It was launched under the patronage of Mohammed bin Rashid and in the presence of Ahmed bin Mohammed and Latifa bint Mohammed
3000 media professionals from the region and the world participate in the 20th Arab Media Forum
Ahmed bin Mohammed during the launching ceremony of the 20th session of the Arab Media Forum.
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Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, the 20th session of the Arab Media Forum was launched yesterday in Dubai, with the participation of more than 3000 Arab and international media leaders, newspaper editors, senior writers, thinkers and those concerned with media work in the region, within the largest media gathering in the Arab region.
The official opening of the forum, in the presence of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), and Her Highness Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Media Incorporated, included a main session entitled “Arab Media… Transformations” The Forum was hosted by the Minister of Information Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Dr. Ramzan bin Obaid Abdullah Al-Nuaimi, and Karam Jabr, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The official opening also included a key session in which Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO of DB World, spoke under the title “The Future of Trade in a Changing Media World.”
The ministerial session dealt with a number of main themes, including the impact of technological development on the media sector, and ways to enhance cooperation between the media and other sectors, in light of the concept of partnership towards success, in addition to the media’s role in confirming the ability of peoples to comprehend development goals and realize the dimensions of the situations surrounding them. Then determine the work requirements during the next stage, and the role of modern technologies such as artificial intelligence in paving the way for radical transformations in the field of media and the dissemination of information and news and the expected Arab opportunities in this field.
During the session, Dr. Ramzan Al-Nuaimi stressed the importance of an integrated Arab media strategy that includes three axes, the first of which is to provide a sophisticated media infrastructure that adopts the latest technologies, and the second is to care for talented and creative people in the field of media through a flexible regulatory and legislative environment, while the third axis concerns the need to provide a responsible and influential media message that reflects The national identity of countries.
He pointed out the importance of media institutions providing good and integrated content, benefiting from advanced infrastructure in facing challenges, investing in advanced technology such as the world of metaverse, and creating an appropriate environment to accommodate talented people in this field.
On preparing for the future and facing challenges, Al-Nuaimi stressed the importance of cooperation between media institutions and bodies in the Arab world to develop a unified strategy and plan of action, stressing his optimism about the Arab media future in light of the presence of a new generation of talent, awareness, training and enough to assume responsibility.
At the conclusion of his speech, the Minister of Information Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain stressed the importance of the Arab media's responsibility and the need to present an influential message that expresses the concept of the national state and to adopt a discourse calling for unity and cooperation, not division and stirring up strife and strife.
For his part, Karam Jabr stressed the need to develop a unified work strategy for the Arab media to confront what finds its way through social media platforms of content that contradicts Arab values, principles and morals, explaining that these platforms are still operating in an informal framework, but they affect the formation of public opinion significantly, which is What prompts us to confront its harmful content and the negative thoughts it spreads that affect minds, especially young people.
Jabr pointed to the importance of the role of governments in protecting the media by setting the controls regulating its work, and the need to take quick steps to develop it and work jointly to produce Arabic content that fills the vacuum exploited by social media platforms, provided that content is commensurate with the spirit of the age and the speed of modern generations, and takes into account in At the same time, the privacy of Arab countries, their values and morals.
The head of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation in Egypt concluded his speech during the session, which was held within the celebration of the Arab Media Forum in its 20th session, by emphasizing that going to the future is not by returning to the past, and that development requires proper planning and taking the initiative to advance the media sector in proportion to the nature of the stage. coming.
On the challenges facing the flow of global trade, including the disruption of supply chains and the efforts made by DB World to confront this global crisis, and the successive changes that afflict global trade lines, Sultan bin Sulayem stressed that DP World continues its efforts to In order to enable the trade flow around the world through long-term partnership and cooperation agreements, as well as to innovate smart trade solutions to contribute to paving the way for a better future for the world, thanks to its global network, and its main role as a global trade partner in securing supply chain requirements.
Bin Sulayem added that despite the many challenges posed by the pandemic and the current global conditions, which impeded supply chains, shipping and logistics services, DB World has succeeded in overcoming major challenges in the global trade movement and supply chain, and created smart and appropriate digital solutions that reformulated the concept of the global trade and supply chain. Shipping and logistics.
Bin Sulayem expressed his optimism about overcoming the challenges facing the growth of global trade, stressing that the expectations in the medium to long term are still positive, but the high level of inflation and geopolitical tensions still cause some uncertainty.
Bin Sulayem stressed DB World's commitment to achieving the objectives of the Dubai Foreign Trade Plan announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which provides for raising the value of Dubai's trade to two trillion dirhams by 2026, considering The new initiatives of DP World focus on achieving this goal, noting that thanks to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's foreign trade has witnessed a growth of about 1.6 trillion dirhams so far, expecting that 2022 will be an exceptional year in terms of growth and promotion Dubai's foreign trade.
On the role of the media in shedding light on the current challenges related to global trade, bin Sulayem called on the media, with their various platforms, to investigate accuracy in media reports that deal with the global trade crisis and its causes.
In addition, the President of the Dubai Press Club, Chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the Arab Media Forum, Mona Ghanem Al-Marri, delivered a speech at the beginning of the opening in which she welcomed the participants from within the country and from all parts of the Arab world and global media leaders participating in the event, which comes as a continuation of the dialogue process that began 20 years ago, with a vision and directives His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for this platform to become a center for discussion, dialogue and the exchange of knowledge and experiences.
She said:
During the past 20 years, the Forum kept pace with the concerns of the profession and the most important transformations that the region and the world witnessed, and was present at the heart of the media changes with their results, challenges and opportunities, noting that the storms of change and challenges did not subside in the world over the past years, while the Middle East region was at the center of these changes. While some challenges had a negative impact on the future of development in the world and our region amid difficult political, economic and social changes, including the future of Arab media development.
Regarding the state of the media in the Arab world, Al-Marri pointed out that the media in the region still lacks a clear strategy that confronts the challenges that surround it, especially those that are alien to our societies and values, while the Arab media also lacks a plan to develop young media talents, despite the fact that It has the tools that enable it to lead the media development process in the region.
Dr. Ramzan Al Nuaimi:
“The Arab media must be responsible and present an influential message that expresses the concept of the national state and adopts the discourse of unity.”
Karam Gabr:
“The role of governments is to protect the media by setting controls and frameworks regulating its work, and taking quick steps to develop it.”
Sultan bin Sulayem:
"We are working with the vision of Mohammed bin Rashid to enhance the role of trade as a vital sector with a major contribution to building the future."
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