The formation of the “content industry” and “publishing” councils was approved
Ahmed bin Mohammed: Developing the media sector is a necessary priority
The two councils aim to review and develop work strategies within the media institutions of the Emirate of Dubai.
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His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, approved the formation of an advisory board for the content industry and an advisory board for publishing, with the aim of reviewing and developing work strategies within the media institutions of the Emirate of Dubai, providing the appropriate environment to attract young national competencies, and setting development programs for the talented. And creators, as part of the comprehensive plan implemented by the Council to advance the various components of the media sector in the emirate, whether at the level of audio, visual, print and digital media.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: "The process of modernizing and developing the media sector is one of the priorities of the Dubai Media Council, in order to achieve the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness' continuous directives to develop plans and strategies. necessary to develop this vital sector, and work to discover and attract the most appropriate and best competencies capable of contributing effectively to making the desired qualitative leap in this field.”
His Highness added: “We are working closely with the various concerned parties, and in cooperation with all parties, to develop executive plans that meet the needs necessary to complete the development process, whether in terms of technical equipment or human cadres.
I personally follow all the outputs and recommendations of the work teams.
I am confident that their sincere efforts will be crowned with the development of a comprehensive framework for the action plan, which will contribute to the development of the media sector and enable it to play its role fully in a manner that serves Dubai’s position and the vision of the leadership.”
For her part, Vice President and Managing Director of the Dubai Media Council, Mona Ghanem Al-Marri, said that the next stage will witness the enhancement of the competitive capabilities of Dubai's media to achieve the highest levels of excellence and leadership through the use of the best experiences and practices, in line with Dubai's aspirations for the future, and supports the transmission of its message to the world. And the achievements that are happening on its soil in various fields.
She added: "We have a unified work strategy and are entrusted with a clear mission, which is to develop and modernize the media sector in line with Dubai's leading position in this field, provide it with all the necessary technical equipment and human cadres, and open the way for young national competencies, talented and creative people to obtain their opportunity and contribute to the development of this vital sector, and put its institutions on the right track.”
In turn, the Secretary-General of the Dubai Media Council, Nihal Badri, confirmed the acceleration of the council's work through its general secretariat and the formation of work teams and committees in charge of the development process, with the aim of developing visions and executive plans to develop the work of institutions, noting the important role that the media advisory councils will play in accelerating the achievement of The objectives set, and the contribution to the qualitative shift of the sector in an effective manner that ensures the achievement of the best desired results as soon as possible.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved the formation of the Publishing Advisory Council with the aim of supervising the publishing sector in the Dubai Media Corporation, developing its policies in line with the national interest, setting plans related to preserving national talent, drawing up developmental programs for talent, and regulating the relationship between workers in the sector. Publishing and working on plans that contribute to serving the strategies approved by the Dubai Media Council, as well as providing consultations and studies on policies and work mechanisms and submitting recommendations to the Dubai Media Council.
The Publishing Consultative Council is responsible for submitting proposals and recommendations for developing the areas concerned with the publishing sector to the Dubai Media Council, reviewing the publishing policy and ensuring its alignment with the objectives and strategies of the emirate, providing advice on policies and work mechanisms, and submitting recommendations and reports to the Dubai Media Council.
The Publishing Consultative Council is also specialized in developing and adopting various policies from the Dubai Media Council, ensuring that they are in line with Dubai’s future directions and the national agenda of the country in general, and proposing plans and initiatives to raise the Emiratisation rate and attract national competencies and talents to work in the publishing sector and maintain distinguished cadres within the sector, and make comparisons International and regional best practices in the publishing sector and an economic and advertising feasibility study and sources of income for the sector, provided that the Publishing Advisory Board meets periodically and submits its reports and recommendations to the Dubai Media Council.
The Council consists of Director of Media Services Department at the Government of Dubai Media Office, Salem Butti Balioha, Chairman of the Council, Senior Vice President of Dubai Media City and Dubai Studio City, Majed Al Suwaidi, Vice President, and members: Director of External Media at the Government of Dubai Media Office, Noura Al Abbar, and Secretary General For the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, Ali bin Thalith, Director of Local News at the News Center of the Dubai Media Incorporated, Reem Al Marri, Secretary General of the Young Leaders Council at Dubai Police, Head of the Media and Marketing Team for Smart Dubai Police Stations, Khalifa Al Roum, and Director Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, Ahlam Al Blouki, Director of Marketing and Communications at the Dubai Future Foundation, Abdullah Al Nuaimi, and CEO of the Think Institute, Dubai Belhoul.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved the formation of the Content Industry Advisory Council, with the aim of developing content industry policies in Dubai Media Incorporated, ensuring that its policies are in line with the national interest, setting plans related to preserving national talent, drawing up developmental programs for talent, and regulating the relationship between workers in the sector. Creating content and working on plans that contribute to serving the strategies approved by the Dubai Media Council.
In order to achieve its objectives, the Content Industry Advisory Council is tasked with a number of tasks and powers, namely: submitting proposals and recommendations for the development of areas concerned with the content industry sector to the Dubai Media Council, reviewing the content and program policy and ensuring their alignment with the objectives and strategies of the emirate, providing advice on policies and work mechanisms, and providing recommendations and reports its own to the Council, and submitting recommendations for the development of work mechanisms, and the development of various policies and their approval by the Dubai Media Council, while ensuring that they are in line with Dubai’s future directions and the national agenda of the state in general.
The council is also concerned with proposing plans and initiatives to raise the percentage of Emiratisation and attract national competencies and talents to work in the content industry sector, maintain distinguished cadres within the sector, make international and regional comparisons of best practices, and study the economic and advertising feasibility and sources of income for the sector, provided that the advisory council for the content industry meets periodically and submits its reports. and its recommendations to the Dubai Media Council.
The council consists of a consultant in the Dubai Media Council, Ahmed Al-Mansoori, as chairman of the council, and the director general of the Arab Radio Network, Mahmoud Al-Rasheed, as vice-chairman, and members: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Dubai Future Foundation, Abdulaziz Al-Jaziri, and director of the Dubai Press Club, Dr. Maitha Buhumaid, film director and producer Nahla Al-Fahad, director Mohamed Saeed Hareb, former director of the Accelerators and Business Incubators Department at the Dubai Future Foundation, Faisal Al-Hawi, and Adnan Al-Aobthany, an Emirati entrepreneur and investor in the field of content and digital media, and Khadija Al-Marzouqi, editor-in-chief of Dubai Post.
Ahmed bin Mohammed:
• «I personally follow the outputs and recommendations of the work teams .. and I am confident in their sincere efforts».
• "We are working closely with the concerned parties to develop executive plans to complete the development processes."
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