Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi: Sharjah’s media strategy and policy are in line with the state’s goals

He said: “The Council complements, with its programs and objectives, the cultural and intellectual message of the Emirate of Sharjah, and its strategy is generally based on the basic media goals of the United Arab Emirates, stressing the Council’s keenness to consolidate the national identity and preserve originality.”

The Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council directed the members to focus on strengthening media relations with various local and international media and exchanging knowledge and information, which contributes to achieving the goals of the Council and developing media work in the Emirate of Sharjah.

Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi stressed the Council’s keenness to unify the media policy and strategy of the institutions affiliated to the Council: “The Media Office of the Government of Sharjah, Sharjah Media Corporation, and Sharjah Media City “Shams” – a free zone authority -” in a way that simulates the visions and goals of the Emirate of Sharjah.

He said: “The media objectives of the Council are integrated with the state’s media policy and keep pace with the rapid changes in the various media outlets, and seek to create a committed and impartial media industry that is compatible with global developments according to the cultural and intellectual foundations and identity derived from our religion and customs, referring to the role of media institutions in achieving cultural and media security.” and the adoption of information transparency.

During the meeting of the Sharjah Media Council, they reviewed the mechanisms of media cooperation with various media outlets and ways of coordination between media institutions, in order to achieve the integration of media work and its objectives according to national bases.

The council also discussed strategies and plans for media development in the emirate within the framework of the general media policy in the country, ways of coordinating with the competent federal authorities for this purpose, and the importance of activating legislation related to media affairs in the emirate and working to update them in accordance with the procedures followed in the emirate to be in line with changes in the media system, in accordance with what was stipulated. It has the provisions of the Emiri Decree on the tasks and competences of the Sharjah Media Council.