-economy projects.","questions":["What is waste generation and composition per governorate per year?","What tonnage is diverted/recycled by material stream?","Where are collection gaps and illegal dumping hotspots?"],"datasets":[],"gaps":[{"title":"Waste composition by governorate","description":"Tonnage and composition per governorate, plus diversion/recycling by material.","askedOf":"be'ah (Oman Environmental Services Holding)","status":"missing"}]},{"slug":"youth-employment-omanization","title":"Youth unemployment and Omanization outcomes","titleAr":"تشغيل الشباب ونتائج التعمين","category":"social","severity":"high","status":"partially-answered","description":"Job seekers registered with the Ministry of Labour number in the tens of thousands. Aggregate employment statistics exist on data.gov.om, but there is no open microdata or sector-level vacancy/skills data to explain the mismatch between graduates and private-sector demand.","questions":["What are vacancy counts and required skills by sector and governorate?","What are employment outcomes of graduates by institution and major?","How do private-sector wages for Omanis vs. expatriates compare by occupation?"],"datasets":[{"slug":"ncsi-population","title":"Population statistics","publisher":"NCSI (data.gov.om)","url":"https://data.gov.om/","category":"social","format":"xlsx","coverage":"2002–present, annual","notes":"Population by governorate, nationality, age group.","relevance":"partial"},{"slug":"ncsi-national-accounts","title":"National accounts (GDP)","publisher":"NCSI (data.gov.om)","url":"https://data.gov.om/","category":"economy","format":"xlsx","coverage":"2002–present, annual/quarterly","notes":"GDP by activity, current and constant prices.","relevance":"context-only"}],"gaps":[{"title":"Vacancy and skills demand data","description":"Open vacancies with occupation, skills and governorate, from PASI/Ministry of Labour systems.","askedOf":"Ministry of Labour","status":"missing"},{"title":"Graduate outcome tracking","description":"Employment status 1 and 3 years after graduation, by institution and major (anonymized).","askedOf":"Ministry of Higher Education, Research & Innovation","status":"missing"}]},{"slug":"affordable-housing","title":"Housing affordability and social housing waiting lists","titleAr":"القدرة على تحمل تكاليف السكن وقوائم انتظار الإسكان الاجتماعي","category":"social","severity":"medium","status":"open","description":"Housing censuses exist, but waiting-list lengths for social housing assistance, land-grant allocation timelines, and rent/price indices per wilayat are not published as open data, hiding where the pressure actually is.","questions":["How long are social-housing waiting lists per governorate, and how do they trend?","What are median rents and sale prices per wilayat over time?","How many granted residential plots remain undeveloped, and why?"],"datasets":[{"slug":"ncsi-housing","title":"Housing and census data","publisher":"NCSI (data.gov.om)","url":"https://data.gov.om/","category":"social","format":"xlsx","coverage":"census years","notes":"Dwellings, tenure, household size.","relevance":"partial"},{"slug":"ncsi-population","title":"Population statistics","publisher":"NCSI (data.gov.om)","url":"https://data.gov.om/","category":"social","format":"xlsx","coverage":"2002–present, annual","notes":"Population by governorate, nationality, age group.","relevance":"context-only"}],"gaps":[{"title":"Social-housing waiting lists","description":"Applicants, waiting time and allocations per governorate per year.","askedOf":"Ministry of Housing & Urban Planning","status":"missing"},{"title":"Property price and rent index","description":"Transaction-based sale and rent indices per wilayat.","askedOf":"Ministry of Housing & Urban Planning","status":"missing"}]},{"slug":"road-safety","title":"Road traffic deaths and accident black spots","titleAr":"وفيات حوادث الطرق والنقاط السوداء","category":"social","severity":"high","status":"partially-answered","description":"ROP publishes annual accident totals and data.gov.om carries traffic statistics, but geocoded crash-level data (location, cause, severity) is not open, so black spots cannot be independently identified or engineering fixes prioritized.","questions":["Where exactly do serious crashes cluster (geocoded)?","What are causes and severity per crash (speed, fatigue, weather)?","Did specific road interventions reduce crashes at treated sites?"],"datasets":[{"slug":"ncsi-traffic","title":"Traffic and road accident statistics","publisher":"NCSI / ROP (data.gov.om)","url":"https://data.gov.om/","category":"social","format":"xlsx","coverage":"annual totals","notes":"Aggregate counts only; no crash-level or geocoded data.","relevance":"partial"}],"gaps":[{"title":"Geocoded crash-level records","description":"Anonymized crash records with coordinates, severity, cause and conditions.","askedOf":"Royal Oman Police","status":"missing"}]},{"slug":"chronic-disease","title":"Diabetes and chronic disease burden","titleAr":"عبء السكري والأمراض المزمنة","category":"health","severity":"high","status":"open","description":"Oman has one of the region's rising diabetes and obesity burdens. MoH annual health reports are PDFs; machine-readable prevalence, screening and outcome data at wilayat level is not available for researchers or preventive-health startups.","questions":["What is diabetes/hypertension prevalence by age, sex and wilayat over time?","What are screening coverage and control rates at health-centre level?","How do outcomes correlate with access to primary care facilities?"],"datasets":[{"slug":"moh-annual-report","title":"Ministry of Health annual health reports","publisher":"Ministry of Health","url":"https://www.moh.gov.om/","category":"health","format":"pdf","coverage":"annual","notes":"Rich content locked in PDF tables.","relevance":"partial"},{"slug":"odo-covid19","title":"COVID-19 in Oman","publisher":"Open Data Oman (opendata.om)","url":"https://opendata.om/datasets/","category":"health","format":"csv","coverage":"2020–2022","relevance":"context-only"}],"gaps":[{"title":"Machine-readable health indicators","description":"Prevalence, screening and control rates by wilayat as CSV/API instead of PDF annual reports.","askedOf":"Ministry of Health","status":"missing"}]},{"slug":"sme-economy","title":"SME survival and access to finance","titleAr":"استمرارية المؤسسات الصغيرة والمتوسطة والتمويل","category":"economy","severity":"medium","status":"open","description":"Business-registry counts are published, but SME survival rates, sector churn, and lending data are not open, so support programs cannot be evaluated and entrepreneurs cannot see where opportunity or saturation exists.","questions":["What share of new SMEs survive 1/3/5 years, by sector and governorate?","What is SME lending volume and rejection rate by bank and sector?","Which government SME programs correlate with survival?"],"datasets":[{"slug":"mocip-business-registry","title":"Commercial business registry","publisher":"Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Investment Promotion","url":"https://www.business.gov.om/","category":"economy","format":"html","coverage":"current","notes":"Lookup service; no bulk download of registrations/closures.","relevance":"partial"},{"slug":"ncsi-national-accounts","title":"National accounts (GDP)","publisher":"NCSI (data.gov.om)","url":"https://data.gov.om/","category":"economy","format":"xlsx","coverage":"2002–present, annual/quarterly","notes":"GDP by activity, current and constant prices.","relevance":"context-only"},{"slug":"odo-telecom","title":"Telecom subscriptions","publisher":"Open Data Oman (opendata.om)","url":"https://opendata.om/datasets/","category":"infrastructure","format":"csv","coverage":"quarterly","relevance":"context-only"}],"gaps":[{"title":"Business registry bulk data","description":"Registrations, closures and activity codes as downloadable open data.","askedOf":"Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Investment Promotion","status":"missing"}]},{"slug":"energy-transition","title":"Energy transition and rooftop solar potential","titleAr":"التحول في قطاع الطاقة وإمكانات الطاقة الشمسية","category":"infrastructure","severity":"medium","status":"partially-answered","description":"Electricity production and consumption statistics are on data.gov.om, but feeder-level consumption, grid hosting capacity, and solar irradiance measurement data are not open — all needed to plan distributed solar and meet net-zero 2050 targets.","questions":["What is hourly load by region and season?","What is grid