The Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA) held today a virtual workshop to introduce the Global Media Congress, in cooperation with Emirate News Agency (WAM) and Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), with the participation of more than 40 news agencies in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The workshop introduced this global event, which will be hosted by the UAE capital Abu Dhabi next November under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, and with the participation of the elite of media industry both regional and international. "The Global Media Congress comes in light of the rapid developments in the global media scene, whether in terms of production technologies or in terms of the consumption of media and informational content," said Mohammed Abd Rabbo Al-Yami, UNA Acting Director-General. For his part, Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, WAM Director-General revealed in his speech that was delivered by Ali Yousef Al-Saad, WAM Acting Deputy Director General that the Global Media Congress will bring together a global elite of media industry in the fields of journalism, radio, TV, multimedia, digital marketing, and artificial intelligence as well as innovation in social media content. The workshops also witnessed discussions between UNA member news agencies and the organizers of the Global Media Congress on the best ways to benefit from the event.
