On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the city "that was a distant dream"

Mohammed bin Rashid: Nothing is impossible in the Emirates

• Al-Madina is a regional capital for various sectors of the media and creative industries.

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the State and Ruler of Dubai, recalled the atmosphere that accompanied His Highness’s announcement of the launch of Dubai Media City 20 years ago, and the challenges that interfered with that, to confirm that «no impossible in the UAE dictionary », And to renew hope in the ability of the people of the nation to make the impossible.

His Highness tweeted on his Twitter account yesterday, to highlight the 20th anniversary of the announcement of the establishment of Dubai Media City.

His Highness said: “Today, Dubai Media City completes 20 years since we launched it in 2000. It was a distant dream in the nineties to be an Arab media capital.

Today, the city includes 3,000 media institutions and 34,000 media professionals, of which 122 television and radio channels broadcast, and 163 publications and platforms are issued.

Nothing is impossible in the Emirates ».

The city was the prelude to the construction of three media-focused complexes, followed by Dubai Production City and Dubai Studio City.

All of them formed a business environment that included 3000 companies and 30,000 specialists.

It also formed the headquarters of 122 television and radio channels, broadcasting news and entertainment programs to millions of people in dozens of languages, including Arabic, English, Chinese, German, Tagalog, Hindi and Urdu, in addition to hundreds of printed publications and electronic platforms in different languages, for readers from all over the world to enjoy.

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, said, “Media is an essential tool for building societies and building ideas based on the promotion of science and knowledge .. We thank all those who contributed to the success story of Dubai Media City .. and we hope that the future holds. Additional successes add to Dubai's rich record.

The city is currently the largest business community in the region devoted to media and content creation, and since its inception it has contributed to transforming Dubai into a global media capital and an international destination for talent, investment and innovation by providing advanced infrastructure, supportive environment and services to facilitate doing business. Dubai Media City has attracted some of the largest companies. And media institutions in the world to the United Arab Emirates, including "CNN", "BBC", "MBC", and "CNBC" Arabic.

Majid Al Suwaidi, Director General of Dubai Media City, said: “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's announcement of establishing Dubai Media City constituted the cornerstone for transforming Dubai within a few years into a regional capital for various sectors of media and creative industries.

His Highness’s ambitious move to the media sector came from an insightful view that sees the media as a key partner in the development process in terms of its pivotal role in supporting the diversification of resources, attracting strategic investments, and introducing Dubai and the UAE as a regional and global destination for business and tourism.

Al Suwaidi added: “During the past two decades, we have been keen on realizing His Highness’s vision, building a vibrant and creative business complex that attracts experts, specialists and talents in various sectors of media, and developing content and creative and media services related to them, so that all of them contribute to building an economy based on knowledge and innovation.”

He said: “To expand our support for this sector, in 2013 we launched the business incubator in5, which currently includes a center specialized in incubating and empowering entrepreneurs and emerging companies in the fields of media. The incubator includes modern and advanced facilities, including recording studios, and places dedicated to photography techniques and interactive content, and others. We continuously provide entrepreneurs and startups with workshops and training sessions, and provide them with platforms to display their creativity and work and enable them to communicate with major production companies, content development and others.

We have also launched many major initiatives and events to enhance Dubai’s position and its strategic role in developing these sectors regionally. Even during the recent health crisis, we did not stop. We organized many workshops, virtual meetings, and dialogue sessions to support talents and partners.

The three cities “Dubai Media”, “Dubai Studios” and “Dubai Productions” are a center for the film and cinema industries. Many international works have been filmed in our advanced facilities and huge studios, which include the latest equipment, the last of which was a film by international star Jackie Chan.

Media professionals and influential tweeters praised the occasion and the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The editor-in-chief of Al-Ittihad newspaper, Hamad Al-Kaabi, said in a tweet: “Dubai, as His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid wanted it ... an ideal environment for creativity, innovation and development in various fields.

This is what Dubai Media City has proven over 20 years of brilliance, during which it was and is still one of the leading witnesses of (Dar Al Hay) in the media sector locally and internationally. ”

The Saudi writer, Faisal Al-Huwail, said that what His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid referred to is, “Fact and reality, Dubai Media City was and remains a prominent example in the field of global media diplomacy, and just as I mentioned in the book on stories of soft power, Dubai Media City is a center for international communication, And an essential supporter of Emirati diplomacy ».

Dubai Media City played a fundamental role in establishing the reputation of the UAE as an attractive destination for local and international media, which had a decisive role in the decision taken by the Council of Arab Media Ministers last year to designate Dubai as the Arab Media Capital for 2020.

The vibrant community includes a number of distinctive destinations, such as restaurants, hotels, stores and recreation areas, in addition to training institutes and innovation centers, which focus on preparing a new generation of media competencies in the region.

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