Manama, October 21 (BNA) Minister of Information Affairs Ali bin Muhammad Al-Rumaihi stressed the importance of investing in the human element and empowering creative youth competencies in ensuring the sustainability of media excellence.
He explained that this can be achieved through enhancing the level of cooperation in the fields of training and education, exchanging experiences and information, encouraging joint media, technical and program production, in addition to media and diplomatic coordination in regional and international forums.
This came in a speech delivered by the Minister during a speech before the Bahraini-Emirati Media Forum, which is organized virtually by the Dubai Press Club, in cooperation with the Bahrain Journalists Association, with the participation of a group of journalists, media professionals, officials and editors. – A leader and promising talents in the media and communication industry in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
Al-Rumaihi praised the role played by the Dubai Press Club under the leadership of Mona Al-Marri, praising his contributions to achieving more rapprochement and activating channels of cooperation between media institutions in the two brotherly countries to serve the Gulf media work in general, and the deep-rooted Bahraini-Emirati relations in particular.
The Minister of Information Affairs pointed out that the forum sheds light on the success story of the two brotherly countries in managing crises, overcoming the repercussions of the new Corona virus epidemic and digital transformation in developing services, at a time when the media played a vital role in spreading credibility. Facts and reliable information.
He stressed the inevitability of accelerating the pace of digital transformation in the media field, noting that the current developments and rapid technological transformations, with the opportunities and challenges they pose, impose the necessity of joint cooperation in advancing the media and its role. As an influential force in preserving cultural and civilizational identity, promoting the values of tolerance and peace, and confronting hate speech, extremism and terrorism.
Al-Rumaihi praised the advanced capabilities and infrastructure enjoyed by Bahrain and the UAE in the field of digital technologies, paving the way for the use of interactive media technologies and artificial intelligence in developing the media message.
He pointed out the importance of joint coordination in forming clear visions for the requirements of media development in the next stage, in light of the current situation and ambitious aspirations towards a media sector capable of competing globally using advanced technical capabilities to ensure the confidence of the recipient. In the modern and useful media content provided to them.
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