Politicians and politicians have stressed the importance of the UAE's bet on culture in order to achieve peace and coexistence. They also praised the efforts of the state in devoting the values of tolerance, peace, dialogue and acceptance of the other, which culminated in the launch of the document «Human brotherhood», signed by His Holiness Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, last February.
The participants in the third edition of the Abu Dhabi 2019 Cultural Summit, which took place yesterday at the Menara Saadiyat Cultural Center in Abu Dhabi under the theme "Cultural Responsibility and New Technology" The role played by culture in bringing together peoples and countries of the world, with different identities and intellectual backgrounds, and addressing violence and extremism. Calling for the use of technology to contribute to this role.
Culture and Knowledge Development Minister Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi noted that the title of the summit summarizes the current time requirements for harnessing technology, and how officials and individuals in the cultural and creative sector can take responsibility for the technological breakthrough, in line with the vision of the UAE 2021, And how it is an essential engine for development. "Technology has become a tool and a tool in the art industry, and we believe that culture for all, technology has helped, especially in breaking a certain layer barrier. You enjoy reading a particular manuscript, or identifying details of a painting that we can not see with the naked eye. Artificial intelligence feathers in the art market, but it is time to ask ourselves what the relationship between art and machine ».
Urgent issues
Al-Kaabi pointed out that the third edition of the Abu Dhabi 2019 Cultural Summit brings together a distinguished group of creative and policy makers to discuss cultural responsibilities and new technologies, and the role of culture in promoting awareness of pressing global issues and the contribution of the cultural sector to positive change. Pointing to the importance of the issues raised by the summit and the interventions and questions, whether solutions were found this year, or during the next session of the summit ».
"The Abu Dhabi Cultural Summit is keen to address the most pressing issues of our time and bring together the most influential people around the world to generate ideas, find solutions and enhance communication and future partnerships," said Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, To meet the global challenges and to make a positive and positive change, so as to achieve communication between people of different nationalities and trends.
Political culture
Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Minister of State, pointed to the role of technology in building societies and creating interaction among different cultures around the world while at the same time creating a state of isolationism that surrounds the individual. He pointed out during his session entitled "Cultural Diplomacy and Responsibility in Time" Modern technology, "to the role that diplomats and politicians can play in bringing up various issues related to cultural identity with their people.
The former President of Bolivia, member of the Madrid Club, Jorge Fernando Quiroga, in his speech, the importance of the "document of humanity" that was signed in Abu Dhabi, to consolidate the values of tolerance and coexistence among all, regardless of their cultural and intellectual backgrounds. "There are many countries that have oil, but they have not achieved the success of the UAE, and perhaps oil has caused division and conflict at times," he said.
He pointed out that culture is the cord that connects all of them despite their differences. He also mentioned the great technological progress witnessed by the world in the last two decades, especially after the invention of smart phones that facilitated life a lot and created more opportunities, but at the same time created new challenges.
Greetings to the UAE
Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero congratulated the UAE on its choice of culture as a means of achieving peace and tolerance, sponsoring the "Document of Humanity" and organizing the Cultural Summit, which represents an important gathering of dialogue and alliance of civilizations. making peace. Zapatero called for supporting initiatives by international institutions interested in culture and political culture. He also stressed the need to use the technological revolution to promote peace and tolerance by urging big companies to use artificial intelligence, the Internet and other technology to spread these values, Laws and conventions guaranteeing these rights.
The Director General of the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, Bernardino Leon, referred to the efforts of the UAE in spreading peace and tolerance, so that the word of tolerance is at the forefront of the current climate. All those who live in the UAE society recognize the dignity of the other and respect their culture. States in times of tension. He also warned against what social media means of hate speech, calling to confront them with culture and creativity.
Media challenges
The challenges posed by the great technological development that the world is witnessing today on the different media were the focus of the second session, which was held under the title «What is the role of the media in the age of technology?», Where participants discussed how to keep the media, such as newspapers and news sites, The editor of "The National", Mina Oreibi, to the worker in the newspapers has undergone a major change is no longer linked to the date of printing and publication of the paper, there is a constant update of the news through the newspapers and their platforms on the means of social communication, P broadcast an immediate and direct task of events to keep readers, pointing to the difficulty of keeping up with speed in the news broadcast at the same time providing premium content fits readers inside and outside the country and enjoys credibility, without drifting behind the race to play on people's feelings, a race to the bottom. CNN's editor and presenter, John Deporturias, spoke about the major developments in the invention of smart phones in the past 10 years, compared to the difficulty of media coverage in the past, such as coverage of the Gulf War or the fall of the Berlin Wall. "There is a difference between popularity and influence," said Shashi Menon, founder and chief executive officer of Nervora. "The biggest challenge for the media is to deliver great content so it can attract readers.
90 countries
With over 450 experts and professionals from 90 countries, the Abu Dhabi 2019 Cultural Summit will discuss a series of issues and interactive workshops on topics related to art, media, heritage, museums and technology, as well as cultural and networking events. The Summit will also examine ways to enable cultural institutions to participate effectively in addressing global challenges and to harness innovation and technology to achieve positive change.