During my visit to the Sultanate of Oman, I had the privilege and honor of meeting His Excellency,
Abdullah Al Salimi, the minister of religion for the last 22 years. We had plans of discussing future trends in technology. Just as many others, I was carrying a standard presentation on emerging technologies. I was somehow hesitant to present this. I felt it was too technical in nature for the discussion with His Excellency. However, after some thought, I decided to go ahead. While I was making mental notes of what to present, we were escorted…