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  • Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak: "The challenges demonstrated the ability of the cultural sector to positively influence all members of society."

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The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi announced the details of the next session of the "Abu Dhabi Cultural Summit", the leading global forum that explores creative cultural solutions to the most pressing issues affecting the world today, asking many themes and questions about the role that creativity played in helping a world going through extremely difficult circumstances. The works of the "Abu Dhabi Cultural Summit" 2021 will be held via virtual platforms, from the eighth to March 10, under the slogan "Culture and its role in promoting economic growth."

The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi Cultural Summit will witness the attendance of a number of prominent personalities, workers and experts from various cultural sectors, including art, heritage, museums, media and technology, with the aim of identifying challenges, devising new strategies, and finding innovative ideas and solutions that enhance the cultural sector’s ability to make a positive and tangible impact. In societies around the world.

The summit will present a series of discussions, performances and case studies to highlight ideas about the role of culture in improving our world. It is also mentioned that the 2021 edition of the Cultural Summit is open to the general public.

Challenges

The head of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, said: “The challenges that the world faced, last year, demonstrated the amazing ability and vitality of the cultural sector to improve and positively influence all members of society. Despite this, many cultural institutions continue their efforts to provide financial support to continue their cultural role. Artistic and creative, in light of these exceptional circumstances that highlight the pivotal importance of the cultural sector as a fundamental tributary in building a sustainable and prosperous economy, as an important component in promoting sustainable economic and social development, and we are proud through the Cultural Summit - Abu Dhabi in cooperation with a group of major global cultural partners, and hosting a constellation Of well-known specialists to discuss a variety of topics, to ensure the provision of more knowledge and experience to reach fruitful results on these issues ».

Al-Mubarak added: “The slogan of this year's Cultural Summit reflects the prominent role of culture and creative industries contributing to achieving economic diversification, and considering culture a major engine to drive economic growth, and we are all confident that during our joint efforts to address this global issue, the results of this summit will bear an important and important pillar, as we come together. Together from different cultures to exchange creative ideas and discuss the impact of innovation on the economies of cultural output ».

Heartbeat

The Undersecretary of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, Saud Abdulaziz Al Hosani, said: “The creative ecosystem is the beating heart of cities, the factor of their brilliance and prosperity in all circumstances, and contributes to positively impact all members of society, and the Cultural Summit contributes annually, which brings together a group of experts and specialists Globally in various interconnected fields, in proposing innovative solutions to these issues, and working to achieve renewable development gains, thanks to our cooperation with an elite of the most prominent global cultural partners, and after a year of unprecedented challenges posed by the (Covid-19) pandemic, we affirm our keenness and commitment to Virtual hosting of the cultural summit activities, so that these innovative minds can meet and discuss ways to support the continuity of the cultural sector and its prominent role.

Among the main issues raised by many of the 480 participants in the "Cultural Summit - Abu Dhabi 2019", how to secure financial support and enhance sustainability to face the past social and economic changes at an accelerated pace, and based on the initiative of the "International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development" 2021 of the organization " UNESCO », this year's cultural summit will be an observatory to explore cooperation opportunities to work together to renew the cultural and creative sectors in the post-" Covid-19 "world, and to stand on the ability of the creative economy to create a tangible positive impact on the level of societies and economic systems.

International partners

The Abu Dhabi Cultural Summit cooperates with a group of international partners from prestigious institutions that have long experience in various fields, including culture, arts, media, technology and economics. The list of current partners includes UNESCO and the Solomon R.

Guggenheim, The Economist Events, and Google, while the list of new partners this year includes: the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the London Design Museum, and the participation of local institutions such as the Cultural Foundation in Abu Dhabi, the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, the Berkeley Abu Dhabi, Institut Français, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, twofour54, and Abu Dhabi Film Commission.

Comprehensive forum

The Cultural Summit is a comprehensive forum that brings together the most prominent personalities and experts from various cultural sectors, including art, heritage, museums, media and technology, with the aim of identifying ways that culture can play a pivotal role in societies around the world, and this is the first virtual version of the summit, which is held in its fourth session For the year 2021 under the slogan "Culture and its role in promoting economic growth", from the eighth to March 10, 2021.

This year, the summit builds on the main discussions initiated by the 2019 edition, which dealt with financial support and sustainability in the culture sector in the face of rapid societal and economic changes. The 2021 Cultural Summit will discuss opportunities for renewing the cultural and creative sectors in the post-"Covid-19" world, and standing on the capacity of the economy. Creative in creating a tangible positive impact on the level of societies and economic systems.

Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak: "The challenges demonstrated the ability of the cultural sector to positively influence all members of society."

• The summit will present a series of discussions, performances and case studies, to highlight ideas about the role of culture in improving our world.

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