Rashid Al-Awadhi was appointed as the executive director of the New Media Academy, the first academic institution of its kind in the region that aims to qualify and build the capabilities of Arab cadres capable of leading the rapidly growing digital media sector regionally and globally.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, "May God bless him", opened the academy yesterday, which aims to prepare new generations of professionals in the new media and the transfer of national cadres to a new professional level on social media in addition to qualification And building the capabilities of experts and managers of communication in government and private institutions, training and preparing new influencers with social media professionally through a wide range of programs and scientific courses in the field of digital media using distance education techniques and using the help of a group of the brightest global minds specialized in this field of academics, experts and influencers With a wide international standing and fame, in addition to representatives of the four most important international companies in the field of new media in its educational staff, namely Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Google.
Rashid Al-Awadhi said: “I was honored to be appointed as the executive director of the Academy and I am seeking, through this mission that I was assigned to harness all my experiences to serve the goals that this promising educational institution was launched to achieve.” He explained that the Academy aims to contribute to highlighting positive examples from Emirati and Arab youth interacting with global societal issues whose mission is to build bridges to communicate with the world .. The Academy will work through its courses and innovative programs to enhance the capabilities and capabilities of influencers on social networking sites in order to provide meaningful content useful to others with accurate information and a publisher of social and humanitarian ideas and initiatives that abound in it Motherland ".
He explained that the academy will play an important role in creating job opportunities and providing a professional career path for its employees through developing skills and encouraging public and private investments in the knowledge and technology sector in addition to building capabilities and enhancing digital experiences of media officials involved in managing digital platforms in government and semi-government institutions In the Emirates and the Arab Gulf states and providing them with the capabilities and means that help them shine and creativity on the digital scene.