hosting capacity for distributed solar per area?","What are measured irradiance and soiling losses at Omani sites?"],"datasets":[{"slug":"ncsi-electricity","title":"Electricity production and consumption","publisher":"NCSI (data.gov.om)","url":"https://data.gov.om/","category":"infrastructure","format":"xlsx","coverage":"annual","notes":"Generation, consumption by governorate; no feeder-level detail.","relevance":"partial"},{"slug":"met-weather","title":"Weather observations and forecasts","publisher":"Directorate General of Meteorology","url":"https://met.gov.om/","category":"environment","format":"html","coverage":"current","notes":"Forecast-oriented; historical station series not downloadable in bulk.","relevance":"context-only"},{"slug":"odo-fuel-prices","title":"Fuel prices in Oman","publisher":"Open Data Oman (opendata.om)","url":"https://opendata.om/datasets/","category":"economy","format":"csv","coverage":"monthly","relevance":"context-only"}],"gaps":[{"title":"Hourly load and hosting-capacity maps","description":"Feeder-level load profiles and distributed-generation hosting capacity.","askedOf":"Nama Group / Authority for Public Services Regulation","status":"missing"}]},{"slug":"climate-adaptation-cyclones","title":"Cyclone and flash-flood (wadi) risk","titleAr":"مخاطر الأعاصير والفيضانات (الأودية)","category":"environment","severity":"high","status":"open","description":"Cyclones Gonu, Mekunu and Shaheen caused billions in damage. Meteorology publishes forecasts, but historical rainfall grids, wadi-flow gauge series, and flood-extent maps are not open, so risk models and insurance pricing depend on private or foreign data.","questions":["What are historical rainfall intensity series per station/grid cell?","Which wadis flooded, when, and to what extent (mapped)?","What building damage occurred per event, geocoded?"],"datasets":[{"slug":"met-weather","title":"Weather observations and forecasts","publisher":"Directorate General of Meteorology","url":"https://met.gov.om/","category":"environment","format":"html","coverage":"current","notes":"Forecast-oriented; historical station series not downloadable in bulk.","relevance":"partial"}],"gaps":[{"title":"Historical rainfall and wadi gauge series","description":"Station-level rainfall intensity and wadi-flow gauge data in bulk.","askedOf":"Civil Aviation Authority / MAFWR","status":"missing"},{"title":"Flood extent maps per event","description":"Mapped inundation extents for Gonu, Mekunu, Shaheen and major wadi floods.","askedOf":"National Committee for Emergency Management","status":"missing"}]},{"slug":"government-budget-transparency","title":"Budget execution and procurement transparency","titleAr":"شفافية تنفيذ الميزانية والمشتريات","category":"governance","severity":"medium","status":"partially-answered","description":"The annual state budget is published and opendata.om mirrors headline figures, but in-year execution, ministry-level spending detail, and machine-readable contract awards are not open, limiting fiscal accountability and supplier competition.","questions":["How does actual spending track the approved budget in-year, by ministry?","Who wins which tenders, at what value (machine-readable awards)?","What are unit costs of comparable public projects across governorates?"],"datasets":[{"slug":"odo-budget","title":"Omani government budget","publisher":"Open Data Oman (opendata.om)","url":"https://opendata.om/datasets/","category":"governance","format":"csv","coverage":"annual","notes":"Headline revenue/expenditure; no in-year execution.","relevance":"partial"},{"slug":"esnaad-tenders","title":"Government tenders (Esnaad)","publisher":"Secretariat General of the Tender Board","url":"https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.om/","category":"governance","format":"html","coverage":"current tenders","notes":"Tender notices only; awards not machine-readable.","relevance":"partial"}],"gaps":[{"title":"Machine-readable contract awards","description":"Awarded tenders with supplier, value and ministry in CSV/API (OCDS format).","askedOf":"Secretariat General of the Tender Board","status":"missing"},{"title":"In-year budget execution","description":"Quarterly actual vs. approved spending by ministry.","askedOf":"Ministry of Finance","status":"missing"}]}]}