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Session 4 on Digital Development: issues related to Media and Cultural Diversity

This session will address (1) Cultural identity and cultural heritage; (2) Linguistic diversity and its harmonization; (3) Role of media in the Information Society, its pluralism and independence; and (4) Convergence between ICT and media and social media in the Arab World.

Day: 
1
Date/Time: 
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 14:30 to 15:30
Location: 
Com Room I, B1
Session Number: 
NDDR 4
Chair: 
Mr. Mansour Farah – Consultant
Speakers: 

Mr. Ibaa Oueichek, Adviser to the Minister of Communications and Technology, Syrian Arab Republic – Country blog مدوَّنة وطن

Mr. Jamil Zagharneh, Director General, IT General Directorate, Ministry of Telecom and IT, Palestine – Palestinian Museum: digital archives and electronic fora

Mr. George Awad, Communication and Information Programme Officer, UNESCO, Lebanon

Mr. Fadi Salem, Director of Research and Advisory, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government - MBRSG, United Arab Emirates (remotely)