The seventh session kicks off in the presence of Ahmed bin Mohammed and Latifa bint Mohammed
"Knowledge Summit" carries a new message of hope from "Expo Dubai"
The summit is organized under the slogan "Knowledge...Protecting Humanity and Challenging Pandemics".
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Yesterday, at Expo 2020 Dubai, the activities of the seventh session of the "Knowledge Summit", organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program, began yesterday, under the slogan "Knowledge .. protecting humanity and the challenge of pandemics", with the participation of a wide elite Experts, leaders and government officials from around the world.
The opening of the summit, which is organized under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was attended by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, and Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. President of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture).
The Executive Director of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, Jamal bin Huwaireb, gave the opening speech in which he outlined the unique model presented by the UAE to address the repercussions of the health crisis, and the exceptional success of the "Dubai Expo", which represents one of the major global events held after the The pandemic, stressing that the UAE sends a message of hope to the world full of optimism, that knowledge is embodied in cooperation, development, development and prosperity.
successive challenges
Bin Huwaireb said: “The Knowledge Summit, in its seventh session, continues to activate the knowledge movement around the world, which it started in 2014, in an effort to update and develop methodologies and mechanisms on which the process of production and dissemination of knowledge is based, to create a state of constructive discussion about the role of knowledge in protecting mankind from successive pandemics and challenges.
He added, "This year's summit sheds light on all aspects of global challenges, such as climate change, food security and the fight against poverty, reconsidering the general legal landscape, formulating a perception about legal practices in the post-pandemic world, and the need to create better economic and environmental systems."
For her part, the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Assistant Director and Director of the Regional Office for Arab States at the United Nations Development Program, Dr. Khaleda Bouzar, praised the great success of the Dubai Expo, and the pivotal role played by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation at the regional and global levels. in building knowledge-based societies.
She added, "The (Covid-19) pandemic has caused major global turmoil that directly affected countries' progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, so the gains made in the course of the sustainable development goals are under threat."
She continued, "We, in the United Nations Development Program and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, were keen not to stop our knowledge initiatives, in our belief that knowledge is the only way for humanity to confront dangers, so we launched the results of the Global Knowledge Index for the years 2020 and 2021, and here we are today in a global knowledge event. This is the Knowledge Summit in its seventh edition. We are launching the third edition of the Foresight Future of Knowledge Report. The report focuses on studying the transformational capabilities that enable countries to continue to grow in the face of shocks, and to preserve development gains.”
Media effect
The influence of the media and the role it plays during crises was at the top of the summit's agenda.
Karam Gabr, head of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation in Egypt, said, “The media in Egypt has gone through three different stages. The media has begun to play its vital role, which is raising awareness by introducing precautionary measures and adopting policies and goals.
For his part, the director of MBC channels, Ali Jaber, said, “The main problem does not lie in the pandemic, but in the misinformation that accompanied it.
This phenomenon increases with the increase in the number of people who are exposed to social media, as it is unregulated and not subject to any censorship and scrutiny.
While the Director of the News Center at Dubai Media Incorporated, Ali Obaid Al Hamli, said: “In the space of social media, information is not limited to the state itself, as the space is open to everyone.
In light of the presence of many misinformation on social media, and the need for people to obtain information from reliable sources, the path was evaluated, and the role played by traditional media was restored as a destination for obtaining correct information, and it was given the role of correcting what social media is doing.
sessions
The summit activities are scheduled to continue in attendance today, followed by the transfer of holding the sessions virtually, and broadcasting them on the website over a period of three days until the 18th of this month.
The launch of the "Knowledge Summit" comes within the framework of the UAE's keenness to enhance the paths of transfer and dissemination of knowledge, and to highlight the opportunities and challenges of building knowledge societies in light of the fundamental transformations that occurred with the outbreak of the "Covid-19" pandemic.
The summit coincides with Expo 2020 Dubai, which is witnessing a large-scale international momentum, and multiple and diverse events, as it provides a unique platform to participate in multiple discussions about the knowledge industry and its role in facing current and future challenges, while at the same time learning about new cultures, and exploring intelligence and human achievement. during the exhibition.
• On the 18th of this month, the summit activities, which include sessions attended by experts from around the world, will be concluded.
Jamal bin Huwaireb:
• «The Summit continues to activate the knowledge movement at the world level, which it started since 2014, in an effort to update the methodologies on which the process of production and dissemination of knowledge is based».
Khaleda Bouzar:
• «In the United Nations Development Program and the Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation for Knowledge, we were keen not to stop our initiatives, in our belief that knowledge is the way for humanity to confront dangers».
future scene
The Knowledge Summit, in its new session, focuses on presenting broad and in-depth discussion horizons, dealing with a number of issues of common global interest and impact, as it brings together a group of experts, academics and decision makers from around the world, to discuss the challenges of the present and the future from all sides, and to review the opportunities and options that knowledge provides. And formulating effective solutions and tools to enable countries to achieve their development plans within the framework of the United Nations sustainable development goals.
The summit will witness a review of the results of the Arab countries in the Global Knowledge Index for the year 2021, which is one of the important and qualitative initiatives, within the framework of the long-term strategic partnership between the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation and the United Nations Development Program within the "Knowledge Project".
In addition, the third edition of the “Foresight the Future of Knowledge” report will be launched, which reviews the future knowledge landscape and examines the differences between countries’ transformative capabilities in relation to major global risks, using big data over a period of two years, which helps provide new insights into the readiness of countries. to face future risks.